Racehorse Jockey Reylu Gutierrez talks to horse racing reporter Ren Carothers about his career, the science of sports exercise in horse racing, and his chances at Breeders' Cup 2021.
Gutierrez, a native of Rochester, N.Y., earned his first horse racing career victory at Finger Lakes in 2017. Earlier that year, Reylu graduated from SUNY Cortland with a degree in exercise science. In 2018, his first full year as a racehorse rider, he was named an Eclipse Award finalist for outstanding apprentice.
In this conversation, Gutierrez talks about leveraging his degree in sports exercise science to get a leg up on the horse racing competition. Also, listen as he discusses his upcoming horse races in the Breeders' Cup Future Stars Friday, including the Juvenile Fillies.
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