Gary Stevens to join FOX Sports as on-air analyst
NYRA Press Office OZONE PARK, N.Y. >> The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and FOX Sports today announced that Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens will join the FOX Sports / NYRA Live shows as a racing analyst, making his debut on FOX Sports Saturday At The Races this spring.
Inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in 1997, Stevens registered 5,187 wins and totaled purse earnings of more than $258 million in a career that started in 1979 and concluded with his retirement in 2018. The 55-year-old won 9 Triple Crown races and 11 Breeders’ Cup races in his illustrious career.
Stevens joins as the 25th Hall of Famer in their respective sport working onair on FOX Sports. The esteemed list includes recent Hall of Fame inductees Tony Gonzalez (NFL) and Jeff Gordon (NASCAR) as well as Terry Bradshaw (NFL), Howie Long (NFL), Michael Strahan (NFL), Alexi Lalas (Soccer) and John Smoltz (MLB) among several others on FOX Sports’ airwaves.
Outside of the irons, Stevens has enjoyed success as an actor and television analyst, portraying Hall of Fame jockey George Woolf in the film “Seabiscuit,” starring in the HBO series “Luck” and providing racing analysis for various TV networks including NBC.
“I’m lucky to be able to transition to the next phase of my career with the powerhouse team that FOX Sports and NYRA have assembled,” said Stevens. “There are few things more important to the future of our sport than bringing the best quality tv coverage to America’s biggest races, and that is just what we will be doing with these shows. I’d like to thank FOX Sports for their commitment to the sport of horse racing, and to NYRA for doing the most in-depth, innovative coverage available today.”
In addition to Stevens, FOX Sports and NYRA announced that veteran host Laffit Pincay III and handicapper Jonathon Kinchen will join a broadcast team that includes host Greg Wolf, handicapper and racing analyst Andy Serling, paddock analyst Maggie Wolfendale, trainer Tom Amoss, and handicapper and former Major League Baseball all-star Paul LoDuca. Larry Collmus, NYRA announcer and voice of the Triple Crown, will provide live race calls throughout the year.
As the son of Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay, Jr., Pincay III spent his youth immersed in Gary Stevens the sport of horse racing, developing a keen eye for identifying and appreciating greatness on the track. Over the past 16 years, Pincay III has covered Saratoga’s Grade I stakes, the Breeders’ Cup, and multiple installments of each Triple Crown race in his ongoing role as a host for NBC Sports.