Rajiv Maragh has been named JockeyTalk360.com's Comeback Jockey of the Year, presented by Horsemen's Track and Equipment, it was announced Monday. Horsemen's Track and Equipment president Randy Bloch will present the 32-year-old Maragh the award during the Jockeys' Guild Assembly luncheon Tuesday, Dec. 12, at Las Vegas' MGM Grand.
Maragh returned to riding earlier this year after being sidelined for 15 months with career-threatening injuries. Among Maragh's accomplishments in 2017 are a victory in the GII Wood Memorial S. aboard Irish War Cry (Curlin) and a win in the GI Ballerina S. with By the Moon (Malibu Moon).
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