Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Raices: The Making of Latino Legacies in Racing includes less visible roles that sustain the industry. Figures covered in this chapter include Kelley Amanda Stobie, the founder of Caribbean Thoroughbred Aftercare, who created the first and only retirement and rehabilitation center for racehorses in the Caribbean; Adolfo Cordero López, a respectedmultigenerational Puerto Rican farrier; Mexican-born jockey-turned-trainer Rudy Rodríguez, whose years at Aqueduct, Belmont, and Saratoga racetracks cemented his presence on the New York circuit; Saúl Castellanos, a horseman from México who has played many roles in the industry, including hotwalker, groom, assistant trainer, and in horse transport; and Hall of Fame Dominican jockey Joel Rosario who, with consummate professionalism, became the first Dominican-born jockey inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.