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New York Race Track Chaplaincy to honor Johnny and Leona Velazquez
Eleanor Poppe
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Jan 30 2025
The New York Race Track Chaplaincy announced today that it will honor Hall of Fame jockey Johnny Velazquez and his wife Leona with the newly renamed John Hendrickson and Marylou Whitney Award for their longstanding support of the New York backstretch community at its 18th Annual Fundraising Brunch to be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at Saratoga National Golf Course in Saratoga Springs, NY.