Jockey Mark Guidry rounding back into form

You might say Mark Guidry is rounding back into form. The comeback for the 52-year-old jockey has started with a modest 1-for-20 mark, but Guidry is hoping to improve on that record before too long.

“I actually think it’s going pretty good,” said Guidry, who ended a retirement of nearly four years when he returned to the saddle with two mounts Aug. 12 at Arlington Park. Since then, Guidry has ridden exclusively at Ellis Park in western Kentucky, with his lone victory coming on Aug. 27 in a $5,000 claiming race aboard Don’tcallmechris.

“Everybody wants to see how I’m progressing, and I understand that,” said Guidry, who has ridden more than 5,000 winners. “I’m starting to get my legs back under me, and I can feel my timing coming back.”

Guidry said he weighed 151 pounds on May 28 and that he is now tacking 119.