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Harry Richards: 1940–1943 • Sterling Young: 1943–1949 •
Eddie Arcaro: 1949–1962 •
Sam Boulmetis: 1962–1967 •
William Boland: 1967–1969 •
Walter Blum: 1969–1975 •
Mike Venezia: 1975–1981 •
Bill Shoemaker: 1981–1989 •
Jerry D. Bailey: 1989–1996 •
Gary Stevens: 1996–2000 •
Pat Day: 2000–2001 • Tomey Jean Swan: 2001 (Acting) • L. Wayne Gertmenian: 2001–2005 • Darrell Haire: 2005-2006 (Acting) •
Dwight Manley: 2006–2007 •
John R. Velazquez: 2007–present
L. Wayne Gertmenian L. Wayne Gertmenian is a
professor of
economics at
Pepperdine University's Graziadio
School of Business and Management. Gertmenian is known for being
sued for
fraud by the Jockeys' Guild after being ousted as president. The Jockeys' Guild alleged in a
civil lawsuit filed that Gertmenian used his
consulting firm and another company owned by a family member to
embezzle funds from the
labor organization's members and the
guild health-care plan. A
U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee looking at
jockey health and welfare issues was sharply critical of Gertmenian's management of the Jockeys' Guild. Congress had concerns about Gertmenian himself, and his tendency to embellish. Gertmenian's
resume includes references that he was chief
détente negotiator in the Nixon and Ford administrations, references that could not be confirmed by Congress or the
Department of Defense. Gertmenian also recorded the
audio program "Everything's Negotiable". ==References==