Stevens retired briefly in 2000 after suffering from chronic knee pain. During the short-lived 10-month retirement, Stevens worked as a jockey agent and assistant trainer. He also took on a major role in the movie "Seabiscuit," where he starred as jockey George Woolf.

The 42-year-old jockey will join the TVG horse racing network in January as a race analyst.

"I couldn't be more excited about joining TVG," said Stevens. "I'm not retiring from racing, just from riding, and I look forward to giving TVG viewers an insider's look at what takes place on the race track."

TVG Senior Vice-President and Executive Producer Tony Allevato explained Stevens' position with the network.

"Gary's main role will be to give our viewers the perspective of a Hall of Fame jockey, but we're not going to limit him to the analyst's chair," said Allevato. "We'll look for opportunities to utilize him in a variety of roles and on special programming."