Kent Desormeaux

Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).

Kent Jason Desormeaux (born February 27 1970 in Maurice Vermilion Parish Louisiana) is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year with 598 wins in 1989.

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award

Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey, Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey, United States Champion Jockey by earnings, United States Champion Jockey by wins, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award

birth date

1970-02-27

birth place

Louisiana, Maurice Louisiana, United States

honours

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

occupation

Jockey

race

Kentucky Derby, Travers Stakes, Breeders' Cup, Breeders' Cup Distaff, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Breeders' Cup Turf, Santa Anita Derby, Arkansas Derby, Tropical Turf Handicap, Tropical Park Oaks, Belmont Stakes, Preakness Stakes, Yushun Himba, Queen's Plate, Pimlico Special, Del Mar Mile Handicap, Firecracker Handicap, Maker's Mark Mile Stakes, Oaklawn Handicap, San Diego Handicap, Super Derby, Woodbine Mile, Jenny Wiley Stakes, Las Cienegas Handicap, San Felipe Stakes, San Juan Capistrano Handicap, Santa Ana Stakes, Santa Barbara Handicap, Maid of the Mist Stakes, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Suwannee River Stakes, La Habra Stakes, Tuzla Handicap, Wood Memorial Stakes, Arlington Million, Clark Handicap, Del Mar Oaks, Eddie Read Stakes, Haskell Invitational Stakes, Hollywood Futurity, John C. Mabee Handicap, Pacific Classic Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes, Spinster Stakes, Turf Classic Stakes, Woodward Stakes, Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, Delta Jackpot Stakes, River City Handicap

race horse

Kotashaan, Unrivaled Belle, Real Quiet, Summer Bird, Fusaichi Pegasus, Best Pal, Sweetnorthernsaint, Free House (horse), Big Brown, Archers Bay, Stormello

wins

5545