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Kendrick Carmouche is one of the very few African American jockeys left in the game. He is 38 years of age and was born in 1984. He started riding horses in his hometown of Louisiana. He received his jockey license when he was just 16 years old.
Kendrick’s official win came in his name in the year 2000. He has won more than 3400 races and earned nearly $119 million.
That’s a lot of racing and that’s a lot of money. That tells me that Kendrick Carmouche must love the sport. I suppose Kendrick is like his father who also rode professionally and was a jockey. Kendrick is making African American jockey history. He is the first black jockey in the Derby since 2013.
Kendrick talked about the black pioneers that paved the way and got pushed out of the game. Kendrick thinks he’s rewriting history. Kendrick feels that he needs to make it right for all the jockeys before him to stay visual. He feels that it wasn’t easy to get to the point where he’s at, but mentally & physically he made it.
I’m Gail Nobles & you’re listening to EPS. Today’s topic: Kendrick Carmouche.
