Quick Facts

Full Name	Kent Desormeaux
Occupation	Jockey
Date Of Birth	Feb 27, 1970(1970-02-27)
Age	54
Birthplace	Maurice
Country	United States
Birth City	Louisiana
Horoscope	Pisces

Kent Desormeaux Biography

Kent Desormeaux is one of the most popular and richest Jockey who was born on February 27, 1970 in Maurice, Louisiana, United States. He followed this with a victory in the Preakness Stakes. However, Desormeaux lost his bid to win the Triple Crown when Victory Gallop beat Real Quiet by a nose in the final stride in the Belmont Stakes. “It hurts that I’ll live in infamy. Who wants to be known for the closest ever to almost win the Triple Crown?” Later that year, he went on to ride the Canadian 3-year-old champion colt Archers Bay to victory in the Queen’s Plate, becoming the first jockey since Bill Hartack in 1964 to complete the Kentucky Derby/Queen’s Plate double in the same year.

In 1989 Desormeaux won his third jockey title, and set an American record for most wins in a year with 598; the previous record had been 546. The record still stands. That year, Desormeaux competed in 2,312 races, earning $9.1 million. He also won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey. Desormeaux, became the third jockey to win the Eclipse Award in both the apprentice and overall categories, Chris McCarron and Steve Cauthen being the others.

In 1990, he moved to the highly competitive southern California circuit. He later explained, “If I wanted to be in the Kentucky Derby or Breeders’ Cup, I had to make a change.” Desormeaux would soon win his first major stakes race, the San Juan Capistrano Invitational, then a Grade 1 race at Santa Anita with a purse of $500,000. Competition for mounts was fierce.

During the mid-nineties, Desormeaux gradually gained a reputation of not listening to trainers. “There is no doubt that I was on top of the world”, Desormeaux said. “No one needed to tell me how to ride a horse. I became very irresponsible with rides. I was immature in a number of situations. I wasn’t professional. I didn’t pay attention to trainer’s instructions, and I wasn’t persevering to the wire.” He never stopped competing, but his win percentage dropped from 23% in 1992 (364 wins in 1,594 starts) to 17% in 1996 (182 wins in 1,053 starts).

His success led him to move north to compete on the Maryland racing circuit, where his winning record earned him the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey in 1987. While racing in Maryland from 1987-89, Desormeaux won more races than any other jockey in North America. He is one of only four jockeys to have won three national titles in a row. In 1987, he had 450 wins from 2,207 starts with earnings of $5.1 million. In 1988, he improved to 474 wins from 1,897 starts and earnings of $6.3 million. He got his first mount in the Kentucky Derby in 1988, finishing 16th.

Kent Desormeaux Net Worth

Kent Desormeaux is one of the richest Jockey from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kent Desormeaux 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kent Jason Desormeaux (born February 27, 1970) 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. He has won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes three times each, and the Belmont Stakes once. Aboard Real Quiet, he lost the 1998 Triple Crown by a nose.

Desormeaux was sixteen years old when he began working as an apprentice jockey at the Evangeline Downs racetrack in Lafayette, Louisiana. On July 13, 1986, he rode Miss Tavern to his first career victory. He won his first career stakes race on December 13 of that year, riding Godbey in the Maryland City Handicap at Laurel Park Racecourse. For 1986, he had 55 wins from 525 starts.

As a result of the move, Desormeaux’s number of wins declined to 220 in 1990, a 60% decrease from 1989. His earnings were less affected, totaling $7.1 million in 1990, a 22% decrease from the year before, a result of the higher purses generally available in California. In 1992, Desormeaux would become the regular rider of Best Pal, who put together a string of four graded stakes wins, including the Santa Anita Handicap. He would later call Best Pal his favorite horse to ride. “Best Pal may not have been the fastest horse I ever rode…but what that horse was, was push button.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kent Desormeaux height 1.6 m Hiroyuki weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kent Desormeaux Dating?

According to our records, Kent Desormeaux married to Rosie Higgins , Sonia Desormeaux. As of December 1, 2023, Kent Desormeaux’s is not dating anyone.

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Although he had a great deal of success early in his career, it wasn’t until 1998 that he made an impact on the Triple Crown trail. That year, Desormeaux rode Real Quiet to victory in the 1998 Kentucky Derby. “My whole life and career flashed through my mind,” he said. “To win the Kentucky Derby — after having been on top of the world and then falling off the face of the Earth—it was like I was wide-awake inside my most fantastic dream.”

Facts & Trivia

Hiroyuki Ranked on the list of most popular Jockey. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kent Desormeaux celebrates birthday on February 27 of every year.

In 2002, Desormeaux had a good year, ranked tenth by total earnings, capped by his second win in the Santa Anita Handicap on Milwaukee Brew. His ranking then dropped to 31st in 2003. In 2004, he won only 104 races, though his earnings were boosted by his first victory in the Arlington Million. He changed his agent, then shuttled between Japan and America in 2005 for several months.

Is Kent Desormeaux suspended?

Jockey Kent Desormeaux is suspended for 60 days (August 8, 2022 thru October 6, 2022, inclusive) for violation of California Horse Racing Board rule

1874 (Disorderly Conduct – aggressive behavior in RV park – [second offense])

at Del Mar Race Track on November 23, 2021 and violation of CHRB Rule #1485(d) (License …

Is Kent Desormeaux still riding?

Desormeaux last rode on Jan. 23, 2022. On Jan. 28, 2022, apparently unrelated to the issues in California, Desormeaux was arrested in Louisiana on charges of Domestic Abuse Battery/Strangulation, and later released on a $25,000 bond.

What is going on with jockey Kent Desormeaux?

Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux has been suspended by the California Horse Racing Board for failing to respond to written notice to appear before the board of stewards to answer charges over alleged disorderly conduct and failure to abide by an agreement with the Winners Foundation concerning use of alcohol or …

Who is the highest paid jockey and how much?

Certainly, the top jockeys do quite well. The winningest thoroughbred jockey in history is John Velazquez , who has earned $452,078,586 in his long career.

Who is jockey Kent Desormeaux married to?

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