Trainer Mike Pender, who gave Kent Desormeaux a leg up on Corinthian Melody in Saturday’s first race, didn’t win it but did come up with a rhyming catch phrase for the Hall of Fame jockey, who was second by a length and a half: “Pay the rent with Kent,” which had old- timers harkening back to the late 1940’s and “Pay the rent with Hubert Trent.”

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Kent J. Desormeaux

Agent Mike Ciani reports Hall of Fame jockey and three-time Kentucky Derby winner Kent Desormeaux will begin riding full time at Santa Anita next Saturday, May 10.

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Kent J. Desormeaux

Agent Danny Thomas reports that Kent Desormeaux will return from the East Coast to ride at Santa Anita on Santa Anita Derby Day.

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travel_vic · talked about this very thing tonight with the wife of the race track chaplain at WOodbine who knows Day and his wife well. Day would go on three day binges and not even know where he was. LUckily for him, the minority, he found something to substitiute for it but she tells me of the dozens and dozens of ONE TIME prominant riders, trainers and even officials who lost the battle and everyting that went with. She explaines that drug and alcohol abuse on the race track is rampant today...not unlike it is in the general population...You know in the REAL WORLD? · 4192 days ago
travel_vic · dont let facts get in the wau of fantasy now.http://www.baldwinresearch.com/alcoholism.cfm · 4192 days ago

Kent J. Desormeaux

Agent Danny Thomas, who represents Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux at Santa Anita, has added veteran Joe Steiner, effective immediately. Desormeaux will make Keeneland his base of operations when that meet starts on April 4.

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drvivianbell · I thought Santos Jr. had become Desormeaux's agent at SA. · 4201 days ago

Kent J. Desormeaux

Agent Danny Thomas reports Kent Desormeaux will ride regularly at Keeneland when the Kentucky track opens April 4. Desormeaux, with seven wins from just 27 rides at Santa Anita, a 26 percent average, is at Oaklawn Park tomorrow to pilot Ride On Curlin in the Grade II Rebel Stakes for trainer William Gowan.

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Congratulations to Kent Desormeaux, who celebrates birthday No. 44 today but is riding like he’s 20 years younger. The Hall of Fame jockey has six wins from just 20 mounts this meet, a 30 percent average. Desormeaux will be at Aqueduct Saturday to ride Noble Cornerstone for Wesley Ward in the Gotham Stakes.

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Sullivan · He is turning his life around. Kudos to him. · 4224 days ago
goblin · He's certainly riding well at the present time; I hope he continues to do so. · 4224 days ago

Kent J. Desormeaux

With a fourth Kentucky Derby win his major objective, Kent Desormeaux will ride Noble Cornerstone for trainer Wesley Ward in Saturday’s Grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes for 3-year-olds at Tampa Bay Downs. The Hall of Fame rider also was named to ride Unbridled’s Note for Steve Asmussen in Saturday’s Grade II Arcadia Stakes at Santa Anita. “Barring any last-minute changes, Kent will not ride at Santa Anita tomorrow,” said his agent, Danny Thomas. “We really appreciate the opportunity given to us by Steve Asmussen, but Kent’s main focus is on winning the Derby and that’s the priority right now.” Desormeaux returned to Santa Anita last Saturday and won two races on the Sunshine Millions California Cup card, including $132.40 longshot Susans Express in the Oaks.

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amino998 · "Assuming that all were on the UP and UP" lmao, go get 'em tomorrow, out < · 4251 days ago
travel_vic · wothout the drugs the BROWN OUT would not even have been close to what we saw: a steroid cripple often seen in players like Lyle Alzado in football. NUTS and could not run INSIDE of horses. Tried to get out IN Baltimore and we all saw what happened when he was on the rail in New York · 4250 days ago

Kent J. Desormeaux

Danny Thomas, agent representing Kent Desormeaux for his return to Santa Anita next weekend, expressed satisfaction over the response he has gotten from horsemen for the services of the Hall of Fame jockey and three-time Kentucky Derby winner. “It’s been great so far,” Thomas said, “and we’re very appreciative of the business we’re getting.”

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Sullivan · Just found it interesting · 4261 days ago
Mary Z. · k · 4261 days ago

Kent J. Desormeaux

Is regaining his old form and is doing super at arlington. Second in the jockey standings and leading in purses keep it up kent cant wait to see you

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travel_vic · wheh he jettisons the sauce he is a competent rider, but just competent these days. · 4510 days ago
Cocoa · As long as he stays away from the bottle he is talented · 4510 days ago

Kent J. Desormeaux

A good article on K. Desormeaux titled "For Desormeaux, conflicting views on his struggles"...http://www.drf.com/news/desormeaux-conflicting-views-his-struggles

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rafirox · The HORSE came a nose from the Triple Crown. In fact, if not for the premature move that Kent made, we would have had 12 Triple Crown winners. The HORSE came within a nose, not the jockey... Real Quiet sparkled from the beginning, and being my first REAl Derby winning pick, he'll always have a special place in my heart. · 4539 days ago
jay s. · I remember seeing Kent at Louisiana Downs when he was a brand new apprentice. At the time, I thought Carlos Gonzalez would have the better career. Carlos is still riding, but not half the success as Kent. · 4539 days ago