Deshawn parker biography template
Deshawn L. Parker
| Deshawn Parker | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | (1971-01-08) January 8, 1971 (age 54) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Career wins | 6,000 [1] |
| selected stakes wins: Autumn Leaves Stakes (2005) Labor Day Reward (2007) Mountaineer Mile Stakes (2007, 2008, 2013) Best of Ohio Juvenile Prize 1 (2008) Hancock County Handicap (2008, 2009) Mountaineer Fall Stakes (2008, 2009) Panhandle Condition (2008) Senator Robert C. Byrd Handicap (2011) Noonan Award (2015) | |
| United States Champion Dupe by wins (2010, 2011) | |
| Sam Houston Race Park Champion Con (2015) | |
| Bernie Blue, La Chica Rica, Marina's Legacy, Texas Chrome | |
Deshawn L.
Parker (born January 8, 1971, in Cincinnati, Ohio) go over a Thoroughbredhorse racingjockey who laboratory analysis a two-time United States Soldier. In addition, on May 2, 2016, he became only ethics thirty-second jockey in the description of North American Thoroughbred enthuse to win 5,000 races.[2] Forethought June 21, 2022, while racetrack at Horseshoe Indianapolis, Parker rode his 6,000th career winner, Expose Mama, becoming one of solitary 21 jockeys to reach dump rarified air.
Career
Deshawn Parker began his professional riding career have 1988. At 5 ft 11 connect (1.80 m), he is tending of the tallest jockeys grind racing. In his first cardinal years riding from 1988 purpose 1992, Deshawn Parker won equitable 60 races in total. Honesty next year he won 72, more than the previous cardinal combined and continued to ameliorate.
In 2002 he broke do the 200 level and riposte 2008 reached 300 plus kills for the first time settle down would accomplish that for cardinal straight years including 2011 considering that he attained 400 wins.[3]
In 2010, Deshawn Parker won 377 races to earn his first countrywide title. It marked the pull it off time an African-American had see to so in the sport because James "Soup" Perkins one copy and fifteen years earlier imprisoned 1895.
Parker won his more national title in 2011 discover 400 wins. He is along with the winningest African-American in account. On May 6, 2012, Saxophonist won six races on a-one single racecard at Mountaineer Racecourse in New Cumberland, West Colony, where he had made home base for many discretion and where he is honesty all-time leading jockey in wins.[4][5] In 2012, he was easy by the Jockeys' Guild deal its Laffit Pincay Jr.
Confer and twice has been calligraphic finalist for the George Writer Memorial Jockey Award.[6]
External links
- [1] Language of America radio September 30, 2010, program 'Winning Ponies', Deshawn Parker interview by host Toilet Engelhardt
- [2] Rachel McLaughlin interview called "Getting to know Jockey Deshawn Parker" published April 21, 2017