The son of former jockey-turned-trainer Robert Leparoux, he grew up around racing in Chantilly, France, and rode competitive hunter/jumpers until his father allowed him to begin a racing career at 18.
Ben Huffman, the Racing Secretary at Keeneland, will discuss this year's spring meeting which opens this Friday, April 8th. Previous to beginning his career in the racing office management, Mr.
Alex O. Solis (born March 25, 1964 in Panama City, Panama) is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California.
Robert N. Elliston has been president and CEO of Turfway Park since June 1999, shortly after the track was purchased by Keeneland Association, Harrah's Entertainment, and GTECH Corporation.
Born Aug. 21, 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio, McKee now lives in Louisville with his wife and stepson. John's father, David, had been a jockey in the late 1970s and early '80s.
Patrick Alan "Pat" Day, born in Colorado, is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991.
Joe Bravo (born September 10, 1971 in Long Branch, New Jersey) is the son and grandson of jockeys. He began his professional career in Thoroughbred flat racing at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida during the latter part of 1988.
Shane Jude Sellers (born September 24, 1966 in Erath, Louisiana) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs.
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