Restoring Family Name
Trotman
Senior Member
From the Las Vegas Journal Review
RESTORING FAMILY NAME -- Kendrick Carmouche, one of the top jockeys at Philadelphia Park race track, gets a taste of the big time Saturday when he rides True to Tradition in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Dash at Santa Anita.
He'll try to boost his own name as well as alter the family's infamous legacy by winning. His father, Sylvester, was involved in one of the most bizarre incidents in racing history when he was riding at Delta Downs in Louisiana one night in 1990. With fog cloaking the track, he brought home a 23-1 long shot by 24 lengths.
The stewards were suspicious of the finish, and after further review ruled that Carmouche parked his horse in the fog, waited for the field to catch up and took off again. The stunt earned him an eight-year suspension.
"We always say, 'You know, dad, you are a legend, no matter what,' " Kendrick said. "Nobody ever did that before. Even though it was wrong, people still look at it as a story. And people love stories."
The son hopes to write his own success story with a horse claimed for $35,000 by veteran trainer Scott Lake and who has won three straight on the grass with Carmouche in the saddle.
RESTORING FAMILY NAME -- Kendrick Carmouche, one of the top jockeys at Philadelphia Park race track, gets a taste of the big time Saturday when he rides True to Tradition in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Dash at Santa Anita.
He'll try to boost his own name as well as alter the family's infamous legacy by winning. His father, Sylvester, was involved in one of the most bizarre incidents in racing history when he was riding at Delta Downs in Louisiana one night in 1990. With fog cloaking the track, he brought home a 23-1 long shot by 24 lengths.
The stewards were suspicious of the finish, and after further review ruled that Carmouche parked his horse in the fog, waited for the field to catch up and took off again. The stunt earned him an eight-year suspension.
"We always say, 'You know, dad, you are a legend, no matter what,' " Kendrick said. "Nobody ever did that before. Even though it was wrong, people still look at it as a story. And people love stories."
The son hopes to write his own success story with a horse claimed for $35,000 by veteran trainer Scott Lake and who has won three straight on the grass with Carmouche in the saddle.