J. Keith Desormeaux
| J. Keith Desormeaux | |
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| Occupation | Horse trainer |
| Born | c. 1967 (age 49) Maurice, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Career wins | 562+ (ongoing) as of May 21, 2016 |
| Major racing wins | |
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American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins:
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| Significant horses | |
| Exaggerator, Swipe, Texas Red, I've Struck a Nerve | |
American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2014)
Preakness Stakes (2016)
J. Keith Desormeaux (born c. 1967) is a horse trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He is the brother of jockey Kent Desormeaux and trainer of 2016 Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator.
Desormeaux was born in Maurice, Louisiana, part of Louisiana's Cajun region. He is the oldest of six children born to Brenda and Harris Desormeaux. His brother, Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey Kent, was the second oldest. Keith was named John Keith in honor of one of his mother's siblings. Harris Desormeaux owned Acadiana Downs, a "bush track". As children Keith and Kent showed ponies in 4-H competition, played basketball, and the brothers attempted their first collaboration at a race at Acadiana Downs when Keith was 18 and Kent 15, but did not win.
Keith Desormeaux originally wanted to become a veterinarian, but instead completed a degree in animal science at Louisiana Tech University after he decided to become a horse trainer. He began his training career in the 1980s in Maryland, first working with other trainers such as Charlie Hadry, and then opening his own training stable in 1991, though he had raced horses under his own name as early as 1988. He originally came to Maryland on his summer break from college, exercising racehorses. Kent had been very successful in Maryland and encouraged Keith to come there to work. Keith Desormeaux later moved to Texas and trained at Lone Star Park until 1997, when he moved to California.
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