Kent Desormeaux

Kent Desormeaux
Kent Desormeaux on Exaggerator prior to the 2016 Preakness
Occupation	Jockey
Born	(1970-02-27) February 27, 1970 (age 46) Maurice, Louisiana, U.S.
Career wins	5,745+ (ongoing)
Major racing wins
American Classics wins: Kentucky Derby (1998, 2000, 2008) Preakness Stakes (1998, 2008, 2016) Belmont Stakes (2009) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Turf (1993) Breeders' Cup Sprint (1995) Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2007) Breeders' Cup Distaff (2010) Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2014) Grade 1 Stakes wins San Juan Capistrano Handicap (1990, 1993, 1999) Turf Classic Stakes (1990) Pacific Classic Stakes (1992) Santa Anita Handicap (1992, 2002) Santa Anita Oaks (1992, 1994, 1998) Beverly D. Stakes (1992, 2008, 2009) Awesome Again Stakes (1992, 1993, 1995, 2001) Eddie Read Handicap (1993, 2000) Triple Bend Invitational Handicap (1993) Gamely Stakes (1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) Los Alamitos Futurity (1994, 1997, 2006) Mother Goose Stakes (1994) Malibu Stakes (1995, 1996, 2001) Del Mar Futurity (1995, 1998) La Troienne Stakes (1995, 2010) Santa Anita Derby (1997, 2016) Woodward Stakes (1997, 2006) Starlet Stakes (1997, 1998, 2004) Del Mar Debutante Stakes (1997, 1998) Carter Handicap (1998) Oak Leaf Stakes (1998) Donn Handicap (1999) Arkansas Derby (1999) Spinster Stakes (1999, 2008, 2009) Wood Memorial Stakes (2000) Stephen Foster Handicap (2000) Del Mar Oaks (2002) Secretariat Stakes (2002, 2009, 2010) Maker's Mark Mile Stakes (2002, 2009) Jenny Wiley Stakes (2002) Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap (2002, 2006, 2016) La Brea Stakes (2003) American Oaks (2004, 2009) Arlington Million (2004) Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (2004) Metropolitan Handicap (2005) Test Stakes (2005) Clark Handicap (2006) Florida Derby (2008) Haskell Invitational Handicap (2008) Travers Stakes (2009) Jockey Club Gold Cup (2009) Madison Stakes (2010) Ashland Stakes (2010) Breeders' Futurity Stakes (2011) Blue Grass Stakes (2012) Matriarch Stakes (2015) International race wins Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) (2001) Queen's Plate (1998, 2003) Woodbine Mile (1998, 2003)
Racing awards
Outstanding Apprentice Jockey (1987) Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey (1989, 1992) United States Champion Jockey by wins (1987, 1988, 1989) United States Champion Jockey by earnings (1992) George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1993)
Honours
United States' Racing Hall of Fame (2004)
Significant horses
Best Pal, Big Brown, Exaggerator, Free House, Fusaichi Pegasus, Kotashaan, Real Quiet, Summer Bird, Sweetnorthernsaint, Unrivaled Belle

American Classics wins:
Kentucky Derby (1998, 2000, 2008)
Preakness Stakes (1998, 2008, 2016)
Belmont Stakes (2009)
Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Turf (1993)
Breeders' Cup Sprint (1995)
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2007)
Breeders' Cup Distaff (2010)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2014)

Kent Jason Desormeaux (born February 27, 1970, in Maurice, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana) is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year with 598 wins in 1989. He has won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes three times each, and the Belmont Stakes once. Aboard Real Quiet, he lost the 1998 Triple Crown by a nose.

From a Cajun family, Desormeaux grew up in a rural farming area located a few miles outside of Maurice, Louisiana. His parents are Brenda and Harris Desormeaux. "I was born and raised here," his mother said. "We speak French and are proud of it. My dad is the one who bought Kent his first saddle. There's always been a strong connection to this countryside."

His brother, J. Keith Desormeaux, older by three years, is a race horse trainer. They have four younger siblings, Kristie, Kelli, Kalen and Kip. His mother explained the names: "Keith was named for my little brother John Keith, who drowned. I just liked the name Kent and then we just decided to go with the K's."