Best Young Jockeys
 

say, under age 25 and off the "bug." Mine:
-Lezcano
-Castro
-T Baze
-Jara

Who's on your list?

good luck today .....

S2S: like all but T Baze....too inconsistent for my money! I think he battled injuries this year....so he seemed spotty,imo

Uh Bejarano? :eek:

I think Leparoux qualifies now too, no?

I looked and he's only 24! I'd have guessed older. He's sure on the list... probably at the top.

Leparoux belongs too, tho still an apprentice. Won too many big races not to be there.

1) Jara
2) Leparoux
3) Castro
4) Lezcano

I realize that leparoux has won more races and money than Jara has. But his connection with Biancone and the ability to get out there and ride 9 good aniumals a day early on gave him in edge in both results and experience. Every good jock I ever spoke to was unanimous in their belief that they never learned a damn thing riding hopeless longshots.
The learning comes from being put into situations enough times with good horses that you learn the fine points, in other words you can't practice driving a Porsche in a Volkswagen.
Jara is younger, and started out with no hype and no connections and has now won stakes races for Mott, Pletcher, And McLaughlin among others.
Hes also mush more powerful than Leparoux and much more agile. Hes more of an athlete. Hes only going to get better and better and if he stays in NY this winter hes going to challenge Coa for leading rider.
Castro is also excellent. Hes going to make the big time at some point and I wouldn't be surprised if he headed West, where there seem to be more opportunities for a young upcoming rider.

He lost his bug in September.

F me. At least it wasn't last year.

I don't know how old Napravnik is or if she's lost her . . . . ah, almost said something else here.

The gal can flat out ride.

Get rid of Baze and add Migual Mena, best thing he ever did was right the Ellis Park meet...He brought in some BOMBS at Turfway this last meet and he even got to ride for Pletcher down there

Michael Baze is a better rider than Tyler at this point. But for top young jock in SoCal i'd have to say it's David Cohen.

I second the David Cohen, But you can't beat the Tyler brothers on first time 2 yo.

Hey Fidel is ready to bring a couple BC wins homes. Go west? can't leave Uncle Marty!

jara for sure
leparoux

and local to chicago -- jesse campbell is pretty wicked.

Is Jesse Campbell considered young? He has been riding for like 10 years now it seems at Arlington.

Welcome to another Chicago guy also

well with guys riding into their 40s and 50s, he certainly seems young to me still. he's not 19, but i'd still consider him young.

I always liked Jesse Campbell. The pride of Lake Zurich. I'm also glad for his fatherwho now has a very nice gelding which he owns as well as trains... No Tolerance. No Tolerance runs today at Keeneland.

I always liked Jesse Campbell. The pride of Lake Zurich. I'm also glad for his father who now has a very nice gelding which he owns as well as trains... No Tolerance. No Tolerance runs today at Keeneland.

How old is Deshaun Parker? I'm waitin for the guy to get a better oppourtunity elsewhere... I'm not sure if it's lack of oppourtunity or just a comfort zone at Mountaineer, but the dude can ride.