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The plan was to get to the lead, relax and kick when they came to him
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Mar 15, 2010
My horse ended up on the lead on his own and he was just cruising
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup May 18, 2009
I tried to leave him (Rail Trip) as quick as I could -- try to open up as much as I could -- and he did. He's a neat old horse
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup May 11, 2009
My horse always has his head up so I was hoping that would help at the finish
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Nov 09, 2009
He's the kind of horse that makes you say, 'Wow,
UPI Thoroughbred Racing Roundup Aug 22, 2011
Joseph Talamo (born January 12, 1990 in Marrero, Louisiana) is a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.
Born and raised in Marrero on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area, Joe Talamo was influenced by a father who worked in horse racing as an assistant trainer. At age eleven, he began riding horses and worked as a stable boy. Like many successful Cajun jockeys before him, Talamo first raced at a bush track. His skills and desire was such that he decided to leave high school in order to pursue a professional riding career. He debuted at Louisiana Downs in June 2006 and went on to become the first apprentice jockey to win a riding title at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans.
In April 2007, during his breakout year fresh off his riding title at the Fair Grounds, Talamo moved to live in Playa del Rey, California from where he competes primarily at race tracks in the southern part of the state. He was the second leading jockey in wins during the Hollywood Park Racetrack 2007 Spring/Summer meet. For 2007, he notably earned five Grade I Graded stakes race wins and was voted the Eclipse Award as the 2007 United States Champion Apprentice Jockey.