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Thoroughbred jockeys are competitors. They've always had to be. As kids they were smaller and lighter than their classmates. Many were wrestlers in school because they were athletic, and it was the only sport in which they could compete against their peers. Dreams of professional careers in football, baseball, or basketball were crushed by lack of size. Riding became the outlet for their competitive thirst. In Ride of their Lives, veteran turf writer Lenny Shulman tells the stories of Pat Day, Jerry Bailey, Corey Nakatani, Jorge Chavez, Laffit Pincay Jr. and other jockeys who reveal how they deal with the pressure of riding horses at top speeds day in and day out, the reality of injury, and the issue of weight. In this updated edition, Shulman profiles Kendrick Carmouche, who had five straight seasons with more than 200 victories and in 2021 became the first Black jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby in seven years.
