Son of Bernardini starts Nov. 5 in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar.
Racing fans don’t need the overnight to learn the jockey on the Keith Desormeaux-trained Oviatt Class in the $2 million TVG Breeder’s Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) Nov. 5 at Del Mar. It’s Keith’s brother, Kent.
“As I told you and I tell everybody else, I’ve got no choice while my mother’s still living,” quipped Keith.
One liners aside, Keith wouldn’t want it differently. Ask him to comment on Kent, and he is quick to praise his younger sibling, who resumed riding over the winter after addressing repeat alcohol abuse. Last summer in the Del Mar area, he was involved in a physical altercation after drinking and was also accused of using a racial epithet—actions that led the track to bar him from riding for the rest of its summer meet.
