Shaun Xavier Bridgmohan (born June 24, 1979 in
Spanish Town, Jamaica
Spanish Town ( jam, label=Jamaican Creole, Panish Tong) is the capital and the largest town in the Parishes of Jamaica, parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica, St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex, Jamaica, Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the ...
) is a
jockey in American
Thoroughbred horse racing
Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...
.
At age thirteen, Bridgmohan's family emigrated to the United States, settling in
South Florida where he developed an interest in horse racing. Before becoming a jockey, and while still in school, he worked at a Florida racetrack as a hot walker, groom, and as an exercise rider. After graduating from high school he pursued a riding career and in August 1997 earned his first win at
Calder Race Course. Six months later on February 15, 1998, he won six races on a single card at
Aqueduct Racetrack in
Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...
,
New York, finishing 1998, which was his breakout year, as the winner of the
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey The Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey is an American thoroughbred horse racing honor. Created in 1971, it is part of the Eclipse Awards program honoring Champions in numerous horse racing categories. This article lists the annual win ...
. On December 22, 2007 he again won six races on a single card, this time at
Fair Grounds Race Course
Fair Grounds Race Course, often known as New Orleans Fair Grounds, is a thoroughbred racetrack and racino in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company, LLC.
As early as 1838 Bernard de Marigny, Ju ...
in
.
On April 1, 2017 he recorded his 3,000th win.
Horses ridden by Shaun Bridgmohan
Gaff in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Handicap at Gulfstream Park.
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On Thin Ice in the $100,000 Hal's Hope HandicapAventura Stakes The Aventura Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred horses raced at Gulfstream Park once run at the start of the year, but now in December. The Aventura is open to three-year-olds willing to race one mile on the dirt and carries a purse of $125,000.
It ...
References to Shaun Bridgmohan in popular culture
Bridgmohan was mentioned in the rap song "Fake Patois" by Das Racist
Das Racist was an American alternative hip hop group based in Brooklyn, composed of MCs Heems and Kool A.D. and hype man Ashok Kondabolu (a.k.a. Dapwell or Dap). Known for their use of humor, academic references, foreign allusions, and unconven ...
, with the line "What you know about Shaun Bridgmohan?/What you know about Shaun Bridgmohan?/First Jamaican in the Kentucky Derby./First Jamaican in the Kentucky Derby."
Bridgmohan was also referenced in the song "Shorty Said" by Das Racist, with the group saying that "Shorty said I look like Shaun Bridgmohan."
Year-end charts
References
External links
Shaun Bridgmohan bio at Gulfstream Park Racetrack
Shaun Bridgmohan at the NTRA
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1979 births
Jamaican people of Indian descent
Jamaican emigrants to the United States
American jockeys
Eclipse Award winners
Jamaican jockeys
People from Spanish Town
Living people