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Veteran jockey Kent Desormeaux and his mount, veteran 5-year-old gelding Stilleto Boy, were the perfect pair when they entered the gate on Saturday in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap.
With his first victory in Santa Anita’s signature race for older horses coming 31 years ago, 53-year-old Kent Desormeaux added a third Santa Anita Handicap (G1) win to his Hall of Fame resume on Saturday at the Arcadia, Calif. track as he coaxed 5-year-old gelding Stilleto Boy to a neck triumph over Eastern invader Proxy.
Article by Jon Lees: Three-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Kent Desormeaux knows he is in the last-chance saloon as he bids to rebuild a Hall of Fame career at Santa Anita. Warts-and-all interview with Jon Lees