Talamo's age?

[ARyan]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

You're right... he's 17.

Scary...

[FGFan]

He turned 17 in lateJanuary. He is a great kid with a wonderful family supporting him. When he won the Top Jock at the Fairgrounds the whole family was there, mom, dad Aunties, Uncles.
He is quite the gentleman and VERY fan friendly. Just a local boy from Marrero, NOLA suburb. We are all following him from the FG and he promises he will be back on Thanksgiving. He is just a phenomenom, such talent. I watched that race too, just amazing, but we watched him race that way from the first race at the reopening of the Fairgrounds.

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by FGFan

He turned 17 in lateJanuary. He is a great kid with a wonderful family supporting him. When he won the Top Jock at the Fairgrounds the whole family was there, mom, dad Aunties, Uncles.
He is quite the gentleman and VERY fan friendly. Just a local boy from Marrero, NOLA suburb. We are all following him from the FG and he promises he will be back on Thanksgiving. He is just a phenomenom, such talent. I watched that race too, just amazing, but we watched him race that way from the first race at the reopening of the Fairgrounds.

Alot of Bug boys are good with the weight adg. However, I think he will be like Jul. Lep. and make a smooth transition esp. if Frankel sticks with him.

[FGFan]

I would like to think he will make the transition and be able to stay on the right path, he's sooo young. He has a solid family, backed with great trainers and owners. Some of the jocks at the Fairgrounds were really trying to show him by their own examples how to stay on the right path and what it cost them when they messed up. They, the jocks, know how good he can be.
On the other hand there are some just routing for him to mess up. One owner was in the Paddock kind of puffed up that day, and made a statement to the effect that he won't do so good once at AQ, his friend asked why and he said oh they will drop him etc, etc. I said nothing and listened, I'm a big JT fan. Anyway he went on to win at SA, then AQ and now Hollywood. BTW that owners horse never hit the board. I was glad although I liked the horse.

Hard to believe he only rode his first mount last year at LA Downs. I only wish him the best and all our jockey colony, trainers and owners that came back after Katrina, it was a tough year for them in NOLA, and we the fans appreciate them.

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by FGFan

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Hard to believe he only rode his first mount last year at LA Downs. I only wish him the best and all our jockey colony, trainers and owners that came back after Katrina, it was a tough year for them in NOLA, and we the fans appreciate them.

I'll bet he was riding the bush tracks in LA for several years before that. All those Luziana jocks get started that way.

[FGFan]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

I'll bet he was riding the bush tracks in LA for several years before that. All those Luziana jocks get started that way.

I'll bet he was riding the bush tracks in LA for several years before that. All those Luziana jocks get started that way.

Actually no, although most here do get started that way. Joe was an excersise rider, and worked in the barns for Connie Tassitaro and a few others. Rode his first race ever at LA Downs.

[FGFan]

Originally Posted by FGFan

I'll bet he was riding the bush tracks in LA for several years before that. All those Luziana jocks get started that way.

Actually no, although most here do get started that way. Joe was an excersise rider, and worked in the barns for Connie Tassitaro and a few others. Rode his first race ever at LA Downs.

Whoops sorry I double quoted that. Watching CD on the website, and following TVG...