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James E. Avant is probably the most internet savvy of all jockeys. Regularily posting messages on our board, he encourages everyone to participate and is always providing kind advice to the youngsters who want to get into the sport. Born on Dec.7th, 1963 and being Louisiana-bred makes him a colleague of Randy Romero, Delahoussaye, Desormeaux, Guidry, Melancon, Bourque and Shane Sellers amongst others. James is 5ft 2" and tacks at 110 lbs. James entered the sport "lateish" at the age of 18. Since then he has booted home 2,500+ winners, notching up 7 riding titles at Delta Downs and 5 at Evangeline Downs. At Evangeline, he shares the notable record with Curt Bourque of having ridden 6 winners on the same card, in 1988 & 1995. James recovered from a major accident that he had when an articulated lorry ran him over when he was riding his Harley Davidson. His injuries were horrific and took him a while to overcome. Nevertheless, James made a full-scale come back in the summer of 2003 and was soon boooting home the winners. The following is a direct account by James of how he got into racing, self-analysis of his riding style, tips on how to ride, comments about his favourite horses, his beloved motorbike, etc. Thanks James for providing your very valuable & personal insight. Actually, I had known him for quite some time but had no idea he was a trainer. He came up to me one night and asked me if I would like a job breaking yearlings for him. I told him that I needed to think about it because I didn't need it to interfere with my school studies. And with that, he invited me for a tour of his farm the following weekend. Well, I went up with some buddies of mine and he showed us the place. He even let me gallop a few pony horses around the track. (Now I must add, I had never even seen an excercise saddle, much less sit on one)! Well, a fire must have been lit. The following weekend, I again met him for a trip to the race track. My first ever. Louisiana Downs. And to make a long story short, 3 wks later, at the end of the semester, I quit school and went to work for him. I've never worked for anyone besides him except for when I got my jocks license and now, I work for myself. I rode my first race for him. Won my first 4 races for him! And even till this day, if I have a problem and I need to talk to someone about it, I call Dave! He's my friend. As is his entire family! I've known those two boys with the caps on since they could barely walk. And now they're both electrical engineers. I'm almost as proud of them as mom and dad are! Dave has the hat on and mom, Linda, stands beside him. My celebration for winning this race is due to the fact I haven't won (or really rode) a race for David in probably 15yrs! We were all happy that day. He even took me to dinner that night! " Mother finds out ! "Oh, it wasn't until a month later that my mom discovered I had failed to re-enroll for the next semester! She thought I was away at some rodeos! Boy was she MAD! I had made my sister lie for me! Then she began to feel so bad about it, sister called mom and told her I had quit school. Well, not really quit, just didn't come back. Anyway, I was thinking that I was gonna get to gallop horses and that was gonna be it! Boy what a surprise when I found out I had to clean stalls, groom horses, build fences, dig ditches, blah, blah, blah,........blah, blah, blah! You name it, I did it! BUT, my friend never went back on his word to teach me to gallop. And that's what I wanted. Since my first trip to the track, meeting the jockeys, the horses, the excitement, the awe, the glamour, the adrenaline, the everything about it!, I was hooked! And I still am. 21 years later. It's in my life, it's in my soul, it's in my blood and most importantly,....it's in my heart! Being a jockey is who I am. It's what I am. And I would not trade it for anything." You can search for Horse Racing Tickets on this page. Click on click on any Horse Racing event link such as Kentucky Oaks Tickets or Kentucky Derby Tickets to search for Horse Racing Tickets for your Derby here. Breeders Cup Tickets tickets are available. We also purchase Saratoga Horse Racing Tickets.

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