Joseph Talamo
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| Joe Talamo | ||
 Joe Talamo aboard Nashoba's Key after winning the 2007 Clement L. Hirsch Handicap |
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| Occupation: | Jockey | |
| Birthplace: | Marrero, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| Birth date: | January 12, 1990 | |
| Career wins: | 250+ (ongoing) | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Milady Breeders' Cup Handicap (2007) Vanity Handicap (2007) Clement L. Hirsch Handicap (2007) Yellow Ribbon Stakes (2007) Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes (2007) Triple Bend Breeders' Cup Invitational Handicap (2007) Santa Ysabel Stakes (2008) |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| United States Champion Apprentice Jockey (2007) | ||
| Significant Horses | ||
| Nashoba's Key | ||
Joseph Talamo (born January 12, 1990 in Marrero, Louisiana) is a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.
Born and raised in Marrero on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area, Joe Talamo was influenced by a father who worked in horse racing as an assistant trainer. At age eleven, he began riding horses and worked as a stable boy. Like many successful Cajun jockeys before him, Talamo first raced at a bush track. His skills and desire was such that he decided to leave high school in order to pursue a professional riding career. He debuted at Louisiana Downs in June of 2006 and went on to become the first apprentice jockey to win a riding title at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans.
In April of 2007, Talamo moved to live in Playa del Rey, California from where he competes primarily at race tracks in the southern part of the state. He was the second leading jockey in wins during the Hollywood Park Racetrack 2007 Spring/Summer meet. For 2007, he notably earned five Grade I Graded stakes race wins and was voted the Eclipse Award as the 2007 United States Champion Apprentice Jockey.
