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Deshawn Parker began his professional riding career in 1988. At 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), he is one of the tallest jockeys in racing. In his first five years riding from 1988 through 1992, Deshawn Parker won just 60 races in total. The next year he won 72, more than the previous five combined and
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one hundred and fifteen years earlier in 1895. Parker won his second national title in 2011 with 400 wins. He is also the winningest
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Thoroughbred racing to win 5,000 races. On June 21, 2022, while racing at
Horseshoe Indianapolis, Parker rode his 6,000th career winner, For Mama, becoming one of only 21 jockeys to reach that rarified air.
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continued to improve. In 2002 he broke into the 200 level and in 2008 reached 300 plus wins for the first time and would accomplish that for five straight years including 2011 when he attained 400 wins.
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Rachel McLaughlin interview titled "Getting to know Jockey
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August 21, 2015 article titled "Rare Upset for Jockey Parker at
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with its Laffit Pincay Jr. Award and twice has been a finalist for the
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May 2, 2016 article titled "Deshawn Parker wins his 5,000th race"
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Equibase statistics for
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