Rickey A. Walcott
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Rickey A. Walcott is a jockey
in Thoroughbred horse racing
who competes in his homeland and in Canada
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Walcott won the 2003 Canadian Derby
at Northlands Park
in Edmonton, Alberta and was the top rider there for the 2007 summer meet and the season overall. Also a leading jockey at Stampede Park Racetrack in Calgary
, he captured his first Alberta riding title in 2007.
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
in Thoroughbred horse racing
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
who competes in his homeland and in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Walcott won the 2003 Canadian Derby
Canadian Derby
The Canadian Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta. A Grade III event held near the end of August, it is open to thee-year-old horses and is raced on dirt over a distance of one and three-eights miles...
at Northlands Park
Northlands Park
Northlands Park is the "Alberta A circuit" horse racing track at Northlands in Edmonton, Alberta. The horse racing season generally consists of a spring harness meet from February/March, a Thoroughbred meet from May/June to September/October and a fall harness meet to mid-December. Northlands Park...
in Edmonton, Alberta and was the top rider there for the 2007 summer meet and the season overall. Also a leading jockey at Stampede Park Racetrack in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, he captured his first Alberta riding title in 2007.