There is nothing like a little change of scenery to shake up one’s
outlook on things. Just ask jockey Quincy Hamilton and his agent, Kevin
Johnson.
A native of Texas, Hamilton has been a perennial top-five rider on
the I-35 corridor circuit from his home state northward into Oklahoma.
This summer, however, the 27-year-old has elected to shift his tack a
couple hundred miles east to Louisiana Downs, and the results have been
immediate. Through the first five weeks of the young season, Hamilton
has booted home 15 winners, good enough for fourth in the standings
behind Louisiana Downs veterans Don Simington and Richard Eramia and
fellow newcomer Justin Shepherd.
“I just felt it was time to try something different,” Hamilton said.
“I had tried Chicago in the summer a time or two and just didn’t see
things going forward. I thought that we could start to build some
business here this summer and maybe try the Fair Grounds this winter.”
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