Meet one of the toughest jockeys in the game, Rosario Montanez
Rosario Montanez is not only one of the toughest jockeys you will ever meet, he is one of the toughest people you’ll ever meet. Welcome to another great episode of Past the Wire TV and our phenomenal One on One Rogue’s Gallery series.
If you want to talk fearless and jockey injuries this is an episode you do not want to miss. Faith, determination and believing in himself carried Rosario Montanez through what most of us would not make it through, not once but twice.
This is a rider who did not let having his face practically ripped off, his eye taken out, being in a coma, breaking his back or his neck stop him. There is obviously no quit in Rosario Montanez. Rosario had the bug with Irad Ortiz and fate brought their careers in very different directions. Montanez suffered a bad fall and horrific injury at Saratoga and was away from riding a long time. After paying his dues and then some he won by open lengths on his first mount back for Steve Asmussen. Fate was not done with Rosario by any means however.
You’ll have to hear this inspiring story for yourself. Definitely hit the like button and show some love to this jockey. Leave a note of support or encouragement as well. We will all appreciate it and so will he.
If you’re a trainer or owner with a nice horse look him up and give him a shot. It does not sound like you’ll be sorry you did. Jon and Rosario talk a lot of racing including race riding, the tightrope between intimidation and danger, working horses you don’t get to ride and more. A truly fascinating awe inspiring episode. You’ll learn more about jockey injuries than you ever thought you would. They even touch base on the flack jockeys can get on social media.
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