Interview With Jockey Joesph Ramos, Who Will Ride Brotha Keny in G3 Indiana Derby

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(Mercante and rider Joseph Ramos / Photos by Holly M. Smith)

Editor’s Note:

Young, happy, and impressionable, but durable and talented.

That describes jockey Joseph Ramos, who normally wears a set of silks in the afternoon and a brilliant smile all the day long.

He is having a real breakout kind of year and is winning over .20% of his mounts this Spring and Summer at his home base of Horseshoe Indianapolis. And, on Saturday, he will take on the big boys in the jock’s room — like Hall of Famers John Velazquez and Mike Smith — and the big boys on the track — like Publisher, Coal Battle, Instant Replay and others — in the G3 Indiana Derby.

We caught up with Joseph before the races on Friday. I hope you enjoy listening to him speak so fondly of the sport and the horses:

2025-07-04T10:50:17-04:00By Gene McLean|

About the Author: Gene McLean

Gene McLean began his professional career in 1977 as a sportswriter and columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader in Lexington, Ky., and was recognized as one of the state’s best writers, winning the prestigious “Sportswriter of the Year” honor in 1985. Now the President and Publisher of The Pressbox, McLean sets the vision for the site and still finds time to handicap races, interview trainers and keep his finger on the pulse of the industry, More About Gene.