McCarthy to Shift Tack to West Coast
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Photo: Jim McCue / Maryland Jockey Club
Jockey Trevor McCarthy
There will soon be a new face in the Southern California jockey colony, belonging to Trevor McCarthy.
The native of Wilmington, Del., who turns 27 May 16, was born into racing, following his father Michael McCarthy as a jockey, and made his bones in Maryland, leading several campaigns at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course.
Married to jockey Katie Davis, daughter of former top rider Robbie Davis, Trevor was fourth in the standings at Belmont Park through May 2, and after due diligence by both he and his new agent, an accord was reached.
If all works out well, McCarthy could follow in the footsteps of other jockeys who began their careers in Maryland before heading for greener pastures, among them Chris McCarron, Kent Desormeaux, Edgar Prado, and Ramon Dominguez.
"I needed a rider and was not going to take one away from another agent here," said Derek Lawson, who will represent McCarthy. "I recruited him. I started looking at riders who might fit out here; called him up. He made calls to trainers to learn about me and here we are.
"This is something he definitely wants to do," continued Lawson, who was fired by Flavien Prat in mid-February after the two teamed for numerous riding titles in Southern California.
McCarthy will begin riding in Southern California over Memorial Day weekend, the agent said.