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Shane Sellers was raised in the small town of Erath, Louisiana, where he discovered his passion for horses at the young age of 11. He received his jockey license when he was 16 and instantly became one of the leading thoroughbred riders in the country. Over the course of his 26 year career, Shane rode in 14 consecutive Kentucky Derbies, won over 4,000 races, and earned more than $122 million in purses. With an enormous trophy room to back up his accomplishments, Shane was clearly one of the best riders of our time.
Even more impressive than his riding accomplishments is Shane’s constant drive to improve the horse racing industry. Throughout his career, Shane fought for his fellow jockeys and strived to make the sport the best it could be. He fought to increase jockey weight limits, to improve jockey insurance policies, and to allow jockeys to wear endorsements. Most of these battles ended with a victory for Shane and the rest of the industry, but his new book could prove to be his most important battle yet.
When Shane is not fighting for better jockey rights, he enjoys breeding and training horses at SJS Farms, his establishment that is located in Coteau, Louisiana. He also loves spending time with his wife Kelli and their three beautiful children. Shane is a family man, through and through, and he is thrilled that he can finally share his complete story with his family and the world.
Shane Sellers spent 26 years as one of the country’s greatest jockeys, both on the track and behind the scenes. He battled his way through the powers to increase jockey weight limits and reduce the growing amount of eating disorders, fought for endorsements so that his fellow jockeys would not risk their lives for a mere $50 per mount, and pushed for better insurance for the men who risk their lives for every race. In return, Sellers was banished from the sport in hopes that he would keep his secrets and his goals to himself.
Now Sellers is back and he has an amazing story to tell. Welcome to the secret world of horse racing; a place where heaving bowls and sweat boxes cover every jock’s room, horses run numbly towards their final destinations, and one man continues to battle for what he knows is right.
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Co-written by Shane Sellers and Tricia Psarreas, Freedom’s Rein is more than a tale of horse racing; it is the ultimate fight for justice.
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The Jockey Race - 1995 Saratoga
COUNTESS DIANA - 1997 Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies
PULPIT - 1997 Gulfstream Park
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