Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron is the founder and executive
director of the North American Racing
Academy (NARA). NARA teaches students under the
Kentucky Community and Technical College System who want to become a licensed
jockey, trainer, exercise rider or groom in the Thoroughbred industry. McCarron
rode at the highest levels of racing from 1974 until his retirement in 2002. He
piloted Alysheba and Go for Gin to wins in the Kentucky Derby, in addition to
winning five Breeders’ Cup Classics (two of them aboard Tiznow).
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