Who Is Kent Desormeaux Wife Rosie Higgins? Jockey Arrested For Domestic Violence Charges, Mugshot Re

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Kent Desormeaux, the Hall of Fame Jockey, was arrested in Breaux Bridge allegedly for domestic violence, and fans are wondering who his wife is. Follow the article till the end to explore more about the athlete’s arrest and charges.

Kent Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame rider who holds the record for most races won in a single year in the United States with 598 in 1989.

He has won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes three times each.

In 2019, at Santa Anita Park, Desormeaux achieved a feat only 18 others in North America had accomplished when he rode X S Gold to victory for his 6,000th win.

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Kent Desormeaux Wife: Who Is Rosie Higgins?

Rosie Higgins, the wife of Kent Desormeaux, is a jockey and was raised on a farm in eastern Ohio.

She rode her first race as a jockey in 2016, after training Sunny Truce and being an exercise rider for Bob Hess Jr. The couple got married in January 2013.

However, Rosie is the second wife of Kent as he was previously married to Sonia, whom he met in high school. Kent and Sonia got married in 1989 and separated in 2008. Later, they divorced in 2012.

Jockey Kent Desormeaux Arrested For Domestic Violence Charges

According to a post on the Breaux Bridge Police Department’s Facebook page, Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux has been arrested in Louisiana on Domestic Abuse Battery/Strangulation charges.

The charges state the 51-year-old was arrested, jailed, and taken to the St. Martin Parish Jail. According to a jail representative, he was jailed on Friday, Jan. 28, at 11:19 a.m. central time and released later that day.

Desormeaux was scheduled to ride Stilleto Boy for trainer Ed Moger, Jr. in Saturday’s Grade 1, $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park.

The California Horse Racing Board penalized Desormeaux for 15 days in 2020 after he shouted a racial insult towards a videographer, resulting in an altercation between the two men.

Kent Desormeaux Mugshot Revealed

The Breaux Bridge Police Department revealed the mugshot of Kent Desormeaux where the jockey is smirking.

Kent has a history of alcohol abuse and legal issues. Tony Matos, Desormeaux’s agent, claimed he could not contact the jockey, who had two other mounts at Gulfstream on Saturday.

The Daily Racing Form claimed that Desormeaux failed Breathalyzer tests on race day in 2010 and 2012. He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in 2011 after hitting a security guard with his automobile at Saratoga Race Course in New York.

The jockey put himself into a rehabilitation clinic a week after winning the Preakness on Exaggerator in 2016.

Kent Desormeaux Family: Does He Have Any Children?

Kent Desormeaux is a family guy, and he has two children named Joshua and Jacob.

Jacob Desormeaux, the younger son, suffers from Usher Syndrome. It is a collection of symptoms that occur at the same time like hearing and vision loss. Retinitis pigmentosa is the medical term for an eyesight impairment.

The family worked to facilitate research and assist others affected by the disorder.

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