Reports: Jockeys Melancon, Carroll will retire this weekend

HRN staff
Photo: Dubai Racing Club

Jockeys Gerard Melancon and Declan Carroll will retire after their Sunday mounts at Fair Grounds.

Daily Racing Form reported that Melancon, 56, will Melancon will become a jockey agent, representing Joe Stokes and apprentice Marlon Del-Cid in

the upcoming meet at Evangeline Downs.

Melancon, who began riding in 1984, has 5,117 career wins from 32,899 starts and earnings of $91.1 million. This year, he has a record of 54: 6-3-4.

He is entered to ride in a maiden-claiming race Thursday, with five mounts on Friday, one on Saturday and his final mount on Sunday aboard Good N Sassy in a maiden special weight.

BloodHorse reported that Carroll, 23, will join trainer Cherie DeVaux's bloodstock operation, which she runs with husband David Ingordo.

Carroll began riding in 2018 and has a career record of 2,058: 207-246-219 and earnings of $8.8 million. His record this year is 19: 1-3-2.

He is entered to run one more race at Fair Grounds, an optional-claiming allowance Sunday on McAvoy for trainer Mark Casse.

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