Apprentice jockey Clerisse wins first Thoroughbred race

DEL MAR, Calif. – Apprentice jockey Cassidy Clerisse won her first Thoroughbred race with her first mount at Del Mar on I Buy Gold in Thursday’s fourth race.

Clerisse, 20, guided I Buy Gold ($63) on the inside in the stretch to score an upset win in a $14,000-$16,000 claimer for non-winners of three at six furlongs. I Buy Gold is trained by Antonio Soto, who said Clerisse has exercised horses at his ranch in Riverside, Calif., in recent months.

Clerisse began riding earlier this summer and won an 870-yard race for Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds at Los Alamitos in July. Clerisse rode during the July Thoroughbred meeting at Los Alamitos and has ridden races during the evening meet there in recent weeks. She is booked to ride Sunday evening at Los Alamitos.

Clerisse is the daughter of former Quarter Horse rider Kenny Clerisse and Dorothy Williams, who rode throughout California.