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CNN World Report

Jockey Finds Fulfillment Through Legendary Animal

Aired July 08, 2001 - 14:42   ET

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YUDMILA GARAVEVA, MIR TV CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): He considers himself to be happy. He has everything he needs: A loving wife, children, grandchildren and horses. Although horses do not completely belong to him, they belong to the Buckle (ph) racetrack.

In spite of that he has a decent apartment. He together with his wife living in their stable. He takes care of 15. Everyone who comes to the racetrack for the first time, he shows pictures, and commends on each picture.

In this English newspaper there's an article on (UNINTELLIGIBLE), sent a horse named Zaman (ph) to the queen of England. He was the one to accompany this horse to England, so after this time there are horses living in the stable of the queen.

(UNINTELLIGIBLE) is the one who trains the relatives of that horse for the races. He's the first master jockey of Azerbaijan. He has had very many successes in international horse races. He still has his jockey suit, which he considers to be his (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (through translator): I used to have another suit from 1945. I had a Georgian trainer. He was a wonderful jockey but he came from the war with no arms. He said to me, if you want to become a good jockey take my jockey suit and you will be a good jockey and will pass the suit on to your grandchildren.

GARAVEVA: He grandson Jamal just like grandpa, started to learn riding very early since he was 11 years old. Now he is 13 and he has already been a winner on the national race. Looks like there is a person who will inherit the legendary jockey suit, the valuable experience of 60 years.

QUESTION: Aren't you sorry now you cannot ride the horses anymore?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): I do still ride every morning, I ride three or four horses, it's just I have had eye surgery and haven't ridden a horse for some time. But of course I do in general.

GARAVEVA: As we can see, there is nothing that can make him quit his favorite horse riding and he will remain to be an active master jockey until the end of his life.

Yudmila Garaveva, MIR TV, special for CNN WORLD REPORT.

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