Jockey Style revisited ... for better or worse. Kevin Tobin admits he wrote Jockey Style — a Gangnam Style imitation

Former English jockey Kevin Tobin admitted he was the wordsmith behind "Jockey Style," the semi-popular musical hit in the horse racing industry. (The definition of "semi-popular hit" can be debated by future generations, but it has nearly 600,000 views on YouTube.)

So what follows is horse racing's version of VH-1's semi-popular hit Behind The Music. The 90-second Gangnam Style imitation leads the video below, followed by an interview with Tobin, where he admits to writing the song. "I want to say I put a little bit of an effort into this, so I'd say it was upwards of 10 to 12 minutes," he joked. Tobin does credit fellow former jockey Luke Harvey for producing the video.

During the phone interview, Tobin, who currently resides in Baltimore, is goaded into singing the song with no musical accompaniment. And then, after about 10 seconds of a capella singing, he is told by the host: "Shut up. I can't stand anymore."

If you wish to just watch the "Jockey Style" music video, click here. Otherwise, watch video below, which leads with the 90-second music video, followed by the interview with Tobin.



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He types up one tweet. Clicks. Then says: "My Tweet has been posted. That's what I'm talking about."

Never got a chance to ask him who he likes in the fifth at Aqueduct. Oh well.

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It's out with the old (Rafael Bejarano) and in with the new (Mike Smith) for Game On Dude in the Native Diver

Trainer Bob Baffert gets another chance to hit the re-set button on Game On Dude. After using jockey Rafael Bejarano aboard Game On Dude in the Breeders' Cup Classic (placing a disappointing seventh), Baffert switches to famed jockey Mike Smith. The switch makes one wonder whether the recently retired Chantal Sutherland was the best jockey for Game On Dude afterall.

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PP Horse, A/S, Jockey, weight, Trainer, ML
1 Game On Dude, 5/G, M E Smith, 124, B Baffert 3-5
2 Richard's Kid, 7/H, R Bejarano, 119, D F O'Neill 3-1
3 Make Music for Me, 5/H, T Baze, 117, A Barba 15-1
4 Nonios, 3/C, M A Pedroza, 119, J Hollendorfer 5-1
5 Kettle Corn, 5/H G K Gomez, 119, J W Sadler 5-1

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Bloodhorse: Game On Dude Draws Rail for Native Diver
TrackSideView: Game On Dude will try again in Native Diver

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Jockey DeShawn Parker returns to horse racing action December 5, 2012, at Tampa Bay Downs.

For those wondering where jockey DeShawn Parker has been, he will return to action Tuesday, December 5, 2012, at Tampa Bay Downs. As many of you know, Parker competes mostly at Mountaineer Park. For 2012, Parker has 1,273 starts (303-223-189). He will ride in four claiming races in his return.

On Tuesday, Parker will ride Robin des Concorde (Race 3), Slam Runner (Race 5), Big Gavel (Race 7) and Alex's Vision (Race 10).

Despite not racing since Nov. 13, Parker is ranked 59th in earnings — $3,751,497. Of those ranked in the top 100, only Ramon A. Dominguez (1,363), Javier Castellano (1,367) and Leandro R. Goncalves (1,329) have more mounts this year. (Stats are as of the morning of Nov. 30.)

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