The Apprentice: A Young Jockey Takes the Reins
May 06, 2017, 09:14 PM
Amelia Hauschild has ambition to ride in the Kentucky Derby one day, but she knows how tough it is to be a young woman in the sport of kings. In this short documentary, the 16-year-old has just gotten her apprentice jockey license, and competes in her first professional race at Turf Paradise in Phoenix, Ariz.
Hauschild is among the youngest jockeys in the west today.