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!["It's the elders who taught us everything since we were young, and that's how I became passionate about horses," Diop said. [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-19T090146Z_184926424_RC2LVL9RSLKF_RTRMADP_3_SENEGAL-JOCKEY.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
"It's the elders who taught us everything since we were young, and that's how I became passionate about horses," Diop said. [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]
![Ndeye Boye carries her son's Fair Play award at their home in Niaga. [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-19T090148Z_240756454_RC2LVL9GJ1CR_RTRMADP_3_SENEGAL-JOCKEY.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Ndeye Boye carries her son's Fair Play award at their home in Niaga. [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]
![Diop with his family at their home in Niaga. "It's a passion in my family," Diop said. "Since my grandfather, we've supported horses, then my father after him." [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-19T090132Z_315385630_RC2LVL94N859_RTRMADP_3_SENEGAL-JOCKEY.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Diop with his family at their home in Niaga. "It's a passion in my family," Diop said. "Since my grandfather, we've supported horses, then my father after him." [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]
![Diop warms up with other jockeys and stable boys in front of a campfire before an early morning training session in Sangalkam. [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-19T090125Z_1779993035_RC2LVL91YB4H_RTRMADP_3_SENEGAL-JOCKEY.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Diop warms up with other jockeys and stable boys in front of a campfire before an early morning training session in Sangalkam. [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]
![He is one of Senegal's most promising jockeys, having won the country's top racing prize when he was just 17. [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-19T090141Z_1368539768_RC2LVL9SPEW3_RTRMADP_3_SENEGAL-JOCKEY.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
He is one of Senegal's most promising jockeys, having won the country's top racing prize when he was just 17. [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]
![Adama Bao, a coach who owns the Lambafar stable, speaks to Diop and other jockeys before a race at the Hippodrome Ndiaw Macodou Diop in Thies. "[Diop] is very gifted and has a lot of skill," Bao said. "He could compete up to 50 years with his weight and size." [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-19T090047Z_1835181391_RC2LVL9BASB3_RTRMADP_3_SENEGAL-JOCKEY.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Adama Bao, a coach who owns the Lambafar stable, speaks to Diop and other jockeys before a race at the Hippodrome Ndiaw Macodou Diop in Thies. "[Diop] is very gifted and has a lot of skill," Bao said. "He could compete up to 50 years with his weight and size." [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]
!["I want to be the best jockey in a country other than mine," Diop said. "In Morocco or France, anywhere there is horse racing." [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-19T090106Z_810577936_RC2LVL9JDO8I_RTRMADP_3_SENEGAL-JOCKEY.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
"I want to be the best jockey in a country other than mine," Diop said. "In Morocco or France, anywhere there is horse racing." [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]
!["When I start riding I get a bit stressed, but after a moment, it's over," Diop said. "At the time of the race, I'm only thinking of victory." [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-19T090052Z_113607294_RC2LVL936UKB_RTRMADP_3_SENEGAL-JOCKEY.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
"When I start riding I get a bit stressed, but after a moment, it's over," Diop said. "At the time of the race, I'm only thinking of victory." [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]
![Diop hopes to begin racing in France next year, realising a dream coveted by some of Senegal's foremost riders. [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-02-19T090048Z_2079978022_RC2LVL9SKLBU_RTRMADP_3_SENEGAL-JOCKEY.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Diop hopes to begin racing in France next year, realising a dream coveted by some of Senegal's foremost riders. [Zohra Bensemra/Reuters]
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