Victor Espinoza has hired Tom Knust as his new agent.
The Hall of Fame member and three-time Kentucky Derby winner who celebrates his 49th birthday May 23 parted company last Saturday with Brian Beach after a historic eight-year run.
For more than three years, Beach’s priority has been maintaining vigilance on his wife Lotta’s recovery from an accident on a horse, which in part diminished his time representing Espinoza, who opted for a full-time on-track presence now that he’s fully healthy and life is returning to a degree of normalcy with the pandemic on the wane.
“Victor came to me and I thought he would fit well with Abel (Cedillo, whom the agent also represents),” said Knust.
“They’re both great riders who hope to pick up promising 2-year-olds and stakes horses. I spoke with Abel and he wasn’t hesitant at all. He was fine with it so we decided to give it a try.”
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