Saturday, April 28 2012

BEJARANO SWORN IN AS U.S. CITIZEN FRIDAY

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (April 27, 2012)—Some two months after passing his test, jockey Rafael Bejarano was sworn in as a United States citizen Friday.

A 15-time riding titlist in Southern California, Bejarano, 29, was inducted in a ceremony Friday in Louisville, Ky. before flying back to California so he could honor his mounts in the evening at Betfair Hollywood Park.