Senegal’s savannah jockey dreams of international glory

A head shorter than his peers, Fallou Diop https://reut.rs/3rZQ7DU quickly vanishes into the crowd of jockeys preparing for early morning drills in the western Senegalese village of Niaga. “When I start riding I get a bit stressed, but after a moment, it’s over,” Diop says. Diop is one of Senegal’s most promising jockeys, having won the country’s top racing prize when he was just 17.