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| Laffit Pincay Jr. Retired |
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Born: Dec. 29, 1946, in Panama City, Panama Resident: Arcadia, Calif. Height: 5'1” (riding weight 117)Family: daughter Lisa, sons Laffit III and Jean-Laffit and granddaughter Madlyn. Retired: April 29, 2003Quick facts on Laffit Pincay Jr.:
“My father was a jockey, so I followed him to the track. At the age of 15, I got a job as a groom and hotwalker. I worked for no pay, just on the chance that somebody would give me the opportunity to ride.” ... Got jockey's license at 17 ... Rode for two years in Panama before coming to the United States ... First winner was May 19, 1964 at Presidente Remon (Panama).
Pincay begain his U.S. career at Arlington Park in Chicago, recording his first victory on July 1, 1966 and winning eight of his first eleven races.
Won seven Breeders' Cup races from 61 mounts: the Classic with Skywalker (1986); three Juveniles with Is It True (1988), Capote (1986) and Tasso (1985); two Distaffs with Bayakoa (ARG) (1989 and 1990); and the Juvenile Fillies with Phone Chatter (1993).
Won four Triple Crown races: one Kentucky Derby with Swale (1984) and a record-tying three consecutive Belmont stakes with Swale (1984), Caveat (1983) and Conquistador Cielo (1982).
Two-time winner of the Arlington Million with mounts on Perrault in 1982 and Tight Spot in 1991.
Won Eclipse Awards in 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1985 and a special Eclipse to recognize his accomplishments in 1999. He is the only six-time Eclipse Award winner.
Inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1975.
First rider in Santa Anita history to win seven races in an afternoon. In his only loss, he was third.
Surpassed Bill Shoemaker as the winningest jockey of all time on Dec. 10, 1999, when he won his 8,834th race.
Became the first jockey in history to ride 9,000 winners when he took the California Cup Distaff Handicap on Chichim on Oct. 28, 2000. Pincay rode five of the 10 California Cup winners that day.
Honored with the Big Sport of Turfdom Award (presented by the Turf Publicists of America) in 1985. He won the award for the second time in 2001. During the ceremony Pincay honored Bill Shoemaker, whose record he surpassed: “When I first came to this country, we became good friends. I learned a lot about riding from him. He became my role model, and I hope I can be the same for these young riders in the future.”
Donated his earnings from Oak Tree's 2001 opening day program at Santa Anita to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund for victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C.
At age 54 in 2001 became the oldest rider to lead jockeys at Santa Anita's winter-spring meeting, with 73 winners. (Tyler Baze, one-third Pincay's age at 18, finished second). It was Pincay's 14th title at the meet, second only to Bill Shoemaker's 17.
Won 44 riding titles overall, including 16 titles at Hollywood Park, 14 at Santa Anita, six at Oak Tree, five at Del Mar and single titles at Saratoga, Arlington and Hawthorne.
Announced his retirement on April 29, 2003, following the aggravation of an injury suffered on March 1 at Santa Anita. He retired with more wins than any other jockey, 9,530. He had amassed purse earnings of $237,120,625, ranking him fourth on the earnings standings of all jockeys.
Pincay was on hand at Bay Meadows when Russell Baze rode his 9,531st winner on Dec. 1, 2006.
In May, 2007, he was awarded a $2.7-million verdict in a civil case against the ambulance company that was charged with treating him after his 2003 injury. Pincay claimed that he was mishandled by the ambulance personnel, causing further damage that ultimately led to the end of his riding career.
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Biographies on jockeys, trainers and owners are from the Breeders' Cup World Championships events from 2001 through 2009, and are intended as informational resources. Biographies will be updated if an individual is again a participant in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Biographies are available for most horses appearing in the top 100 money earnings list, and/or for those who are frequently making headlines in the news starting with the 2006 Triple Crown season.
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