Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey
The Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey is an American thoroughbred horse racing honor for jockeys first awarded in 1971. Part of the Eclipse Awards program, it is awarded annually.
In 1995, Russell Baze was honored with the Eclipse Special Award for being the first jockey ever to win 400 or more races in a year for four years in a row.
Records
Most wins:
- 7 - Jerry Bailey (1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
- 5 - Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1985)
- 5 - Irad Ortiz Jr. (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
- 4 - Pat Day (1984, 1986, 1987, 1991)
- 4 - Javier Castellano (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Past winners:
- 1971 : Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Panama
- 1972 : Braulio Baeza
Panama
- 1973 : Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Panama
- 1974 : Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Panama
- 1975 : Braulio Baeza
Panama
- 1976 : Sandy Hawley
Canada
- 1977 : Steve Cauthen
United States
- 1978 : Darrel McHargue
United States
- 1979 : Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Panama
- 1980 : Chris McCarron
United States
- 1981 : Bill Shoemaker
United States
- 1982 : Ángel Cordero, Jr.
Puerto Rico
- 1983 : Ángel Cordero, Jr.
Puerto Rico
- 1984 : Pat Day
United States
- 1985 : Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Panama
- 1986 : Pat Day
United States
- 1987 : Pat Day
United States
- 1988 : José A. Santos
Chile
- 1989 : Kent Desormeaux
United States
- 1990 : Craig Perret
United States
- 1991 : Pat Day
United States
- 1992 : Kent Desormeaux
United States
- 1993 : Mike E. Smith
United States
- 1994 : Mike E. Smith
United States
- 1995 : Jerry Bailey
United States
- 1996 : Jerry Bailey
United States
- 1997 : Jerry Bailey
United States
- 1998 : Gary Stevens
United States
- 1999 : Jorge F. Chavez
Peru
- 2000 : Jerry Bailey
United States
- 2001 : Jerry Bailey
United States
- 2002 : Jerry Bailey
United States
- 2003 : Jerry Bailey
United States
- 2004 : John R. Velazquez
Puerto Rico
- 2005 : John R. Velazquez
Puerto Rico
- 2006 : Edgar Prado
Peru
- 2007 : Garrett Gomez
United States
- 2008 : Garrett Gomez
United States
- 2009 : Julien Leparoux
France
- 2010 : Ramon Dominguez
Venezuela
- 2011 : Ramon Dominguez
Venezuela
- 2012 : Ramon Dominguez
Venezuela
- 2013 : Javier Castellano
Venezuela
- 2014 : Javier Castellano
Venezuela
- 2015 : Javier Castellano
Venezuela
- 2016 : Javier Castellano
Venezuela
- 2017 : José Ortiz
Puerto Rico
- 2018 : Irad Ortiz Jr.
Puerto Rico
- 2019 : Irad Ortiz Jr.
Puerto Rico
- 2020 : Irad Ortiz Jr.
Puerto Rico
- 2021 : Joel Rosario
Dominican Republic
- 2022 : Irad Ortiz Jr.
Puerto Rico
- 2023 : Irad Ortiz Jr.
Puerto Rico
See also
References
- The Eclipse Awards at the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of America, Inc.
- The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts
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