July 8, 2009
Follow directly the contend between jockeys Jorge Ricardo and Russell Baze, who are keeping a personal duel to obtain the world record of won races. Our site is the only one that from its start publishes and updates statistics every day.
Thursday, July 9: Ricardo won 1 race in La Plata and Baze won 3 races in Pleasanton.
NOTE: Jorge Ricardo was absent for 73 days, from March 14 to May 27, due to the fall suffered during the Gran Premio Internacional Latinoamericano.
Jockeys’ world statistics – Up to July 9, 2009
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1º |
Russell Baze | 10.587 | In activity |
| 2º | Jorge Ricardo | 10.563 | In activity |
| 3º | Laffit Pincay Jrs. | 9.530 | Retired |
| 4º | William Shoemaker | 8.833 | Deceased |
| 5º | Pat Day | 8.803 | Retired |
Victories in 2009 – Up to 07/09
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Russell Baze |
228 |
| Jorge Ricardo | 104 |
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Jorge Ricardo, the southamerican legend, an exceptional jockey and a wonderful person, strugglind for the world record of won races.
Born on 09/30/1961 in Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), won his first race on 11/11/1976 with the horse Taim, trained by his father, Antonio Ricardo.
Since 1982 to this day he has won 28 yearly statistics straight, 26 in Brazil and 2 in Argentina.
In the annual statistic 1992/1993 (of 07/01/1992 to 06/30/1993 Jorge Ricardo establishes a new record world of 477 victories in one year.
Now Jorge Ricardo runs in the Racetracks: Argentino de Palermo, San Isidro and La Plata of Argentina.
Out of Brazil he run in Argentina (country where he nowdays resides), Peru, Uruguay, Chile, the USA, France and England.
Jorge Ricardo has won International Major Stakes (G. 1) in every country of Latin America where he has run.
He succeeded more than 130 races Grade 1, included the “Gran Premio Internacional Latinoamericano” on five occasions, which is the most important event of southamerican turf, when his immediate persecutors have done it only on 2 occasions.
The best horse that has run was Much Better, it was a real champion.
Jorge Ricardo confessed to me that his dream is to end his career placed in history of world turf as the most winner of all times, and he’ll only think of retire after Russell Baze does and with the world record in my hands.
In 2008, Jorge Ricardo beat the argentinian record wining 467 races in one year.
In January 9, 2008 Jorge Ricardo breaks another record, he is the first jockey in history who reaches the incredible number of 10.000 triumphs.
Russell Baze, was born in Vancouver, Canada on 08/07/1958, won his first race on 10/28/1974 with the horse Oregon Warrior trained by his father, Joe Baze.
On 10 occasions he won the yearly statistics of jockeys in USA, the last one in 2008.
He performs mainly in every racetrack of northern California (USA).
For 12 times Russell Baze surpased the 400 yearly triumphs, breaking all records in the USA.
He only won 3 races of Grade 1 in his large campaign.
The most important victories were gotten with the horse Lost in the Fog.
Racing Awards: George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (2002), Isaac Murphy Award (1995 – 2003 and 2005 – 2007), Eclipse Special Award (1995).
In 1999 he entered the Hall of Fame (National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame).
In February 1, 2008 Russell Baze reached the 10.000 triumphs.
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