Laffit Pincay Jr.
Pincay Jr. in 1972 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 29, 1946 |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Career wins | 9,530 |
| Major racing wins | |
| San Bernardino Handicap (1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1979, 1985, 1989) Santa Anita Derby
U.S. Triple Crown wins:
Breeders' Cup wins: | |
| Racing awards | |
| United States Champion Jockey by earnings (1970-1974, 1979, 1985) United States Champion Jockey by wins (1971) George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1970) Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey (1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1985) Eclipse Special Award (1999) Big Sport of Turfdom Award (2000) | |
| Honors | |
| National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1975) Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes Lifesize bust at Santa Anita Park Hollywood Park annual Laffit Pincay Jr. Award Pincay Drive (formerly 90th Street) at Prairie Avenue, Inglewood, California (renamed Dec. 2003) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Affirmed, Sham, Is It True, John Henry, Gamely, Desert Vixen, Susan's Girl, Genuine Risk, Bayakoa, Phone Chatter, Caveat, Conquistador Cielo, Perrault, It's in the Air, Swale, Chinook Pass, Cougar II, Autobiography, Capote, Skywalker, Landaluce | |
| Updated on February 9, 2007 | |
Laffit Alejandro Pincay Jr. (born December 29, 1946) is a retired Panamanian jockey who is known for once holding the all-time record for wins in horse racing, while still holding third place many years after his retirement. He competed primarily in the United States.