Perry Ouzts
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 7, 1954 Lepanto, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Career wins | 7,500 ( thru 5/31/2025) |
| Major racing wins | |
| selected stakes wins: Cleveland Oaks (1974) Quick Step Handicap (1978) Marfa Stakes (1987) Queen Stakes (1987) Rushaway Stakes (1990) Coney Island Stakes (1996) Magic City Classic Stakes (2002) Ms. Southern Ohio Stakes (2002) Mike Rowland Memorial Handicap (2004) Buckeye Native Stakes (2005) Cradle Stakes (2007) Ohio Freshman Stakes (2009, 2010, 2012) Scarlet and Gray Handicap (2009) Bobbie Bricker Memorial Handicap (2010) Green Carpet Stakes (2010) Vivacious Handicap (2010, 2011, 2012) Forego Stakes (2011) Valedale Stakes (2011) Cincinnatian Stakes (2014, 2016) Hoover Stakes (2014) Joshua Radosevich Memorial Stakes (2015) Loyalty Stakes (2015) A. J. Foyt Stakes (2015) Holiday Inaugural Stakes (2017) | |
| Racing awards | |
| River Downs Champion Jockey by wins (35 times) Beulah Park Champion Jockey by wins (13 times) Turfway park Champion Jockey by wins (2 times) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Hy Carol, Old Man Buck, Coax Chad, My Pardner Cal, Indian Ink, Bear Truth, Normandy Crossing, No White Socks | |
Perry Wayne Ouzts (born July 7, 1954) is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing whose 7,065 wins through March 30, 2020, rank him seventh all-time among jockeys in North America. Through Nov. 9, 2022, Ouzts has ridden 11 horses who earned $100,000 or more in a start. His mounts have earned $52,821,644.