Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey
Appearance
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.
Past winners:
- 2016 : Javier Castellano Venezuela
- 2015 : Javier Castellano Venezuela
- 2014 : Javier Castellano Venezuela
- 2013 : Javier Castellano Venezuela
- 2012 : Ramon Dominguez Venezuela
- 2011 : Ramon Dominguez Venezuela
- 2010 : Ramon Dominguez Venezuela
- 2009 : Julien Leparoux France
- 2008 : Garrett Gomez United States
- 2007 : Garrett Gomez United States
- 2006 : Edgar Prado Peru
- 2005 : John R. Velazquez Puerto Rico
- 2004 : John R. Velazquez Puerto Rico
- 2003 : Jerry Bailey United States
- 2002 : Jerry Bailey United States
- 2001 : Jerry Bailey United States
- 2000 : Jerry Bailey United States
- 1999 : Jorge F. Chavez Peru
- 1998 : Gary Stevens United States
- 1997 : Jerry Bailey United States
- 1996 : Jerry Bailey United States
- 1995 : Jerry Bailey United States
- 1994 : Mike E. Smith United States
- 1993 : Mike E. Smith United States
- 1992 : Kent Desormeaux United States
- 1991 : Pat Day United States
- 1990 : Craig Perret United States
- 1989 : Kent Desormeaux United States
- 1988 : Jose Santos Chile
- 1987 : Pat Day United States
- 1986 : Pat Day United States
- 1985 : Laffit Pincay, Jr. Panama
- 1984 : Pat Day United States
- 1983 : Angel Cordero, Jr. Puerto Rico
- 1982 : Angel Cordero, Jr. Puerto Rico
- 1981 : Bill Shoemaker United States
- 1980 : Chris McCarron United States
- 1979 : Laffit Pincay, Jr. Panama
- 1978 : Darrel McHargue United States
- 1977 : Steve Cauthen United States
- 1976 : Sandy Hawley United States
- 1975 : Braulio Baeza Panama
- 1974 : Laffit Pincay, Jr. Panama
- 1973 : Laffit Pincay, Jr. Panama
- 1972 : Braulio Baeza Panama
- 1971 : Laffit Pincay, Jr. Panama
References
- The Eclipse Awards at the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of America, Inc.
- The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts
See also: