Craig Perret

Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).

Craig Perret (born February 2 1951 in New Orleans Louisiana) is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding horses at age five and by seven was riding quarter horses in match races. At age fifteen he began his career in thoroughbred racing and in 1967 was the leading apprentice jockey in the United States in terms of money won.In 1987 Perret rode Bet Twice to victory in the Belmont Stakes.

award

Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, United_States_Champion_Apprentice_Jockey_by_earnings

birth date

1951-02-02

birth place

New Orleans, United States

honours

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame

occupation

Jockey

race

Kentucky Derby, Travers Stakes, Breeders' Cup, Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Prince of Wales Stakes, Louisiana Handicap, Old Hat Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Queen's Plate, Dwyer Stakes, Pimlico Special, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, Flamingo Stakes, Laurel Futurity Stakes, Saranac Stakes, Arlington-Washington Futurity Stakes, Woodbine Mile, Eatontown Handicap, Spectacular Bid Stakes, Lamplighter Stakes, Withers Stakes, Monmouth Oaks, Bourbon Stakes, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Wood Memorial Stakes, Acorn Stakes, American Derby, Carter Handicap, Clark Handicap, Coaching Club American Oaks, Florida Derby, Frizette Stakes, Gazelle Stakes, Haskell Invitational Stakes, Hopeful Stakes, Personal Ensign Stakes, Spinster Stakes, Vosburgh Stakes, Jerome Stakes, Vagrancy Handicap, Cowdin Stakes

race horse

Rhythm, Alydeed, Unbridled, Forty Niner (horse), Peteski, With Approval, Honest Pleasure, Pine Bluff (horse), Strike the Gold, Bet Twice

wins

4415