Eddie Delahoussaye

Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).

Edward J. Delahoussaye (born September 21 1951) is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey from New Iberia Louisiana. He began his career in 1968 and ten years later became the top American jockey with 384 wins. He has won the Kentucky Derby in two consecutive years riding Gato Del Sol in 1982 and Sunny’s Halo in 1983; he had finished second in the 1981 Derby.

award

United States Champion Jockey by wins, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award

birth date

1951-09-21

birth place

New Iberia Louisiana, United States

honours

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame

occupation

Jockey

race

Kentucky Derby, Breeders' Cup, Breeders' Cup Classic, Breeders' Cup Distaff, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Breeders' Cup Turf, Santa Anita Derby, Belmont Stakes, Kentucky Oaks, Preakness Stakes, Del Mar Derby, Del Mar Futurity, Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap, Palomar Handicap, San Diego Handicap, Woodbine Mile, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Baldwin Stakes, Las Cienegas Handicap, Santa Barbara Handicap, Longacres Mile Handicap, Royal Heroine Mile Stakes, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Bing Crosby Stakes, Eddie Read Stakes, John C. Mabee Handicap, Pacific Classic Stakes, Whitney Handicap

race horse

Risen Star, Gato Del Sol, A.P. Indy, Sunny's Halo, Bold 'n Determined, Prized, Princess Rooney, Gate Dancer

wins

6384