At a Glance

Profile

* NAME: Laffit Pincay Jr.

* AGE: 52 (Born Dec. 29, 1946).

* BIRTHPLACE: Panama City, Panama.

* HEIGHT: 5 feet 1.

* WEIGHT: 113 pounds; 117 with riding gear.

* FAMILY: Wife, Jeanine; three children, Lisa, Laffit III, Jean-Laffit.

* RIDING CAREER: Voted Eclipse Award as nation’s top jockey a record five times (1971, ‘73, ‘74, ’79 and ‘85); led nation in earnings from 1970-74, ’79 and ‘85; led nation in victories with 380 in ‘71; all-time leader in victories at Hollywood Park, Santa Anita and Del Mar.

MILESTONES

* 1964: Rode first winner, Huelen, at Presidente Remon in Panama.

* 1966: Rode first U.S. winner, Teacher’s Art, at Arlington Park.

* 1975: Rode 3,000th winner, Lexington Lark, at Hollywood Park.

* 1975: Inducted into racing’s Hall of Fame.

* 1979: Rode 4,000th winner, Gladiolus, at Aqueduct.

* 1981: Rode 5,000th winner, Wander, at Santa Anita.

* 1982: Won Belmont Stakes aboard Conquistador Cielo.

* 1983: Won Belmont Stakes aboard Caveat.

* 1984: Won Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes aboard Swale.

* 1985: Rode 6,000th winner, Doria’s Delight, at Santa Anita.

* 1985: Passed Johnny Longden for second all-time winningest jockey by riding his 6,033rd winner, Sovereignty, at Santa Anita.

* 1988: Rode 7,000th winner, Phone Bid, at Hollywood Park.

* 1993: Rode 8,000th winner, El Toreo, at Del Mar.

* 1999: Rode 8,834th winner, Irish Nip, at Hollywood Park.

YEAR BY YEAR

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Year Mounts Wins Pct Purses 1964-65* 1,395 448 .321 $375,948 1966 539 92 .171 $366,070 1967 1,240 231 .186 $1,933,618 1968 1,283 266 .207 $2,303,837 1969 899 162 .180 $1,671,118 1970 1,328 269 .203 $2,626,526 1971 1,627 380 .234 $3,784,337 1972 1,388 289 .208 $3,225,827 1973 1,444 350 .242 $4,093,492 1974 1,278 341 .267 $4,251,060 1975 1,211 268 .221 $3,459,906 1976 1,435 386 .269 $4,377,661 1977 1,329 295 .222 $4,385,951 1978 1,428 287 .201 $4,132,993 1979 1,708 420 .246 $8,183,535 1980 1,426 291 .204 $6,512,611 1981 1,514 302 .199 $7,918,190 1982 1,478 302 .204 $9,076,024 1983 1,421 299 .210 $8,813,457 1984 1,407 299 .213 $10,909,948 1985 1,409 289 .205 $13,415,049 1986 1,318 252 .191 $10,169,078 1987 1,467 314 .214 $11,952,663 1988 1,102 198 .180 $8,575,377 1989 1,594 298 .187 $11,361,610 1990 1,079 150 .139 $6,546,980 1991 1,438 218 .152 $8,328,610 1992 1,290 194 .150 $7,339,460 1993 1,222 166 .136 $6,743,689 1994 1,213 158 .130 $6,841,338 1995 1,269 156 .123 $6,178,775 1996 980 129 .132 $4,160,355 1997 718 75 .104 $2,522,644 1998 730 104 .141 3,932,564 1999 1,045 157 .150 $6,654,336 Totals 44,649 8,834 .198 $208,310,034

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*-Panama

BIGGEST VICTORIES

* Kentucky Derby: Swale (1984).

* Belmont Stakes: Conquistador Cielo (1982), Caveat (1983), Swale (1984).

* Breeders’ Cup Classic: Skywalker (1986).

* Breeders’ Cup Juvenile: Tasso (1985), Capote (1986), Is It True (1988).

* Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies: Phone Chatter (1993).

* Hollywood Gold Cup: Pleasure Seeker (1970), Ancient Title (1975), Crystal Water (1977), Affirmed (1979), Perrault (1982), Greinton (1985), Super Diamond (1986).

* Santa Anita Handicap: Cougar II (1973), Crystal Water (1977), Affirmed (1979), John Henry (1981), Greinton (1986).

* Santa Anita Derby: Alley Fighter (1968), Solar Salute (1972), Sham (1973), An Act (1976), Affirmed (1978), Muttering (1982), Skywalker (1985).

* Strub Stakes: Drin (1967), Snow Sporting (1970), Ancient Title (1974), Affirmed (1979), Diazo (1994).

* Jockey Club Gold Cup: Affirmed (1979), Creme Fraiche (1987).

* Woodward: Affirmed (1979).

* Florida Derby: Judger (1974), Swale (1984).

* Whitney: Tri Jet (1974).

* Arlington Million: Perrault (1982), Tight Spot (1991).

* No. 8,834: Broke all-time win record with Irish Nip at Hollywood Park (1999).