Who: Jockey Eddie DelahoussayeBorn: Sept. 21, 1951,...
Who: Jockey Eddie Delahoussaye
Born: Sept. 21, 1951, New Iberia, La.
Height: 5 feet 4. Weight: 116 pounds.
Family: Wife Juanita and children Loren and Mandy.
Career record: 39,213 mounts, 6,384 wins, purse total, $195,907,400.
Triple Crown wins: Gato Del Sol, Kentucky Derby, 1982; Sunny’s Halo, Derby, 1983; Risen Star, Preakness, 1988; Risen Star, Belmont, 1988; A.P. Indy, Belmont, 1992.
Breeders’ Cup wins: Princess Rooney, Distaff, 1984; Prized, Turf, 1989; Pleasant Stage, Juvenile Fillies, 1991; Thirty Slews, Sprint, 1992; A.P. Indy, Classic, 1992; Cardmania, Sprint, 1993; Hollywood Wildcat, Distaff, 1993.
$1-million wins besides Breeders’ Cup: Prized, Molson Export Million, 1989; Tinners Way, Pacific Classic, 1994-95; Mr Purple, Santa Anita Handicap, 1996.
First win: Brown Shill, Evangeline Downs, June 29, 1968.
Last win: Real Paranoide, Del Mar, Aug. 25, 2002.
Honors: Racing Hall of Fame, 1993; George Woolf Memorial Award, 1981; Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, 2002.
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