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| Rene Douglas |
Stats Updated Through: 11/19/2009
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| 2009 Stats: | | Starts | | 293 | | 1st-2nd-3rd | | 40-47-30 | | Earnings (Rank) | | $1,626,945 (167) | | Win % (In-The-Money %) | | 13% (39%) |
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- Height: 5’4”
- Weight: 112
- Born: March 3, 1967, Panama City, Panama
- Residence: Miami, Fla.
- Family: wife Natalia, sons Michael, Giancarlo and Christian.
- Through Oct. 5, 2008, had 757 mounts with 136 wins and earnings of $5,559,249, to rank him in the top 30 jockeys by earnings in 2008.
- Douglas won his first Breeders’ Cup race in 2006 aboard Dreaming of Anna in the Juvenile Fillies.
- Top wins in 2008 include Winchester (G1 Secretariat), Dancing Forever (G1 Manhattan, G2 Elkhorn), Lewis Michael (G2 Pat O'Brien), Communique (G3 Modesty), Maurakalana (G3 The Very One and Mairzy Doates), and Silverfoot (G3 Stars & Stripes)
- Attended jockey school and followed his brothers and father, who are owners and trainers, into racing.
- First winner was Betitio Che in Panama ... After a year and a half of riding in Panama, he immigrated to the United States in 1983.
- Won 1996 Belmont with Editor’s Note.
- Has won three riding titles at Calder and Hialeah. At Hialeah, held record for most wins in a single race meet.
- Won six riding titles at Arlington Park (2001-2004 and 2007-2008). Holds the record for most consecutive titles at the Chicago track with four (2001-2004). Won seven races on one card at Arlington Park on July 24, 2003.
- His 11 stakes wins at Arlington Park in 2002 and in 2007 equals the single-season mark shared by three other jockeys - Kennard Knapp (1965), Pat Day (1981) and Jorge Velasquez (1989).
- Douglas moved his tack to Southern California from Chicago during fall 2004. He was leading rider at the 2004 Hollywood Park fall meet and finished second to Pat Valenzuela during the 2004-2005 Santa Anita Park meeting. Recorded 3,000th win Jan. 13, 2005 at Santa Anita.
- Took time off at the end of 2005 when his brother died and his father was ill with cancer. Spent two months in his native Panama with his father before he passed away in January 2006. Began riding again in February at Gulfstream.
Breeders' Cup Record| Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings | | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,370,000 |
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NOTE: Stats include North American and selected international races. Click here to view selected international race list.
Biographies on jockeys, trainers and owners are from the Breeders' Cup World Championships events from 2001 through 2009, and are intended as informational resources. Biographies will be updated if an individual is again a participant in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Biographies are available for most horses appearing in the top 100 money earnings list, and/or for those who are frequently making headlines in the news starting with the 2006 Triple Crown season.
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