A TRIBUTE TO Laffit Pincay Jr.

Thoroughbred racing’s all-time winningest jockey, who retired in April, was honored at Hollywood Park Sunday.

A look at some of his statistics and accomplishments:

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*--* ALL-TIME LEADERS WINNINGEST JOCKEYS Name Wins 1 Laffit Pincay Jr 9,530 2 Bill Shoemaker 8,833 3 Pat Day 8,505 4 Russell Baze 8,312 5 David Gall 7,396 6 Chris McCarron 7,141 7 Angel Cordero Jr 7,057 8 Jorge Velasquez 6,795 9 Sandy Hawley 6,449 10 Larry Snyder 6,388

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*--* YEAR BY YEAR PINCAY’S MOUNTS, TOP 3 FINISHES AND EARNINGS PANAMA Mts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings 1,395 448 297 216 $375,948 UNITED STATES Year Mts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings 1966 539 92 70 81 $612,918 1967 1,240 231 181 166 $1,933,618 1968 1,283 266 191 185 $2,303,837 1969 899 162 133 112 $1,671,118 1970 1,328 269 208 187 $2,626,526 1971 1,627 380 288 214 $3,784,337 1972 1,388 289 215 205 $3,225,827 1973 1,444 350 254 209 $4,093,492 1974 1,278 341 227 180 $4,251,060 1975 1,211 268 224 185 $3,459,906 1976 1,435 386 263 173 $4,377,661 1977 1,329 295 247 200 $4,385,951 1978 1,428 287 253 205 $4,132,993 1979 1,708 420 302 261 $8,183,535 1980 1,426 291 225 223 $6,512,611 1981 1,514 302 286 229 $7,918,190 1982 1,478 302 240 221 $9,076,024 1983 1,421 299 246 192 $8,813,457 1984 1,407 299 235 192 $10,909,948 1985 1,409 289 246 183 $13,415,049 1986 1,318 252 209 160 $10,169,078 1987 1,467 314 272 199 $11,952,663 1988 1,102 198 159 145 $8,575,377 1989 1,594 298 224 212 $11,361,610 1990 1,079 150 122 137 $6,546,980 1991 1,438 218 202 174 $8,328,610 1992 1,290 194 189 128 $7,339,460 1993 1,222 166 172 169 $6,743,689 1994 1,213 158 171 171 $6,841,338 1995 1,269 156 187 185 $6,178,775 1996 980 129 122 135 $4,160,355 1997 718 75 94 82 $2,522,644 1998 730 103 101 110 $3,915,284 1999 1,112 171 158 141 $6,662,689 2000 1,091 203 186 137 $8,178,680 2001 1,252 225 180 152 $10,080,366 2002 1,189 205 167 163 $9,577,457 2003 229 49 34 31 $1,967,131 Totals 48,487 9,530 7,783 6,650 $237,417,045 Note: Shaded line indicates year Pincay was national leader in wins and earnings

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*--* FEATS SOME OF PINCAY’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS DATE ACCOMPLISHMENT May 19, 1964 Wins first race in second career mount aboard Huelen at Presidente Remon in Panama July 1, 1966 Wins first U.S. mount aboard Tearcher’s Art for owner Fred Hooper at Arlington Park April 27, 1968 Ties Bill Shoemaker’s 1953 single-day Hollywood Park record with six winners in nine mounts before 47,536 fans on ‘Bill Shoemaker Day.’ July 25, 1971 Breaks Johnny Longden’s Hollywood Park record with his 106th win of the meeting aboard Volaze in the ninth race June 28, 1972 Ties Pete Moreno’s 21-year-old Hollywood Park record of six consecutive victories. After finishing the previous day with four victories, he wins both ends of the daily double April 27, 1974 His 25-day victory streak at Hollywood Park ends when he goes 0 for 8, leaving him four days shy of Bill Shoemaker’s track record Dec. 3, 1973 Becomes first jockey to eclipse $4 million in earnings for a single year 1975 Is inducted into National Racing Hall of Fame June 5, 1982 Wins first Triple Crown race aboard 1982 Horse of the Year Conquistador Cielo, a 14-length victory in the Belmont Stakes for trainer Woody Stephens May 5, 1984 Wins Kentucky Derby aboard Swale June 9, 1984 Becomes the only jockey in 20th century and the second in history to ride three consecutive Belmont winners (all for Woody Stephens) as Swale wins by four lengths March 30, 1985 Moves past Johnny Longden into second place on the all-time victories list, getting win No. 6,033 aboard Sovereignty at Santa Anita June 23, 1985 Wins Hollywood Gold Cup aboard Greinton, a victory that makes him the second jockey to surpass $100 million in career earnings March 14, 1987 Sets Santa Anita single-day record with seven victories, including six in a row July 22, 1991 Wins Hollywood Park riding title 66-65 over Gary Stevens with victory aboard Handsome Weed(by a head) in final race of meet Dec. 10, 1999 Passes Bill Shoemaker as racing’s all-time leader in victories, getting win No. 8,834 aboard Irish Nip at Hollywood Park April 16, 2001 Wins Santa Anita winter/spring riding title at age 54 with 73 winners Nov. 3, 2002 Finishes Oak Tree meet with 27 wins, one more than Patrick Valenzuela, to earn his 44th meet riding title in North America -- his seventh in 15 meetings since passing Bill Shoemaker as racing’s all-time victories leader

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*--* RIDING TITLES PINCAY’S 44 MEET RIDING CHAMPIONSHIP S IN THE U.S Year Track Wins Year Track Wins 1967 Arlington Park 109 1978-79 Santa Anita 100 1968 Hollywood Park 92 1979 Hollywood Park 115 1968 Hawthorne 33 1979 Del Mar 76 1970 Santa Anita 71 1979-80 Santa Anita 94 1970 Hollywood Park 96 1980-81 Santa Anita 114 1970-71 Santa Anita 138 1982 Del Mar 58 1971 Hollywood Park 106 1982 Oak Tree 32 1971 Saratoga 25 1983-84 Santa Anita 111 1971-72 Santa Anita 97 1985 Hollywood Park 85 1972 Hollywood Park 96 1985 Del Mar 52 1972-73 Santa Anita 108 1986-87 Santa Anita 131 1973 Hollywood Park 116 1987 Hollywood Park 76 1973-74 Santa Anita 102 1988-89 Santa Anita 110 1974 Hollywood Park 148 1989 Hollywood Park 84 1974-75 Santa Anita 90 1991 Hollywood Park 66 1976 Hollywood Park 125 1999 Hollywood Park (A) 32 1976 Del Mar 86 2000 Oak Tree 31 1976 Oak Tree 44 2000 Hollywood Park (A) 32 1976-77 Santa Anita 110 2000-01 Santa Anita 73 1977 Del Mar 51 2001 Hollywood Park 64 1978 Hollywood Park 103 2001 Oak Tree 33 1978 Oak Tree 36 2002 Oak Tree 27 (A) indicates autumn meet. Primary source of information: Hollywood Park

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