- Ronald Ardoin
Horseracing personalities infobox
name = Ron Ardoin
caption =
occupation =Jockey
birthplace =Carencro, Louisiana United States
birth date = June 13, 1957
death date =
career wins = 5226
race =Louisiana Downs Handicap (1981)Cornhusker Handicap (1993)Arkansas Derby (1996)Lone Star Oaks (2001)
awards =
honours = Fair Grounds Hall of Fame (1998)
Lone Star Park Hall of Fame (2007)
horses =
updated = October 7, 2008Ronald D. Ardoin (born
June 13 ,1957 inCarencro, Louisiana ) is a retiredjockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He is one of a number of successfulCajun jockeys who began their careers riding inbush track races in Louisiana.In 1973, at
Delta Downs inVinton, Louisiana , Ron Ardoin earned the first of his 5,2226 career wins. During his thirty-one years in racing he won twelve riding titles at Louisiana tracks, earning six at theFair Grounds Race Course inNew Orleans and another six atLouisiana Downs in Bossier City. Ardoin also won a riding title atLone Star Park inGrand Prairie, Texas . AtOaklawn Park Race Track inHot Springs, Arkansas , he scored the most significant win of his career when he rodeZarb's Magic to victory in the 1996Arkansas Derby . That win led to his second appearance in theKentucky Derby , in which he had finished tenth in 1985, riding Zarb's Magic to a thirteenth place result.On August 20, 2000, Ron Ardoin became the 16th jockey in
North America to win 5,000 races when he rode Heart of an Angel to victory at Louisiana Downs.Ron Ardoin was inducted in the Fair Grounds Race Course Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Lone Star Park Hall of Fame in 2007.
After an injury in March of 2003 kept him out of racing, Ardoin officially retired in early 2004 having won 5226 races. A resident of
Haughton, Louisiana , Ardoin currently works as a jockey's agent based at Louisiana Downs.References
* [http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=1839 Ronald Ardoin at the NTRA]
* [http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/780/ardoin-reaches-5000-win-mark August 20, 2000 Bloodhorse.com article titled "Ardoin Reaches 5,000-Win Mark"]
* [http://www.texasthoroughbred.com/Default.aspx?tabid=45&DisplayHeadlineDetail=true&ModuleID=364&HeadlineID=790 Texas Thoroughbred Association article on Ron Ardoin titled "Lone Star Park announces new Hall of Fame"]
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