Eddie Delahoussaye

Horseracing personalities infobox


name = Eddie Delahoussaye
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occupation = Jockey
birthplace = New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.
birth date = birth date and age|1951|9|21
death date =
career wins = 6,384
race = Kentucky Oaks (1980, 1994)
Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1984)
Jockey Club Gold Cup (1991)
John C. Mabee Handicap (1987, 2002)
San Diego Handicap (1982, 1984, 2002)
Eddie Read Handicap (1980, 1982, 1988, 1989)
Bing Crosby Handicap (1981, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1995)
Palomar Handicap (1980, 1988, 2000, 2001)
Del Mar Derby (1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 2000)
Del Mar Futurity (1981, 1982)
Pacific Classic Stakes (1994, 1995)
Santa Anita Derby (1984, 1992)
Whitney Handicap (1983)
Woodbine Mile (1989)
Royal Heroine Stakes (2000)
Las Cienegas Handicap (2002)

American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins:
Kentucky Derby (1982, 1983)
Preakness Stakes (1988)
Belmont Stakes (1988, 1992)
Breeders' Cup Distaff (1984, 1993)
Breeders' Cup Turf (1989)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (1991)
Breeders' Cup Classic (1992)
Breeders' Cup Sprint (1992, 1993)
awards = United States Champion Jockey by wins (1978)
George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1981)
honours = U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1993)
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (2002)
horses = Sunny's Halo, Gato Del Sol, Risen Star, A.P. Indy, Prized, Princess Rooney, Gate Dancer, Bold 'n Determined
updated = February 19, 2007

Edward J. Delahoussaye (born September 21 1951) was an American thoroughbred jockey from New Iberia, Louisiana.

He began his career in 1968 and in ten short years became the top American jockey with 384 wins. He has won the Kentucky Derby in two consecutive years, riding Gato Del Sol in 1982 and Sunny's Halo in 1983; he had finished second in the 1981 Derby.

In addition to his wins at the Kentucky Derby, he won the 1988 Preakness Stakes and the 1988 and 1992 Belmont Stakes as well as seven Breeders' Cup races.

Eddie Delahoussaye was awarded the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 1981 and in 1993 was inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

He retired from horse racing in January 2003 as a result of injuries to his head and neck suffered in a fall at Del Mar. Over his 34 year career, he is the twelfth winningest jockey with 6,384 races won. In terms of monetary winnings, he is sixth all time, having earned $195,881,170 in his career.

References

* [http://horseracing.about.com/library/weekly/aa011503a.htm Eddie Delahoussaye Retires, About.com]
* [http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall/jockey.asp?ID=180 Eddie Delahoussaye at the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2002/March/03/Delahoussaye-elected-to-Louisiana-Sports-Hall-of-Fame.aspx Thoroughbred Times 2002 article on Eddie Delahoussaye's election to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame]