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Shaun X. Bridgmohan (born June 24, 1979 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.
At age thirteen, Bridgmohan's family emigrated to the United States, settling in South Florida where he developed an interest in horse racing. Before becoming a jockey, and while still in school, he worked at a Florida racetrack as a hot walker, groom, and as an exercise rider. After graduating from high school he pursued a riding career and in August of 1997 earned his first win at Calder Race Course. Six months later on February 15, 1998 he won six races on a single card at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York, finishing the year as the winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey. On December 22, 2007 he again won six races on a single card, this time at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana
MIAMI, USA (CMC) - Jamaican jockey Jermaine Bridgmohan notched his seventh added-money triumph of the season when he guided the favourite Garter Belt to a fine front-running victory in the Regal Gal Stakes at Calder on Saturday afternoon.
SHAUN BRIDGMOHAN... dominated at Churchill Downs Saturday with three wins A 3-to-5 favourite in the six-horse field, Garter Belt won the US$55,000 event over a mile and 70 yards by 1-1/4 lengths in one minute 46.44 seconds.
Bridgmohan, whose older brother Shaun dominated at Churchill Downs Saturday with three wins, posted one of three Jamaican wins on Calder's 12-race card Saturday as Wesley Henry posted a double.
After setting the pace on the inside with Garter Belt, Bridgmohan produced a vigorous ride over the last two furlongs to repel a sustained challenge from the 3-1 bet Brinca to secure the victory.
The win, Bridgmohan's fifth of the new Calder season, added to four stakes wins he had previously secured this year at Gulfstream, one at Tampa Bay Downs and the other at here Calder.
Henry, a former Jamaica champion jockey, moved up to joint fifth in the Calder jockeys' standings with six wins when he scored in the first and eighth races.
He easily won the US$32,000 first race over 4-1/2 furlongs by 8-1/2 lengths with the favourite Rate Shock (2-5) in 53.90 and the US$15,500 eighth race over 1-1/16th miles with the 5-2 bet Bob's Jawbreaker by 2-1/4 lengths in 1:49.74.
Venezuelan Wilmer Galviz, a former champion in Trinidad and Tobago, before moving to Florida, was a winner of the US$10,000 12th race over 5-1/2 furlongs with the 8-1 bet Galactic Glide by 3-3/4 lengths in 1:06.75.
Meanwhile, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Shaun Bridgmohan won first, sixth and 11th races to jump to fourth in the jockeys' standings there with 16 wins.
In the US$18,715 first race over 1-1/16th miles, he won by 6-1/2 lengths with Sea Gaze in 1:45.82.
Shaun, a former champion here, won the US$48,103 sixth race over a mile with Stage Deli (7-2) by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:38.70 and landed the US$19,285 11th race over seven furlongs with Girls Do Rule (6-2) by one length in 1:25.64.
Shaun Bridgmohan is six wins off the current Churchill Downs leader Julian Leparoux (22).
Rajiv Maragh now the leading Rider at Aqueduct Race track in NY
Winston Thompson
Jockey Winston Thompson Gets Victory 2,500
By Paul R. Daley
Updated: Friday, September 16, 2005 6:01 PM
Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:19 AM
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Suffolk Downs' leading rider, Jamaican native Winston Thompson, reached another career milestone Tuesday. In garnering a wire-to-wire victory aboard 1-2 favorite Sundance Shamrock in the third race for owner/trainer Tim Kirby, Thompson reached the 2,500 victory mark in his 19-year career.Before the races, Thompson reflected on his imminent achievement. "What 2,500 victories means to me is all the hard work that's gone into things so far and my luck as far as health and good owners and trainers. But, I prefer to look ahead rather than behind, so I'll just try to get to 3,000 wins if I can."
Thompson lived up to his words about not looking back. When he brought Sundance Shamrock back to the winner's circle, he immediately jumped off the 3-year-old filly and headed to the clerk of scales to weigh in and make the race official.
Meanwhile, his fellow riders were converging to get in a picture with Thompson, while Suffolk had a special sign also ready for the photo. The embarrassed Thompson, who has come to love New England, had to be coaxed back and reminded of the significance of the moment.
"I forgot all about it (2,500 wins)," laughed Thompson with a sheepish grin. "I was ready to weigh in and go back to the jockeys' room. But it feels really great."
Thompson was the leading apprentice in Jamaica in 1984 and came to the United States in 1986, riding in New Jersey, Florida, and West Virginia before coming to New England for the first time in 1988.
The Ralph Zaide and either his son or father are two top trainers in Florida as well. Again these are no small accomplishment and we have others who are doing their things in other parks and may not be champions but are riding winners pretty often.
Shaun X. Bridgmohan (born June 24, 1979 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.
At age thirteen, Bridgmohan's family emigrated to the United States, settling in South Florida where he developed an interest in horse racing. Before becoming a jockey, and while still in school, he worked at a Florida racetrack as a hot walker, groom, and as an exercise rider. After graduating from high school he pursued a riding career and in August of 1997 earned his first win at Calder Race Course. Six months later on February 15, 1998 he won six races on a single card at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York, finishing the year as the winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey. On December 22, 2007 he again won six races on a single card, this time at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana
MIAMI, USA (CMC) - Jamaican jockey Jermaine Bridgmohan notched his seventh added-money triumph of the season when he guided the favourite Garter Belt to a fine front-running victory in the Regal Gal Stakes at Calder on Saturday afternoon.
SHAUN BRIDGMOHAN... dominated at Churchill Downs Saturday with three wins A 3-to-5 favourite in the six-horse field, Garter Belt won the US$55,000 event over a mile and 70 yards by 1-1/4 lengths in one minute 46.44 seconds.Bridgmohan, whose older brother Shaun dominated at Churchill Downs Saturday with three wins, posted one of three Jamaican wins on Calder's 12-race card Saturday as Wesley Henry posted a double.
After setting the pace on the inside with Garter Belt, Bridgmohan produced a vigorous ride over the last two furlongs to repel a sustained challenge from the 3-1 bet Brinca to secure the victory.
The win, Bridgmohan's fifth of the new Calder season, added to four stakes wins he had previously secured this year at Gulfstream, one at Tampa Bay Downs and the other at here Calder.
Henry, a former Jamaica champion jockey, moved up to joint fifth in the Calder jockeys' standings with six wins when he scored in the first and eighth races.
He easily won the US$32,000 first race over 4-1/2 furlongs by 8-1/2 lengths with the favourite Rate Shock (2-5) in 53.90 and the US$15,500 eighth race over 1-1/16th miles with the 5-2 bet Bob's Jawbreaker by 2-1/4 lengths in 1:49.74.
Venezuelan Wilmer Galviz, a former champion in Trinidad and Tobago, before moving to Florida, was a winner of the US$10,000 12th race over 5-1/2 furlongs with the 8-1 bet Galactic Glide by 3-3/4 lengths in 1:06.75.
Meanwhile, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Shaun Bridgmohan won first, sixth and 11th races to jump to fourth in the jockeys' standings there with 16 wins.
In the US$18,715 first race over 1-1/16th miles, he won by 6-1/2 lengths with Sea Gaze in 1:45.82.
Shaun, a former champion here, won the US$48,103 sixth race over a mile with Stage Deli (7-2) by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:38.70 and landed the US$19,285 11th race over seven furlongs with Girls Do Rule (6-2) by one length in 1:25.64.
Shaun Bridgmohan is six wins off the current Churchill Downs leader Julian Leparoux (22).
Rajiv Maragh now the leading Rider at Aqueduct Race track in NY
- Height: 5'4"
- Weight: 114
- Born: July 9, 1985, Jamaica
- Residence: Elmont, N.Y.
- Family: single; father, Collin was jockey and trainer, brother Shamir is 16 and galloping horses at Monmouth Park with plans to become jockey.
- Through Oct. 10, Maragh ranked 12th in the nation by purses earned with $8,451,054 and 179 winners from 1149 starters. He won at a 15% clip, finishing in the money 44% of the time.
- Top mounts of 2008 included Little Belle (G1 Ashland Stakes, Busher Stakes), Rite Moment (G2 Bed o’ Roses Handicap, G2 Distaff Handicap), Bittel Road (G3 Woodford Reserve Bourbon Stakes), Hostess (G3 Glens Falls Handicap), Runway Rosie (Proud Delta Stakes, Rare Treat Handicap, Ride Sally Stakes), Dance Gal Dance (Love Is Etrnal Stakes, Dewars Rocks Stakes), Gold and Roses (Hollie Hughes Handicap), Tommasi (Loudonville Stakes), Remarkable Remy (Caveat Competor Stakes), and Diamondrella (Positive Gal Stakes, Xtra Heat Stakes).
- Has never ridden in the Breeders' Cup – rode at Aqueduct on Breeders' Cup day last year while most of the New York jockeys were out of town.
- Made a bold move to spend the 2008 summer in Saratoga after building up his business at Aqueduct over the winter … The decision paid off and he finished among the top ten in the standings.
- Started Aqueduct’s inner track meet off on the right foot in 2008, winning five races for five different trainers in the first three days.
- Took home leading apprentice honors at the Meadowlands in 2004 and was runner-up in overall standings there in 2005 and 2006 after moving from Florida.
- Struggled to get good mounts in Florida, but caught the eye of retired Hall of Fame rider Angel Cordero Jr., who brought him to New York in 2004. Switched agents for the summer to ride at Monmouth with Joe DiAngelo holding his book. Current agent is Roger Sutton.
- First winner was Pricedale Kid, at Tampa Bay Downs on Feb. 1, 2004.
- Father Collin was a jockey in his native Jamaica and later embarked on a training career in South Florida … Maragh grew up around horses but had to earn his high school diploma before his parents would allow him to ride competitively ... brother Shamir is 16 and is currently galloping horses plans to become jockey.
- After graduation, began to work at farms in Florida and galloped horses for his father, who gave him his first opportunity to ride competitively.
- Known as a devout student of the game, he studies the Daily Racing Form every day and can often be found watching replays in his spare time.
Winston Thompson
Jockey Winston Thompson Gets Victory 2,500
By Paul R. Daley
Updated: Friday, September 16, 2005 6:01 PM
Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:19 AM
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Suffolk Downs' leading rider, Jamaican native Winston Thompson, reached another career milestone Tuesday. In garnering a wire-to-wire victory aboard 1-2 favorite Sundance Shamrock in the third race for owner/trainer Tim Kirby, Thompson reached the 2,500 victory mark in his 19-year career.Before the races, Thompson reflected on his imminent achievement. "What 2,500 victories means to me is all the hard work that's gone into things so far and my luck as far as health and good owners and trainers. But, I prefer to look ahead rather than behind, so I'll just try to get to 3,000 wins if I can."
Thompson lived up to his words about not looking back. When he brought Sundance Shamrock back to the winner's circle, he immediately jumped off the 3-year-old filly and headed to the clerk of scales to weigh in and make the race official.
Meanwhile, his fellow riders were converging to get in a picture with Thompson, while Suffolk had a special sign also ready for the photo. The embarrassed Thompson, who has come to love New England, had to be coaxed back and reminded of the significance of the moment.
"I forgot all about it (2,500 wins)," laughed Thompson with a sheepish grin. "I was ready to weigh in and go back to the jockeys' room. But it feels really great."
Thompson was the leading apprentice in Jamaica in 1984 and came to the United States in 1986, riding in New Jersey, Florida, and West Virginia before coming to New England for the first time in 1988.
The Ralph Zaide and either his son or father are two top trainers in Florida as well. Again these are no small accomplishment and we have others who are doing their things in other parks and may not be champions but are riding winners pretty often.
Henry... former Jamaica champion jockey
- T.K.
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