Lloyd Duffy

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Lloyd Duffy
Occupation
Sir Barton Stakes (1975, 1985)
Star Shoot Stakes (1975)
E. P. Taylor Stakes (1975)
Jacques Cartier Stakes (1976, 1982)
Nearctic Stakes (1976)
Princess Elizabeth Stakes (1976, 1979)
Valedictory Stakes (1976, 1978, 1985)
Woodstock Stakes (1977)
Bull Page Stakes (1979, 1981)
Canadian Derby (1979, 1981)
Colin Stakes (1979, 1981)
La Prevoyante Stakes (1979)
Natalma Stakes (1979)
Vandal Stakes (1979)
Cup and Saucer Stakes (1980)
Achievement Stakes (1981)
Bunty Lawless Stakes (1981, 1982, 1991)
Clarendon Stakes (1981, 1987, 1988)
Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Stakes (1981, 1985)
Queenston Stakes (1981)
Toronto Cup Stakes (1981)
Victoria Stakes (1981, 1990)
Youthful Stakes (1981)
Bold Venture Stakes (1982, 1986)
Victoriana Stakes (1982, 1983, 1986)
Ontario Matron Stakes (1983)
Dominion Day Stakes (1986)
Marine Stakes (1986)
Grey Stakes (1988)
Canadian Stakes (1989)
Lady Angela Stakes (1989)
Seaway Stakes (1989)
Bessarabian Stakes (1994, 1995)
Royal North Stakes (1994)
Racing awards
Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey (1982)
Avelino Gomez Memorial Award (1990)
Honours
PEI Sports Hall of Fame (1982)
Significant horses
Lord Vancouver, Deputy Minister
Frost King, Norcliffe

Lloyd Duffy (born December 8, 1944) is a Canadian retired

flat horse racing who uniquely is also a licensed driver of harness racing
horses.

As a teenager, Duff began attending harness racing events at a racetrack near his home. He left school to go to work for a local stable and eventually made his way to Toronto, Ontario where he was introduced to Thoroughbred racing. Having the physique necessary to be a jockey, he learned to ride and in 1966 obtained his jockey license. While he started his new career slowly, after earning his first win on June 29, 1967 he soon became one of the top apprentice jockeys on the Ontario circuit.

Duffy enjoyed an outstanding career in Canadian racing. Frequently among the top jockeys in wins during the 1970s and 1980s at

Fort Erie Racetracks, he also traveled to compete around the world.[citation needed
]

Notable among the horses Duffy rode were two

American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt as well as Canadian Horse of the Year.[1] The following year he was voted the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey when he was the regular jockey for Canadian Horse of the Year, Frost King.[2]

In 1982, Duffy was inducted in the PEI Sports Hall of Fame and, in 1990, was awarded the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award, an honour given annually to a jockey in Canada who has made significant contributions to the sport.[3]

Retired after thirty years as a jockey, on October 17, 1998, in an event that raised money for charity at the racetrack in his native Charlottetown, Duffy was the celebrity guest jockey who rode in a "man vs horse"

match race against sprinter Ben Johnson.[4]

Duffy continues to work in the horse racing industry, exercising horses for various racing stables at Woodbine Racetrack.

References

  1. New York Times
    , Section C, page 12. 1981-06-09. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  2. ^ jockeyclubcanada.com Past Award Winners Archived February 25, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Lloyd "Tough Duff" Duffy". PEI Sports Hall of Fame. 1982-06-13. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  4. ^ "Hall of fame could include 2 P.E.I. harness racers". CBC News. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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