Russell Baze
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Russell Avery Baze | |
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Occupation | Berkeley Handicap (2013, 2015) |
Racing awards | |
George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (2002) Isaac Murphy Award (1995–2003, 2005–2007) Eclipse Special Award (1995) United States Champion Jockey by wins (1992–1996, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008) | |
Honours | |
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1999) State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame (2012) | |
Significant horses | |
Lost in the Fog Bold Chieftain |
Russell Avery Baze (born 7 August 1958
Family background
Born to an American family, Baze's father, Joe Baze, is a former jockey and trainer who was competing at Exhibition Park in Vancouver at the time of his birth giving him dual Canadian/American citizenship.
Riding career
Baze began his racing career in
After winning 400 or more races in a year for four consecutive years, Baze got his big break by being honored with a special Eclipse Award in 1995. Since then he has won 400 or more races in a year seven additional times; no other jockey has accomplished that feat more than three times.
In 1999, Baze was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame and in 2002, he was voted the recipient of the prestigious George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award by his peers. Since the inauguration of the Isaac Murphy Award in 1995, presented annually by the National Turf Writers Association to the jockey with the highest winning percentage in North America, Baze has won it 13 of 14 years, coming in second in 2004.[4]
Achievements
On October 14, 1989, Baze was aboard Hawkster when that three-year-old colt set the
Although he had won every other stakes race at
Milestones
On February 1, 2008, at Golden Gate Fields, Baze rode Two Step Cat to a photo finish victory in the third race to become the first North American rider to win 10,000 races. On August 14, 2010, in the fourth race at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California, Baze rode Separate Forest, a first-time starter, to his 11,000th win.
On July 7, 2013, in Pleasanton, California, riding Handful of Pearls, Baze won the final race on the last day of the Alameda County Fair, making it his 12,000th win and his 4th win of the day.
Personal life
Baze and his wife Tami have four children. Their daughter Trinity is married to former jockey Kyle Kaenel, whose father, Jack Kaenel, won the Preakness Stakes at age 16.
Year-end charts
Chart (2000–present) | Peak position |
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National Earnings List for Jockeys 2000 | 28 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2001 | 20 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2002 | 22 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2003 | 24 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2004 | 33 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2005 | 21 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2006 | 23 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2007 | 27 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008 | 26 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009 | 32 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2010 | 35 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2011 | 41 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2012 | 37 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2013 | 44 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2014 | 38 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2015 | 53 |
References
- ^ "Russell Avery Baze: Horse Racing Jockey" HorseRacing.com 12 May 2011
- ^ "Baze Becomes Racing's All-Time Leading Rider!". The Associated Press. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
- ^ "Russell Baze". State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "NTWA | National Turf Writers Association". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-05-31.