Gene St. Leon
Gene St. Leon (born c. 1955 in Hutchinson, Kansas) is a retired Eclipse Award, Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. In 1971 he was among the recipients of the newly created Eclipse Award program when he was voted that year's Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey, Outstanding Apprentice Jockey. He was inducted in Calder Race Course Hall of Fame in 1995. During his career he won a record 1,310 races at Calder, a record that stood until it was broken in June 2009 by Eduardo O. Nunez, Eduardo Nunez. St. Leon still holds the Calder record for Graded stakes race, stakes race wins at 73 On February 7, 1976, St. Leon rode Toonerville to a world record time of 1:51 2/5 for one and three sixteenth miles on Grass, turf in winning the second division of the Bougainvillea Handicap at Hialeah Park Race Track Gene St. Leon retired from race riding in 1989. He made a comeback in 1991 through 1994 and in 1999. References ESPN's list of Eclipse Award winners [Baidu]  

Jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual who rode horses in racing. They must be light, typically around a weight of 100-120 lb., and physically fit. They are typically self-employed and are paid a small fee from the horse trainer and a percentage of the horse's winnings. Jockeys are mainly male, though there are some well-known female jockeys too. The job has a very high risk of debilitating or life-threatening injuries. Etymology The word is by origin a diminutive of ''jock'', the Northern English or Scots colloquial equivalent of the first name ''John'', which is also used generically for "boy" or "fellow" (compare ''Jack'', ''Dick''), at least since 1529. A familiar instance of the use of the word as a name is in "Jockey of Norfolk" in Shakespeare's ''Richard III''. v. 3, ...
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