Monte Clifton Berry (born August 23, 1962, in

Joplin, Missouri Joplin is a city in Jasper and Newton counties in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bulk of the city is in Jasper County, while the southern portion is in Newton County. Joplin is the largest city located within both Jas ...

) is an American retired jockey who successfully competed in American Quarter Horse racing and in

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. On Dec. 10, 2010, he became one of only four jockeys in U.S. racing history to win seven races on a single

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and in his case it was all the races run. He retired at the end of 2015 as the winningest jockey in the history of

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and Lone Star Park.

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