Pesi Shroff (b. 1965) is a former Indian champion

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. He has ridden 5614 races and won 1,751 of them including 106 classic races and 29 Derbys. Born to a Parsi family, he began his career at 16 years old when he was licensed to ride by the

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in Mumbai in the 1981. He won his first race on ''My Squaw''. Pesi had a long association with Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya having been a retainer for him for several years. Apart from Mallya, he has also ridden for leading owners of the Indian turf like

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, Deepak Khaitan, and Khushroo Dhunjibhoy . To date, he is the only jockey to have piloted eight Derby winners at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Mumbai and has ridden a classic winner in each of the five major racing centres of India. On 31 October 2004, he retired from the profession to become a trainer. Pesi is married to childhood sweetheart Tina (sister of

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) with whom they have had two children, Yohann and Anya. He also likes to play golf and is a

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fan.

Career wins as a jockey

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shroff, Pesi 1965 births Living people Indian jockeys Parsi people from Mumbai Sportspeople from Mumbai