Sylvain Guillot (born 1972) is a

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. He is married to the sister of fellow jockey Yannick Fouin and has one son, Thomas. For three years from about 1987, Guillot did an

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with Jean-François Daubin at Maisons-Laffitte. In 1990, he joined Jean-Paul Gallorini's stable and won 15 races on the flat and eight over the jumps. Guillot's greatest successes came in 1994 when he won the

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at Longchamp on Goldmark and, just two weeks later, the

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at Newmarket, riding Dernier Empereur. In 1995, he won the

Prix Jacques Le Marois The Prix Jacques Le Marois is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile ...

while riding Miss Satamixa, the

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on Freedom Cry, and the

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on Valley of Gold. In September 2006, he broke his wrist whilst practicing, though he has returned to horse riding since.

Major wins

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- (1) - ''Goldmark (1994)'' *

Grand Prix de Paris The Grand Prix de Paris is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it ...

- (1) - ''Fort Wood (1993)'' *

Prix d'Astarté The Prix Rothschild is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled ...

- (2) - ''Ski Paradise (1993), Field of Hope (1999)'' *

Prix de la Forêt The Prix de la Forêt is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it is ...

- (1) - ''Field of Hope (1999)'' *

- (1) - ''Miss Satamixa (1995)'' *

Prix Lupin The Prix Lupin was a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It was run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs), and it was scheduled to take place each year in ...

- (1) - ''Croco Rouge (1998)'' *

Prix Saint-Alary The Prix Saint-Alary is a Group races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred Filly, fillies. It is run at Longchamp Racecourse, Longchamp ove ...

- (1) - ''Cerulean Sky (1999)'' ----

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Preis von Europa The Preis von Europa is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Cologne over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled to take place eac ...

- (2) - ''Taipan (1997, 1998)'' ----

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- (1) - ''Dernier Empereur (1994)'' ----

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- (1) - ''Valley of Gold (1995)''

References

Biography
from the

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1972 births Living people French jockeys {{France-horseracing-bio-stub