The Czech jockey Vaclav Janacek won the 2012 jockey title in Spain with 65 wins in 317 races and a total prize money of 605,048 euros. He won the Premio Beamonte - Spanish Oaks with Opikoppi as his most important win this year, winning also the Premio Velayos with Galipoli, and the Premio Gladiateur with Achtung. He won also the Italian St. Leger.
In the 2nd place was Julien Grosjean with 41 wins and third was Jeremy Crocquevieille with 33 wins. Both French jockeys will not be based in Spain in 2013. Oscar Ortiz de Urbina and Alvaro Gómez both won 28 races each. Alvaro Gómez is the new jockey for 2013 for trainer J. M. Osorio, replacing J. Crocquevieille.
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Jeremy Crocquevieille wins the jockey title in Spain
French jockey Jeremy Crocquevieille won the jockey title in 2011 in Spain, with a total of 60 wins, with Czech Vaclav Janacek second.
Crocquevieille is the jockey of trainer J. M. Osorio, meaning he could ride Entre Copas, Casaca, Abdel, Aspasia de Mileto, among others, letting him win a good number of important races.
Jeremy Crocquevieille, champion jockey 2011, asking for an applause for horse of the year Entre Copas after winning the Gladiateur. Photo courtesy of Turfarganda.blogspot.com
Crocquevieille was champion apprentice jockey in France in 2001 and came to Spain with his friend, trainer Yan Durepaire (who is now back in France).
Crocquevieille is the jockey of trainer J. M. Osorio, meaning he could ride Entre Copas, Casaca, Abdel, Aspasia de Mileto, among others, letting him win a good number of important races.
Crocquevieille was champion apprentice jockey in France in 2001 and came to Spain with his friend, trainer Yan Durepaire (who is now back in France).
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