Jack Kaenel

Jack Kaenel
OccupationJockey
Born (1965-07-27) 27 July 1965 (age 59)
Omaha, Nebraska
Career wins2,046
Major racing wins
Caesar's Wish Stakes (1981)
Selima Stakes (1981)
Federico Tesio Stakes (1982)
Molly Pitcher Stakes (1982)
Twixt Stakes (1982, 1984)
Withers Stakes (1982)
Flocarline Handicap (1983)
Maryland Juvenile Futurity (1983)
Pennsylvania Governor's Cup Handicap (1984)
Violet Handicap (1984)
Bangles and Beads Stakes (1985)
Louisiana Downs Handicap (1985)
Gateway To Glory Stakes(1986)
Hollywood Turf Express Handicap (1986)
Phil D. Shepherd Stakes (1986)
Pomona Derby (1986)
Ancient Title Stakes (1987)
Bing Crosby Handicap (1987)
Parx Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint (1987)
Jim Kostoff Stakes (1987)
Pat O'Brien Handicap (1987)
Phoenix Gold Cup Handicap (1987)
San Carlos Handicap (1987)
Santa Anita Sprint Championship (1987)
Stephen Foster Handicap (1987)
California Jockey Club Handicap (1988, 1989)
Hillsborough Handicap (1988)
Tanforan Handicap (1988)
Ramona Handicap (1989)
Countess Fager Handicap (1989)
Yellow Ribbon Invitational Stakes (1989)
Yerba Buena Handicap (1989)
Santa Barbara Handicap (1990)
Seattle Slew Handicap (1990)
Gottstein Futurity (1993)
Minnesota Derby (1994)

American Classic Race wins:
Preakness Stakes (1982)

Significant horses
Aloma's Ruler, Brown Bess, Zany Tactics, Jameela

"Cowboy" Jack Leroy Kaenel (born July 27, 1965, in Omaha, Nebraska) is a retired American jockey in Thoroughbred racing who, at age 16, became the youngest rider to ever win the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series when he rode Aloma's Ruler to victory in the 1982 Preakness Stakes.[1]

  1. ^ Anderson, Dave (May 17, 1982). "Racing's New 'Kid' Is a Cowboy". The New York Times. p. C3. Retrieved September 12, 2021.