Randy Romero

Randy Romero
Randy Romero
Occupation	Jockey
Born	December 22, 1957; Erath, Louisiana, United States
Died	August 29, 2019 (aged 61); Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Career wins	4,285
Major racing wins
	Haskell Invitational Stakes (1982); Clark Handicap (1982); Essex Handicap (1982); Isaac Murphy Handicap (1982); Jefferson Cup Stakes (1982); Ladies Handicap (1984, 1986); Arlington Classic (1986); Champagne Stakes (1986); Coaching Club American Oaks (1986); Cowdin Stakes (1986); Frizette Stakes (1986); Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1986); Jockey Club Gold Cup (1986); Carter Handicap (1987); Garden City Handicap (1987); Hopeful Stakes (1987); Jamaica Handicap (1987); Queens County Handicap (1987); Spinster Stakes (1987); Woodward Stakes (1987); Astoria Stakes (1988); Beldame Stakes (1988, 1990); Bernard Baruch Handicap (1988); Fall Highweight Handicap (1988, 1989); Florida Derby (1988); Gazelle Handicap (1988); Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (1988); Violet Handicap (1988); Vosburgh Stakes (1988, 1989); Whitney Handicap (1988); Blue Grass Stakes (1989 & 1995); Commonwealth Stakes (1989); Alabama Stakes (1990); Arlington Oaks (1990); Mother Goose Stakes (1990); Secretariat Stakes (1990); Test Stakes (1990); Brooklyn Handicap (1992); Adirondack Stakes (1993); Arlington Handicap (1995); Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (1996) Breeders' Cup wins:; Breeders' Cup Distaff (1987, 1988); Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (1989)
Honors
	Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame (1992); Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (2005); National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (2010)
Significant horses
	Go For Wand, Polish Navy, Personal Ensign; Sacahuista, Yankee Affair, Wavering Monarch

Randy Paul Romero (December 22, 1957 – August 29, 2019) was an American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.

Born into a family involved with horses, his father Lloyd J. Romero was a Louisiana state trooper who trained American Quarter Horses and later, after a drunk driver crashed into his police car and permanently disabled him, he began training Thoroughbreds for flat racing. The 1978 movie Casey's Shadow is based on Lloyd Romero and his family. He was elected into the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame May 27, 2010.^[1]

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