Jack Lauzon |
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Occupation | Jockey |
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Born | December 5, 1961 Welland, Ontario, Canada |
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Career wins | 1,619 |
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Highlander Stakes (1984) New Providence Stakes (1984) Ontario Fashion Stakes (1984, 1985) Shady Well Stakes (1984) Shepperton Stakes (1984, 1989) Bessarabian Stakes (1985) Bold Venture Stakes (1985) Bunty Lawless Stakes (1986) Seagram Cup Handicap (1986) Swynford Stakes (1986) Beverly D. Stakes (1987) Kingarvie Stakes (1987, 1991, 1993) Achievement Stakes (1988) Cup and Saucer Stakes (1988) La Prevoyante Stakes (1988) Victoria Park Stakes (1988) Jockey Club Cup Handicap (1988) Col. R.S. McLaughlin Handicap (1988) Queenston Stakes (1988) Nearctic Stakes (1989) Mazarine Breeders' Cup Stakes (1991) Toronto Cup Stakes (1991) Woodbine Handicap (1992) Dominion Day Stakes (1992) Connaught Cup Stakes (1993) Coronation Futurity (1993) Colin Stakes (1994) Natalma Stakes (1994, 1999) Sam F. Davis Stakes (1994)
Canadian Classic Race wins: Queen's Plate (1988, 1994) Breeders' Stakes (1994) |
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Avelino Gomez Memorial Award (2008) |
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Regal Intention, Basqueian, Be Prosperous |
Jack M. Lauzon (born December 5, 1961) is a Canadian retired Hall Of Fame Thoroughbred horse racing jockey whom The Blood-Horse magazine called "one of the most respected riders in Canada."
Lauzon began his professional riding career in 1981 and met with considerable success at Fort Erie Racetrack, Greenwood Raceway and Woodbine Racetrack and won races in the United States. He is a two-time winner of Canada's most prestigious race, the Queen's Plate. He won his first Plate in 1988 aboard Regal Intention then the following year missed winning the race again when his horse was beaten by less than a nose. In 1994 he won his second Plate aboard Basqueian plus went on that year to win the third leg of the Canadian Triple Crown series, the Breeders' Stakes.