Laffit Pincay Jr.

Laffit Pincay Jr.
Pincay Jr. in 1972
OccupationJockey
Born (1946-12-29) December 29, 1946 (age 77)
Panama City, Panama
Career wins9,530
Major racing wins
San Bernardino Handicap
(1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1979, 1985, 1989)

Santa Anita Derby
(1968, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985)
Los Angeles Handicap
(1968, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1989, 1997)
Santa Barbara Handicap
(1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1993)
Hollywood Gold Cup
(1970, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985-1986, 2001-2002)
Blue Grass Stakes (1974, 2001)
Florida Derby (1974, 1984)
Hawthorne Handicap
(1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990)
Whitney Handicap (1974)
Bing Crosby Handicap (1976, 1977, 1983)
Del Mar Debutante Stakes (1976, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Del Mar Futurity (1976, 1983, 1985, 1987)
Rancho Bernardo Handicap (1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000)
San Diego Handicap (1976, 1986, 1987, 1992)
Sorrento Stakes (1976, 1980, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2000)
Eddie Read Handicap (1978, 1984, 1987, 1991)
Del Mar Derby (1979, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1994)
Jockey Club Gold Cup (1979, 1987)
John C. Mabee Handicap (1979)
Woodward Stakes (1979)
Kentucky Oaks (1981)
Del Mar Oaks (1983)
Canadian International Stakes(1984)
Longacres Mile (1984, 1986)
Princess Stakes (1986)
Washington, D.C. International (1987, 1990)
Clement L. Hirsch Handicap (1990, 1992)

Del Mar Handicap (1995, 2001)

U.S. Triple Crown wins:
Belmont Stakes (1982, 1983, 1984)
Kentucky Derby (1984)

Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (1985, 1986, 1988)
Breeders' Cup Classic (1986)
Breeders' Cup Distaff (1989, 1990)
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (1993)

Racing awards
United States Champion Jockey by earnings
(1970-1974, 1979, 1985)
United States Champion Jockey by wins (1971)
George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1970)
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey
(1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1985)
Eclipse Special Award (1999)
Big Sport of Turfdom Award (2000)
Honors
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1975)
Lifesize bust at Santa Anita Park
Hollywood Park annual Laffit Pincay Jr. Award
Pincay Drive (formerly 90th Street) at Prairie Avenue, Inglewood, California (renamed Dec. 2003)
Significant horses
Affirmed, Sham, Is It True, John Henry, Gamely, Desert Vixen, Susan's Girl, Genuine Risk, Bayakoa, Phone Chatter, Caveat, Conquistador Cielo, Perrault, It's in the Air, Swale, Chinook Pass, Cougar II, Autobiography, Capote, Skywalker, Landaluce

Laffit Alejandro Pincay Jr. (born December 29, 1946, in Panama City, Panama) was once flat racing's winningest all-time jockey, still holding third place many years after his retirement. He competed primarily in the United States.