Russell Baze

Russell Avery Baze
OccupationJockey
Born (1958-08-07) August 7, 1958 (age 66)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Career wins12,844
Major racing wins
Gottstein Futurity (1975, 1983)
Silky Sullivan Handicap (1981, 1988)
California Derby (1981)
Golden Gate Fields Handicap (1982, 2000)
Bay Meadows Handicap (1982, 1995, 2005)
Oak Tree Invitational Stakes (1984,1989)
El Camino Real Derby
(1984, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
Del Mar Debutante Stakes (1986)
Longacres Mile Handicap (1988, 2003, 2004)
San Carlos Handicap (1990)
San Gorgonio Handicap (1990)
Oak Leaf Stakes (1990)
Bed O' Roses Breeders' Cup Handicap (1991)
Yerba Buena Handicap
(1992, 1995, 2002, 2005)
Oklahoma Derby (1996)
Jim Beam Stakes (1998)
Lane's End Stakes (1998)
Bay Meadows Breeders' Cup Sprint (2002)
Bay Shore Stakes (2005)
King's Bishop Stakes (2005)
Sunshine Millions Dash (2005)
Churchill Downs Handicap (2006)
Aristides Breeders' Cup Stakes (2006)
Azalea Breeders' Cup Stakes (2008)
California Cup Juvenile (2007)
California Oaks (2009)
Lost in the Fog Stakes (2009)
Sunshine Millions Classic (2010)
San Francisco Breeders' Cup Mile 2010
Ancient Title Stakes (2010)
All American Stakes (2013)
Berkeley Handicap (2013, 2015)
Racing awards
George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (2002)
Isaac Murphy Award (1995–2003, 2005–2007)
Eclipse Special Award (1995)
United States Champion Jockey by wins
(1992–1996, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008)
Honours
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1999)
State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame (2012)
Significant horses
Lost in the Fog
Bold Chieftain

Russell Avery Baze (born 7 August 1958 [1]) is a retired horse racing jockey. He holds the record for the most race wins in North American horse racing history, and is a member of the United States Racing Hall of Fame and the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Russell Avery Baze: Horse Racing Jockey" HorseRacing.com 12 May 2011
  2. ^ "Baze Becomes Racing's All-Time Leading Rider!". The Associated Press. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
  3. ^ "Russell Baze". State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.