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Donald R. Pierce (Horse Jockey) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Donald R. Pierce is a retired U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. Based in California, Pierce earned his first win in 1954 and went on to become a leading jockey in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1967, he was voted the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award which honors a rider whose career and personal conduct exemplifies the very best example of participants in the sport of thoroughbred racing. Of this recognition by his peers, Pierce said "I've got the trophy sitting on my mantle and it's very important to me. Without a doubt, it ranks close to anything I ever achieved in racing. It's very, very special." Pierce was a four-time winner of California's most prestigious race, the Santa Anita Handicap, and twice won the most important West Coast race for three-year-olds, the Santa Anita Derby. Out of five appearances in the Kentucky Derby, his best result came in 1980 when he rode Elmendorf Farm's Super Moment to a fourth-place finish.
OccupationJockey
BornApril 13, 1937, Clebit, Oklahoma
Career wins3,546

About Donald R. Pierce

Horse Jockey Donald R. Pierce was born in Oklahoma, United States on April 13, 1937. He's 86 years old today.

Retired horse jockey who won races such as the Los Angeles Handicap and the Santa Anita Derby several times. In 2010, he was honored by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

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Donald R. Pierce before becoming famous

Donald R. Pierce was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1937 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He won his first race in 1954, after being born in Clebit.

Achievement of Donald R. Pierce

From 1969 to 1973, he set a record by winning the Los Angeles Handicap five times in a row.

Donald R. Pierce's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Larry, his brother, is also a former jockey.

Donald R. Pierce Collabed with

Both he and Horse Jockey Russell Baze have won the Los Angeles Handicap.

Donald R. Pierce Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Donald R. Pierce updated on March 12 2023.