Born into a Maltese family who emigrated to Canada, Attard has three older brothers who became Thoroughbred trainers. In 1973 Larry Attard began riding and although hampered by many injuries, his career lasted twenty-five years. He rode at Ontario's Greenwood, Fort Erie and Woodbine Racetracks. He won three riding titles at Woodbine and was the leading jockey in Ontario three times. Twice voted the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey, among his numerous stakes race wins, in 1983 Larry Attard won Canada's most prestigious race, the Queen's Plate.
Larry Attard at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
March 17, 2024
larry, attard, born, december, 1951, malta, retired, hall, fame, champion, jockey, current, horse, trainer, canadian, thoroughbred, horse, racing, occupationjockeyborn, 1951, december, 1951, maltacareer, wins2, 366major, racing, winscolin, stakes, 1977, 1986, . Larry Attard born December 31 1951 in Malta is a retired Hall of Fame Champion jockey and current horse trainer in Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing Larry AttardOccupationJockeyBorn 1951 12 31 December 31 1951 age 72 MaltaCareer wins2 366Major racing winsColin Stakes 1977 1986 1991 Cup and Saucer Stakes 1986 Autumn Stakes 1988 1990 Jammed Lovely Stakes 1989 Kennedy Road Stakes 1990 Royal North Stakes 1993 Col R S McLaughlin Stakes 1995 Canadian Classic Race wins Queen s Plate 1983 Prince of Wales Stakes 1992 1995 Racing awardsSovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey 1983 1986 Leading jockey at Woodbine Racetrack 1983 1986 1987 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award 1993 HonoursMississauga Sports Hall of Fame 2001 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame 2001 Significant horsesBompago Kiridashi Benburb Let s Go BlueBorn into a Maltese family who emigrated to Canada Attard has three older brothers who became Thoroughbred trainers In 1973 Larry Attard began riding and although hampered by many injuries his career lasted twenty five years He rode at Ontario s Greenwood Fort Erie and Woodbine Racetracks He won three riding titles at Woodbine and was the leading jockey in Ontario three times Twice voted the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey among his numerous stakes race wins in 1983 Larry Attard won Canada s most prestigious race the Queen s Plate For his contribution to Thoroughbred horse racing in 1993 Larry Attard was voted the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award He retired after another injury filled year in 1997 and in 2001 was inducted into the Mississauga Ontario Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame References editLarry Attard at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Larry Attard amp oldid 1192943851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
