Born to an American family, Baze's father, Joe Baze, is a former jockey and trainer who was competing at Exhibition Park in Vancouver at the time of his birth giving him dual Canadian/American citizenship.
After winning 400 or more races in a year for four consecutive years, Baze got his big break by being honored with a special Eclipse Award in 1995. Since then he has won 400 or more races in a year seven additional times; no other jockey has accomplished that feat more than three times.
On October 14, 1989, Baze was aboard Hawkster when that three-year-old colt set the Santa Anita Park track record for 11⁄2 miles on turf. Baze gained a lot more fame in the fourth race at Bay Meadows on December 1, 2006, by setting the world's all-time record for most career victories, passing jockey Laffit Pincay Jr., by winning career race 9,531 aboard Butterfly Belle, owned by Jim Pitzer Sr. of Washington. Among other noteworthy accomplishments, during the two days of October 17 and 18, 2007, Baze won eleven races.
Although he had won every other stakes race at Golden Gate Fields, Russell had never won the track's most prestigious race: the San Francisco Breeders' Cup Mile. That changed on April 24, 2010 when he took the race on Bold Chieftain from the pacesetter, Monterey Jazz.
Milestones
On February 1, 2008, at Golden Gate Fields, Baze rode Two Step Cat to a photo finish victory in the third race to become the first North American rider to win 10,000 races. On August 14, 2010, in the fourth race at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California, Baze rode Separate Forest, a first-time starter, to his 11,000th win.
On July 7, 2013, in Pleasanton, California, riding Handful of Pearls, Baze won the final race on the last day of the Alameda County Fair, making it his 12,000th win and his 4th win of the day.
Personal life
Baze and his wife Tami have four children. Their daughter Trinity is married to former jockey Kyle Kaenel, whose father, Jack Kaenel, won the Preakness Stakes at age 16.
Year-end charts
Chart (2000–present)
Peak position
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2000
28
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2001
20
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2002
22
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2003
24
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2004
33
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2005
21
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2006
23
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2007
27
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008
26
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009
32
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2010
35
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2011
41
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2012
37
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2013
44
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2014
38
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2015
53
References
^"Russell Avery Baze: Horse Racing Jockey" HorseRacing.com 12 May 2011
^"Baze Becomes Racing's All-Time Leading Rider!". The Associated Press. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
^"Russell Baze". State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
^. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
External links
- World statistics jockeys - Russell Baze - Jorge Ricardo
DRF : Russel Baze
Russell Baze at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
March 03, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Russell Baze news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Russell Avery BazeOccupationJockeyBorn 1958 08 07 August 7 1958 age 64 Vancouver British Columbia CanadaCareer wins12 844Major racing winsGottstein 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 2010Ancient Title Stakes 2010 All American Stakes 2013 Berkeley Handicap 2013 2015 Racing awardsGeorge 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 HonoursUnited States Racing Hall of Fame 1999 State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame 2012 Significant horsesLost in the FogBold Chieftain Contents 1 Family background 2 Riding career 3 Achievements 4 Milestones 5 Personal life 6 Year end charts 7 References 8 External linksFamily background EditBorn to an American family Baze s father Joe Baze is a former jockey and trainer who was competing at Exhibition Park in Vancouver at the time of his birth giving him dual Canadian American citizenship Riding career EditBaze began his racing career in Walla Walla Washington in 1974 and won his first race that fall at the Yakima racetrack By the early 1980s he was making a name for himself winning racing titles at northern California racetracks including a victory in the 1981 California Derby Baze went on to lead United States thoroughbred horse racing in victories ten times He has won 36 riding titles at Bay Meadows racetrack in San Mateo California and 27 titles at Golden Gate Fields in Albany California After winning 400 or more races in a year for four consecutive years Baze got his big break by being honored with a special Eclipse Award in 1995 Since then he has won 400 or more races in a year seven additional times no other jockey has accomplished that feat more than three times In 1999 Baze was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame and in 2002 he was voted the recipient of the prestigious George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award by his peers Since the inauguration of the Isaac Murphy Award in 1995 presented annually by the National Turf Writers Association to the jockey with the highest winning percentage in North America Baze has won it 13 of 14 years coming in second in 2004 4 Achievements EditOn October 14 1989 Baze was aboard Hawkster when that three year old colt set the Santa Anita Park track record for 11 2 miles on turf Baze gained a lot more fame in the fourth race at Bay Meadows on December 1 2006 by setting the world s all time record for most career victories passing jockey Laffit Pincay Jr by winning career race 9 531 aboard Butterfly Belle owned by Jim Pitzer Sr of Washington Among other noteworthy accomplishments during the two days of October 17 and 18 2007 Baze won eleven races Although he had won every other stakes race at Golden Gate Fields Russell had never won the track s most prestigious race the San Francisco Breeders Cup Mile That changed on April 24 2010 when he took the race on Bold Chieftain from the pacesetter Monterey Jazz Milestones EditOn February 1 2008 at Golden Gate Fields Baze rode Two Step Cat to a photo finish victory in the third race to become the first North American rider to win 10 000 races On August 14 2010 in the fourth race at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa California Baze rode Separate Forest a first time starter to his 11 000th win On July 7 2013 in Pleasanton California riding Handful of Pearls Baze won the final race on the last day of the Alameda County Fair making it his 12 000th win and his 4th win of the day Personal life EditBaze and his wife Tami have four children Their daughter Trinity is married to former jockey Kyle Kaenel whose father Jack Kaenel won the Preakness Stakes at age 16 Year end charts EditChart 2000 present PeakpositionNational Earnings List for Jockeys 2000 28National Earnings List for Jockeys 2001 20National Earnings List for Jockeys 2002 22National Earnings List for Jockeys 2003 24National Earnings List for Jockeys 2004 33National Earnings List for Jockeys 2005 21National Earnings List for Jockeys 2006 23National Earnings List for Jockeys 2007 27National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008 26National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009 32National Earnings List for Jockeys 2010 35National Earnings List for Jockeys 2011 41National Earnings List for Jockeys 2012 37National Earnings List for Jockeys 2013 44National Earnings List for Jockeys 2014 38National Earnings List for Jockeys 2015 53References Edit Russell Avery Baze Horse Racing Jockey HorseRacing com 12 May 2011 Baze Becomes Racing s All Time Leading Rider The Associated Press 2006 12 01 Retrieved 2006 12 01 Russell Baze State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame 2019 12 20 Retrieved 2019 12 20 NTWA National Turf Writers Association Archived from the original on 2009 04 30 Retrieved 2009 05 31 External links Edit World statistics jockeys Russell Baze Jorge Ricardo DRF Russel Baze Russell Baze at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Russell Baze amp oldid 1106951390, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
