Aslam Kader
OccupationJockey
Born1962
Mumbai, India
Career wins1717

Aslam Kader (born 9 December 1962, Mumbai, India) is a noted former Indian champion jockey.[1][2]

Kader has ridden over 1700 winning horses, including 75 wins in classic horse races over his two-decade career. Aslam Kader has won the Champion Jockeys title at every racing centre in India. He has won the title nine times at the Bangalore Center and thrice in Mumbai. He holds the record for having ridden the maximum of numbers in one season at Mumbai, which stands at 77.[3]

In September 2003, Kader fractured his collarbone due to a fall in a Pune race track incident. He later attempted to make a comeback but was unsuccessful, and had to retire.[1][4] In 2005, he took part in an exhibition match-race, titled `Clash of Legends' in Mumbai, where riding horse Live Legend, he beat Pesi Shroff, who was riding, Sail Away.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "To do and to die". MiD DAY. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2014. the most popular rider in the history of Indian horse racing
  2. ↑ "Aslam pilots The Pelican to victory". The Hindu. 8 September 2001. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Aslam Kadar -Jockey". Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kader out of danger after the fall". The Telegraph. 6 September 2003. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Aslam Kader wins `Clash of Legends'". The Hindu. 21 February 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2014.


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