Pesi Shroff
OccupationJockey, Horse trainer
Born1965
Mumbai, India

Pesi Shroff (b. 1965) is a former Indian champion jockey. He has ridden 5614 races and won 1,751 of them including 106 classic races and 29 Derbys. Born to a Parsi family, he began his career at 16 years old when he was licensed to ride by the Royal Western India Turf Club in Mumbai in the 1981. He won his first race on My Squaw.[1]

Pesi had a long association with Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya having been a retainer for him for several years. Apart from Mallya, he has also ridden for leading owners of the Indian turf like M.A.M. Ramaswamy, Deepak Khaitan, and Khushroo Dhunjibhoy .[1]

To date, he is the only jockey to have piloted eight Derby winners at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Mumbai and has ridden a classic winner in each of the five major racing centres of India.[2]

On 31 October 2004, he retired from the profession to become a trainer.

Pesi is married to childhood sweetheart Tina (sister of Karl Umrigar) with whom they have had two children, Yohann and Anya. He also likes to play golf and is a cricket fan.[1]

Career wins as a jockey

Wins[3]
Year Race Horse
1984 Indian Derby Enterprising
1985 Indian Derby Revelation
1989 Indian Derby Exhilaration
1990 Indian Derby Desert Warrior
1991 Indian Derby Starfire Girl
1994 Indian Derby Little Over
2001 Indian Derby Storm Again
2004 Indian Derby Psychic Flame
1985 Indian Turf Invitation Revelation
1986 Indian Turf Invitation Amorous Knight
1989 Indian Turf Invitation Exhilaration
1990 Indian Turf Invitation Desert Warrior
1992 Indian Turf Invitation Bugs Bunny
1993 Indian Turf Invitation Adler
2001 Indian Turf Invitation Storm Again

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pesi Shroff to retire". The Hindu. 26 October 2004. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ Khan, Ikram; Vijayakar, Pradeep (24 October 2004). "Pesi Shroff wants one last hurrahe". Times of India, Mumbai. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  3. ↑ "Pesi Shroff's career highlights". The Hindu. 2 November 2004. Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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