Gary Lynn Stevens (born March 6, 1963) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey, actor, and sports analyst. He became a professional jockey in 1979 and rode his first of three Kentucky Derby winners in 1988. He had nine wins in Triple Crown races, winning the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes three times each, as well as ten Breeders’ Cup races. He was also a nine-time winner of the Santa Anita Derby. He entered the United States Racing Hall of Fame in 1997. Combining his U.S. and international wins, Stevens had over 5,000 race wins by 2005, and reached his 5,000th North American win on February 15, 2015.
| Born | March 6, 1963 (age 61) Caldwell, Idaho, U.S. |
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| Career wins | 5,025+ North America, ongoing 5,100+ worldwide, incl.: 55 FR, 50 UK, 20 HK 10 Dubai, 3 JPN, 1 IRE |
Major Wins
American Classic Race Wins:
- Kentucky Derby
- 1988
- 1995
- 1997
- Preakness Stakes
- 1997
- 2001
- 2013
- Belmont Stakes
- 1995
- 1998
- 2001
- Kentucky Oaks
- 1986
- 1999
Breeders’ Cup wins
- Breeders’ Cup Turf
- 1990
- Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
- 1993
- 1999
- Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies
- 1998
- Breeders’ Cup Mile
- 1996
- 2000
- Breeders’ Cup Distaff
- 1994
- 1998
- 2013
- 2016
- Breeders’ Cup Classic
- 2013
Grade I stakes wins
- Acorn Stakes
- 1997
- Arkansas Derby
- 1985
- Arlington Million
- 1990
- 1997
- Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes
- 1986
- Awesome Again Stakes
- 2013
- Beldame Stakes
- 1995
- Beverly D. Stakes
- 1991
- 2005
- Beverly Hills Handicap
- 1994
- 1998
- Californian Stakes
- 1993
- Carleton F. Burke Handicap
- 1985
- 1988
- Carter Handicap
- 1989
- 2003
- Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap
- 1991
- 1992
- 1994
- 2003
- Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes
- 1988
- 2003
- Clement L. Hirsch Stakes
- 2015
- Del Mar Debutante Stakes
- 2002
- 2013
- Del Mar Futurity
- 1986
- Del Mar Invitational Oaks
- 1994
- Eddie Read Handicap
- 1995
- Fantasy Stakes
- 1986
- Frizette Stakes
- 1995
- Futurity Stakes
- 1997
- Gamely Handicap
- 1987
- 1992
- 1997
- Gamely Stakes
- 2013
- Gazelle Handicap
- 1995
- Gazelle Stakes
- 2005
- Haskell Invitational Stakes
- 1995
- 2001
- Hollywood Derby
- 1988
- Hollywood Futurity
- 2000
- Hollywood Gold Cup
- 1988
- 1994
- 1997
- Hollywood Oaks
- 1990
- Hollywood Starlet Stakes
- 1990
- 1991
- Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes
- 2004
- Hopeful Stakes
- 1990
- 1995
- Isle of Capri Casino Super Derby
- 1996
- Jockey Club Gold Cup
- 1992
- La Brea Stakes
- 1998
- 2013
- La Cañada Stakes
- 1987
- Las Virgenes Stakes
- 1992
- 1993
- 2014
- Los Alamitos Futurity
- 2015
- Malibu Stakes
- 2004
- 2015
- Man o’ War Stakes
- 1995
- Marlboro Cup Handicap
- 1986
- Matron Stakes
- 1988
- 1995
- Moet Champagne Stakes
- 1997
- Mother Goose Stakes
- 1995
- Pacific Classic Stakes
- 1993
- 1997
- 2015
- Pimlico Special Handicap
- 1991
- 1997
- 1999
- Ramona Handicap
- 1986
- Santa Ana Handicap
- 1989
- 1991
- 1992
- Santa Anita Derby
- 1988
- 1990
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1998
- 1999
- 2001
- 2003
- Santa Anita Handicap
- 1990
- 1991
- 1995
- 2005
- Santa Anita Oaks
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 2014
- San Antonio Handicap
- 1987
- San Luis Rey Stakes
- 1991
- Santa Barbara Handicap
- 1985
- Santa Maria Handicap
- 1996
- 2001
- 2002
- Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap
- 1999
- Santa Monica Handicap
- 1990
- 1994
- 1996
- 2005
- Secretariat Stakes
- 1994
- Spinaway Stakes
- 1995
- Suburban Handicap
- 1991
- Swaps Stakes
- 2001
- Travers Stakes
- 1995
- 2001
- Vanity Mile Stakes
- 1995
- 2001
- 2013
- 2016
- Whitney Handicap
- 1990
- 1991
- 2005
- Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes
- 2001
- Wood Memorial Stakes
- 1994
- Woodward Stakes
- 1991
- 1993
- Yellow Ribbon Stakes
- 1996
- Zenyatta Stakes
- 2013
- 2015
Major international race wins
- Japan Cup
- 1991
- Canadian International Stakes
- 1996
- 1998
- Hardwicke Stakes
- 1997
- Dubai World Cup
- 1998
- International Stakes
- 1999
- Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
- 1999
- Great Voltigeur Stakes
- 1999
- Dubai Sheema Classic
- 2004
- Prix Maurice de Gheest
- 2004
| Racing awards | |
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| George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1996) Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey (1998) Mike Venezia Memorial Award (1999) Big Sport of Turfdom Award (2013) | |
| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1997) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Da Hoss Winning Colors Thunder Gulch Singspiel Silver Charm Victory Gallop Bertrando Silverbulletday Point Given Royal Anthem Fantastic Light Rock Hard Ten Serena’s Song Commentator Oxbow Beholder Mucho Macho Man |
