Born:
1959-08-06 Lafayette Louisiana, USA Currently Residing: Louisville Kentucky USA Height: - His wife is Tina, children Fallon, Marcus and Mecus. Notes: Mark Guidry cherished to become a jockey since his childhood days. His desire fulfilled at 16 when he took part in pari-mutuel wagering at Delta Downs with his favorite Temperamental Tom. He continued riding in Louisiana until 1986 and later moved to Fairmount Park in Illinois to try his luck. He is popularly called âKing of Chicagoâ because of his dominating performances at Hawthorne and Sportsmanâs Park. He won seven times at Hawthorne Race Course while nine times at Sportsmanâs Park. He reached 4,000th race landmark at Arlington Park on July 2000 and became the 36th rider to reach acquire this distinction. Guidry was inducted into the Hawthorne Hall of Fame in 1997 for earning seven riding titles. Mark Guidryâs achievement includes the West Virgina Derby (Real Dandy), Santa Anita Derby (Buzzards Bay), Washington Park H (Perfect Drift) and Golden Rod (French Park). He was given the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 2006. Guidry became the 21st jockey to reach 5000th career victory landmark on May 4, 2007. |
| Year | Races Run | Wins | Place | Show | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 890 | 131 | 133 | 125 | - |
| 2005 | 818 | 177 | 120 | 103 | - |
| 2004 | 785 | 120 | 97 | 93 | - |
| Important Racing Wins : â |
| 1990: â Commonwealth Breeders' Cup Stakes |
| 1995: â Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap |
| 1996: â Arlington Handicap, Arlington-Washington Futurity, Washington Park Handicap |
| 1997: â Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap, Arlington Handicap, Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes |
| 2000: â Alcibiades Stakes, Mrs. Revere Stakes |
| 2001: â Arkansas Derby, Arlington Classic, Lane's End Stakes |
| 2002: â Arlington-Washington Futurity, Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes |
| 2003: â Canadian Turf Handicap, Bertram F. Bongard Stakes, Holy Bull Stakes |
| 2005: â Golden Rod Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, San Simeon Handicap, West Virginia Derby |
| 2006: â West Virginia Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Sunshine Millions Oaks, Raven Run Stakes |
| 2007: â Sunshine Millions Fillies & Mares Sprint |