Aurélien Lemaitre (born 3 July 1989[1]) is a French flat racing jockey. He joined the horse racing school AFASEC in Gouvieux near Chantilly aged 14, inspired by his father who had horses as his hobby.[2] Lemaitre apprenticed for trainer Freddy Head[2] and made his debut in June 2005, aged 16, and won his first race year later in July 2006.[1] He has since achieved over 700 wins, including more than 35 on the Group level, winning his first Group race in Group 3 Prix du Palais-Royal in 2015. He was Freddy Head's stable jockey until Head's retirement from training at the end of 2022, after which he switched to being a stable jockey for his son Christopher Head. Lemaitre spent several winters in the United States as a work rider for Julio Canani and Bill Mott.[3]
Major wins
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- Prix Rothschild - (1) - With You (2018)
- Prix du Cadran - (1) - Call The Wind (2018)
- Prix Marcel Boussac - (1) - Blue Rose Cen (2022)
- Poule d'Essai des Pouliches - (1) - Blue Rose Cen (2023)
- Prix de Diane - (1) - Blue Rose Cen (2023)
- Prix de Royallieu - (1) - Sea Silk Road (2023)
- Prix de l'Opera - (1) - Blue Rose Cen (2023)
- Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - (1) - Big Rock (2023)
References
edit- ^ a b ""Le portrait du samedi: Aurélien Lemaitre"".
- ^ a b ""Aurelien Lemaitre Progresser!"".
- ^ ""AURÉLIEN LEMAÎTRE EN PLEINE LUMIÈRE"". Archived from the original on 2020-08-07.