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| Christophe Soumillon | |
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| Occupation | Jockey |
| Career wins | ongoing |
| Major racing wins | |
| French Classic Race wins: Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2001) Prix du Jockey Club (2001, 2003, 2006) Grand Prix de Paris (2002, 2006, 2008) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2003, 2008) Prix de Diane (2004, 2008) International race wins: Pretty Polly Stakes (2003) Racing Post Trophy (2003) Breeders' Cup Turf (2005) Hong Kong Gold Cup (2005) Irish Oaks (2005) Queen Anne Stakes (2005) Stewards' Cup (2005, 2009) Chairman's Sprint Prize (2006) Coronation Cup (2006) Gran Premio di Milano (2006) Hong Kong Derby (2006) Hong Kong Gold Cup (2005) King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2006) Oaks d'Italia (2006) Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (2006) | |
| Racing awards | |
| French flat racing Champion Jockey (2003, 2005) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Dalakhani, Rail Link, Mandesha, Bullish Luck Shirocco, Viva Pataca, Hurricane Run, Overdose | |
Christophe Soumillon (born June 4, 1981 in Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian-born Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.
Raised in a horse racing family, he is the son of a horse jumping jockey Jean-Marc Soumillon. Christophe Soumillon apprenticed at Chantilly Racecourse in Chantilly, France to Cédric Boutin, and won his first race in November, 1997. By the end of 1999 he had been named Champion Apprentice.
In April 2000, Soumillon won five races on the same day, tying the all-time French record. He has racked up a series of victories and in 2003 became the French champion jockey with 207 wins. On September 10, 2006 he won five races (including Prix Vermeille, Prix Niel and Prix Foy), tying the all-time French record for the second time.
Major wins
- Critérium International - (2) - Dalakhani (2002), Carlotamix (2005)
- Critérium de Saint-Cloud - (1) - Linda's Lad (2005)
- Grand Prix de Paris - (3) - Khalkevi (2002), Rail Link (2006), Montmartre (2008)
- Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - (1) - Mirio (2001)
- Poule d'Essai des Poulains - (2) - Vahorimix (2001), Clodovil (2003)
- Poule d'Essai des Pouliches - (3) - Musical Chimes (2003), Darjina (2007), Zarkava (2008)
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - (2) - Dalakhani (2003), Zarkava (2008)
- Prix d'Astarté - (2) - Turtle Bow (2002), Mandesha (2006)
- Prix du Cadran - (2) - Reefscape (2005), Bannaby (2008)
- Prix de Diane - (2) - Latice (2004), Zarkava (2008)
- Prix de la Forêt - (1) - Paco Boy (2008)
- Prix Ganay - (1) - Dylan Thomas (2007)
- Prix d'Ispahan - (1) - Valixir (2005)
- Prix Jacques Le Marois - (1) - Whipper (2004)
- Prix du Jockey Club - (3) - Anabaa Blue (2001), Dalakhani (2003), Darsi (2006)
- Prix Lupin - (1) - Dalakhani (2003)
- Prix Marcel Boussac - (1) - Zarkava (2007)
- Prix Maurice de Gheest - (2) - Porlezza (2003), Whipper (2005)
- Prix Morny - (1) - Dutch Art (2006)
- Prix du Moulin de Longchamp - (1) - Darjina (2007)
- Prix de l'Opéra - (2) - Terre à Terre (2001), Mandesha (2006)
- Prix Saint-Alary - (1) - Vadawina (2005)
- Prix Vermeille - (4) - Pearly Shells (2002), Shawanda (2005), Mandesha (2006), Zarkava (2008)
- Coronation Cup - (1) - Shirocco (2006)
- King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes - (1) - Hurricane Run (2006)
- Queen Anne Stakes - (1) - Valixir (2005)
- Racing Post Trophy - (1) - American Post (2003)
- Chairman's Sprint Prize - (1) - Billet Express (2006)
- Hong Kong Classic Mile - (1) - Thumbs Up (2009)
- Hong Kong Derby - (1) - Viva Pataca (2006)
- Hong Kong Gold Cup - (1) - Perfect Partner (2005)
- Hong Kong Mile - (1) - Good Ba Ba (2008)
- Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup - (1) - Joyful Winner (2006)
- Stewards' Cup - (2) - Bullish Luck (2005), Good Ba Ba (2009)
- OTP Hungaria Cup - (1) - Overdose (2009)
- Irish Oaks - (1) - Shawanda (2005)
- Pretty Polly Stakes - (1) - Hanami (2003)
- Gran Premio di Milano - (1) - Shamdala (2006)
- Oaks d'Italia - (1) - Dionisia (2006)
- Dubai Duty Free Stakes - (1) - Terre à Terre (2002)
- Breeders' Cup Turf - (1) - Shirocco (2005)