Slade Callaghan
Slade Callaghan | |
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Occupation | Jockey |
Born |
Bridgetown, Barbados | August 21, 1970
Career wins | 580+ (ongoing) |
Major racing wins | |
Barbados Derby Trial Stakes (1990) Breeders' Stakes (2002) | |
Significant horses | |
Incitatus, Portcullis, Rahy's Attorney |
Slade Callaghan (born August 21, 1970 in Bridgetown, Barbados) is a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.
Considered tall for a jockey at 5' 8", Callaghan competed in his native Barbados where his success led him to relocate in 1994 to a base at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada.
Among his victories, Callaghan captured the 2002 Breeders' Stakes, a Canadian Classic Race. In 2004 he traveled to his homeland where he won the country's most prestigious race, the Barbados Gold Cup.
Year-end charts
Chart (2000–present) | Peak position |
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National Earnings List for Jockeys 2000 | 93 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2002 | 74 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2004 | 60 |