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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian jockey (born 1965)}}<br />
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{{Infobox horseracing personality<br />
|name = Pesi Shroff<br />
|image =Pesi Shroff.png<br />
|caption = <br />
|occupation = [[Jockey]], [[Horse trainer]]<br />
|birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]<br />
|birth_date = 1965<br />
|death_date =<br />
|career wins = <br />
|race = <br />
|horses = <br />
|updated = 10 May 2008<br />
}}<br />
'''Pesi Shroff''' (b. 1965) is a former [[India|Indian]] champion [[jockey]]. He has ridden 5,614 races and won 1,751 of them, including 106 classic races and 29 Derbys. Born to a [[Parsis|Parsi]] family, he began his career at 16 years old when he was licensed to ride by the [[Royal Western India Turf Club]] in [[Mumbai]] in 1981. He won his first race on ''My Squaw''.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news <br />
| title = Pesi Shroff to retire<br />
| work = [[The Hindu]]<br />
| publisher = <br />
| date = 2004-10-26<br />
| url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/10/27/stories/2004102710212000.htm<br />
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130125204111/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/10/27/stories/2004102710212000.htm<br />
| url-status = usurped<br />
| archive-date = 25 January 2013<br />
| accessdate = 2008-05-10}}</ref><br />
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Pesi had a long association with Indian liquor baron [[Vijay Mallya]] having been on retainer for him for several years. Apart from Mallya, he has also ridden for leading owners of the Indian turf like [[M.A.M. Ramaswamy]], Deepak Khaitan, and Khushroo Dhunjibhoy<br />
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To date, he is the only jockey to have piloted eight [[Derby (horse race)|Derby]] winners at the [[Mahalaxmi Racecourse]], Mumbai and has ridden a classic winner in each of the five major racing centres of India.<ref name="toi">{{cite news <br />
| title = Pesi Shroff wants one last hurrahe<br />
| work = [[Times of India]], [[Mumbai]]<br />
| publisher = [[Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.]]<br />
| date = 2004-10-24<br />
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/897857.cms<br />
| accessdate = 2008-05-10<br />
| first1=Ikram<br />
| last1=Khan<br />
| first2=Pradeep<br />
| last2=Vijayakar}}</ref><br />
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On 31 October 2004, he retired from the profession to become a trainer.<br />
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Pesi is married to childhood sweetheart Tina (sister of [[Karl Umrigar]]) with whom they have had two children, Yohann and Anya. He also likes to play golf and is a [[cricket]] fan.<ref name="hindu" /><br />
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==Career wins as a jockey==<br />
{| class="wikitable" <br />
|+ Wins<ref name="hindu2">{{cite news <br />
| title = Pesi Shroff's career highlights<br />
| work = [[The Hindu]]<br />
| publisher = <br />
| date = 2004-11-02<br />
| url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/11/02/stories/2004110201651700.htm<br />
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080201062118/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/11/02/stories/2004110201651700.htm<br />
| url-status = usurped<br />
| archive-date = 1 February 2008<br />
| accessdate = 2008-05-10}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Race<br />
! Horse<br />
|-<br />
| 1984<br />
| Indian Derby<br />
| ''Enterprising''<br />
|-<br />
| 1985<br />
| Indian Derby<br />
| ''Revelation''<br />
|-<br />
| 1989<br />
| Indian Derby<br />
| ''Exhilaration''<br />
|-<br />
| 1990<br />
| Indian Derby<br />
| ''Desert Warrior''<br />
|-<br />
| 1991<br />
| Indian Derby<br />
| ''Starfire Girl''<br />
|-<br />
| 1994<br />
| Indian Derby<br />
| ''Little Over''<br />
|-<br />
| 2001<br />
| Indian Derby<br />
| ''Storm Again''<br />
|-<br />
| 2004<br />
| Indian Derby<br />
| ''Psychic Flame''<br />
|-<br />
| 1985<br />
| Indian Turf Invitation<br />
| ''Revelation''<br />
|-<br />
| 1986<br />
| Indian Turf Invitation<br />
| ''Amorous Knight''<br />
|-<br />
| 1989<br />
| Indian Turf Invitation<br />
| ''Exhilaration''<br />
|-<br />
| 1990<br />
| Indian Turf Invitation<br />
| ''Desert Warrior''<br />
|-<br />
| 1992<br />
| Indian Turf Invitation<br />
| ''Bugs Bunny''<br />
|-<br />
| 1993<br />
| Indian Turf Invitation<br />
| ''Adler''<br />
|-<br />
| 2001<br />
| Indian Turf Invitation<br />
| ''Storm Again''<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1965 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian jockeys]]<br />
[[Category:Parsi people from Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople from Mumbai]]</div>NiklasKinard