Racing: Olivier Peslier: The Fast Track To Success

Born: 12 January, 1971, at Cosse-le-Vivien, Mayenne

Apprenticed: To Patrick Biancone, then joined Nicholas Clement. Took over from Dominic Boeuf as jockey to Elie Lellouche and Daniel Wildenstein in 1993

French champion: 1996, 1997

Best season: 163 wins (1996)

First winner: Cavallo D'Oro, at Rouen, 12 March, 1989

First British winner: Glory Of Dancer, in Dante Stakes at York, May 1996

First Group One win: Le Balafre (1993 Prix Jean Prat)

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: Helissio (1996), Peintre Celebre (1997)

Derby: High-Rise (1997)

Prix du Jockey-Club (French Derby): Peintre Celebre (1996)

Irish Derby: Winged Love (1995)

German Derby: Borgia (1997)

Other big-race wins: Air Express (1997 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes), Bigstone (1994 Prix d'Ispahan and Prix de la Foret), Cloudings (1997 Prix Lupin), Desert Prince (1998 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes), Glory Of Dancer (1995 Gran Criterium), Lost World (1993 Grand Criterium), Loup Solitaire (1995 Grand Criterium), Miss Tahiti (1995 Prix Marcel Boussac), Molesnes (1994 Prix du Cadran), Poplar Bluff (1995 Prix de la Foret), Queen Maud (1997 Prix Vermeille), Red Robbo (1997 Royal Hunt Cup), Shake The Yoke (1996 Coronation Stakes), Xaar (1997 Dewhurst Stakes).

1982 Freddie Head 137 wins

1983 Yves St-Martin 125 wins

1984 Freddie Head 134 wins

1985 Cash Asmussen 148 wins

1986 Cash Asmussen 119 wins

1987 Gary Moore 102 wins

1988 Cash Asmussen 199 wins

1989 Cash Asmussen 147 wins

1990 Cash Asmussen 140 wins

1991 Dominique Boeuf 143 wins

1992 Thierry Jarnet 124 wins

1993 Thierry Jarnet 157 wins

1994 Thierry Jarnet 158 wins

1995 Thierry Jarnet 154 wins

1996 Olivier Peslier 163 wins

1997 Olivier Peslier 154 wins

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