Anthony Delpech

Anthony Delpech
Anthony Delpech
Occupation	Jockey
Born	10 February 1969 (age 55); Seychelles
Career wins	ongoing
Major racing wins
	Durban July Handicap (1998, 2004.2010.2011); J&B Met (1998) ; Hong Kong Derby (2005) ; Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2005); Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup (2005); Hong Kong Cup (2005); Dubai Sheema Classic (2007); Hong Kong Gold Cup (2007)
Racing awards
	South African Champion jockey by wins (1999, 2003)
Significant horses
	Classic Flag, Greys Inn, Vengeance of Rain, Mr Brock, Igugu

Last updated June 27, 2024

Anthony Delpech (born 10 February 1969 in the Seychelles ^[1]) is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey who competes internationally.

Delpech's family moved to Durban, South Africa when he was thirteen years old and it was there that he embarked on a career as a jockey. A three-time champion jockey ^[2] and the 1998, 2004, 2010 and 2011 winner of South Africa's premier race, the Durban July Handicap, he has ridden at the Champ de Mars Racecourse in Mauritius as well as the Singapore Racecourse in Kranji. However, in recent years he has met with considerable success at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong notably with Vengeance of Rain on whom he won the 2005 Hong Kong Cup ^[3]^[4] and the 2007 Dubai Sheema Classic at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse.^[5] Anthony holds the record in South Africa for the most wins by a jockey in a season (334) which he set during the 1998/1999 racing season.^[6]

After a career-ending injury forced him to retire from the professional jockey ranks, Anthony has worked as a Brand Ambassador for Hollywoodbets, and Racing manager for their Hollywood Syndicate.^[7]

Feature Race Wins

A list of Grade 1 wins by Anthony Delpech.

Year	Feature Race	Horse	Course	Dist
1998	J&B Met	Imperious Sue	Kenilworth	2000
1998	Durban July	Classic Flag	Greyville	2200
2004	Durban July	Greys Inn	Greyville	2200
2004	Garden Province Stakes	Battle Maiden	Greyville	1600
2004	Golden Slipper	Princess Sassi	Greyville	1400
2005	Longines Hong Kong Cup	Vengeance Of Rain	Sha Tin	2000
2005	Bochk Jockey Club Cup	Vengeance Of Rain	Sha Tin	2000
2005	Premier's Champion Stakes	Talahatchie	Clairwood	1600
2005	Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup	Vengeance Of Rain	Sha Tin	2400
2005	Fwd Queen Elizabeth Ii Cup	Vengeance Of Rain	Sha Tin	2000
2005	Hong Kong Derby	Vengeance Of Rain	Sha Tin	2000
2005	Centenary Vase	Vengeance Of Rain	Sha Tin	2000
2007	Dubai Sheema Classic	Vengeance Of Rain	Nad Al Sheba	2414
2007	Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup	Vengeance Of Rain	Sha Tin	2000
2008	Yellowwood Handicap	Prestic	Turffontein	1800
2008	Starling Stakes	Kiribati	Turffontein	1400
2008	Graham Beck Stakes	Cerise Cherry	Turffontein	1400
2008	Golden Horseshoe	Forest Path	Greyville	1400
2008	Umkhomazi Stakes	Forest Path	Greyville	1400
2008	Sa Fillies Sprint	Rat Burana	Scottsville	1200
2008	Drill Hall Stakes	Imbongi	Greyville	1400
2008	Kzn Guineas	Imbongi	Greyville	1600
2008	Gauteng Guineas	Imbongi	Turffontein	1600
2009	Fillies Mile	Sidera	Turffontein	1600
2009	Dingaans	Curved Ball	Turffontein	1600
2009	Starling Stakes	Sidera	Turffontein	1400
2009	Thekwini Stakes	Laverna	Clairwood	1600
2009	Golden Horseshoe	Musir	Greyville	1400
2009	Umkhomazi Stakes	Mr Crazy Boy	Scottsville	1200
2009	Sa Derby	Bouquet-Garni	Turffontein	2450
2010	Betting World Merchants Stakes	Dance With Al	Kenilworth	1200
2010	Victory Moon Stakes	Perana	Turffontein	1800
2010	Gauteng Charity Mile	Alderry	Turffontein	1600
2010	Gold Vase	Equiparada	Greyville	3000
2010	Durban July	Bold Silvano	Greyville	2200
2010	Garden Province Stakes	Here To Win	Greyville	1600
2010	Astrapak 1900	Bold Silvano	Greyville	1900
2010	Computaform Sprint	Noble Heir	Turffontein	1000
2010	Sa Fillies Classic	Here To Win	Turffontein	1800
2010	Jacaranda Handicap	Queen's Bay	Turffontein	1800
2010	Hawaii Stakes	Braggadacio	Turffontein	1400
2010	Majorca Stakes	Gluwein	Kenilworth	1600
2011	Ipi Tombe Challenge	Igugu	Turffontein	1600
2011	Racing Association Handicap	Gorongosa	Turffontein	3200
2011	Durban July	Igugu	Greyville	2200
2011	Woolavington 2000	Igugu	Greyville	2000
2011	Golden Horse Sprint	Shea Shea	Scottsville	1200
2011	Astrapak 1900	Safwan	Greyville	1900
2011	Umkhomazi Stakes	Silver Age	Scottsville	1200
2011	The Sa Oaks	Igugu	Turffontein	2450
2011	Gold Bowl	Herod The Great	Turffontein	3200
2011	Poinsettia Stakes	Headstrong	Clairwood	1200
2011	Colorado King Stakes	Captain's Wild	Turffontein	2000
2011	Man O' War Sprint	Shea Shea	Turffontein	1100
2011	Sa Fillies Classic	Igugu	Turffontein	1800
2011	Gauteng Fillies Guineas	Igugu	Turffontein	1600
2011	Gauteng Guineas	Link Man	Turffontein	1600
2011	Wolf Power 1600	Call To Combat	Turffontein	1600
2011	Tony Ruffel Stakes	Link Man	Turffontein	1450
2012	Cape Fillies Guineas	Rumya	Kenilworth	1600
2012	Magnolia Handicap	Franny	Turffontein	1160
2012	Merchants	Jackodore	Turffontein	1160
2012	Golden Slipper (Saf)	Rumya	Greyville	1400
2012	Gold Circle Oaks	Tajmeel	Clairwood	2400
2012	Woolavington 2000	Viva Maria	Greyville	2000
2012	Camellia Stakes	Welwitschia	Turffontein	1160
2012	Champions Challenge	Europa Point	Turffontein	2000
2012	Gold Bowl	Gorongosa	Turffontein	3200
2012	Caradoc Gold Cup	Atyeb	Turffontein	2850
2012	Acacia Handicap	Europa Point	Turffontein	1600
2012	Hawaii Stakes	Kavanagh	Turffontein	1400
2012	The Met	Igugu	Kenilworth	2000
2013	Ipi Tombe Challenge	Espumanti	Turffontein	1600
2013	Graham Beck Stakes	Whistle Stop	Turffontein	1400
2013	Daily News 2000	Vercingetorix	Greyville	2000
2013	Kzn Guineas	Vercingetorix	Greyville	1600
2013	Senor Santa Handicap	Merhee	Turffontein	1160
2013	J&B Reserve Stayers	Ilsanpietro	Kenilworth	2800
2013	Flamboyant Stakes	Viva Maria	Clairwood	1600
2014	Cape Fillies Guineas	Majmu	Kenilworth	1600
2014	Starling Stakes	Majmu	Turffontein	1400
2014	Yellowwood Handicap	Pine Princess	Turffontein	1800
2014	Mercury Sprint	Fly By Night	Clairwood	1200
2014	Astrapak 1900	Espumanti	Greyville	1900
2014	Colorado King Stakes	Halve The Deficit	Turffontein	2000
2014	Riverworld Stud Prix Du Cup	Priceless Jewel	Kenilworth	1400
2015	Cape Guineas	Noah From Goa	Kenilworth	1600
2015	Dingaans	Noah From Goa	Turffontein	1600
2015	Graham Beck Stakes	Muwaary	Turffontein	1400
2015	Gold Cup	Wild One	Greyville	3200
2015	Umkhomazi Stakes	King's Knight	Greyville	1200
2015	The Fillies Nursery	Entisaar	Turffontein	1160
2015	Computaform Sprint	Alboran Sea	Turffontein	1000
2015	The Sa Oaks	Pine Princess	Turffontein	2450
2015	Empress Club Stakes	Majmu	Turffontein	1600
2015	The Umzimkhulu	One Fine Day	Greyville	1400
2016	Thekwini Stakes	Querari Falcon	Greyville	1600
2016	The Gold Bracelet	Flying Ice	Greyville	2000
2016	Sa Fillies Sprint	Real Princess	Scottsville	1200
2016	Woolavington 2000	Bela-Bela	Greyville	2000
2016	Astrapak 1900	Solid Speed	Greyville	1900
2016	Kzn Guineas	Black Arthur	Greyville	1600
2016	Kzn Fillies Guineas	Bela-Bela	Greyville	1600
2016	Poinsettia Stakes	Real Princess	Scottsville	1200
2016	Tony Ruffel Stakes	Suyoof	Turffontein	1450
2017	Flamboyant Stakes	Hashtagyolo	Greyville	1600
2017	Dingaans	Graceandmercy	Turffontein	1600
2017	Racing Association Handicap	Fortissima	Turffontein	3200
2017	Garden Province Stakes	Bela-Bela	Greyville	1600
2017	Kzn Fillies Guineas	Gimme Six	Greyville	1600
2017	SA Derby	Al Sahem	Turffontein	2450
2017	The Umzimkhulu	Gimme Six	Greyville	1400
2017	Sa Fillies Classic	Orchid Island	Turffontein	1800
2017	Majorca Stakes	Nightingale	Kenilworth	1600
2018	Gauteng Guineas	Graceandmercy	Turffontein	1600
2018	Three Troikas Stakes	Fish River	Turffontein	1400

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References

Gold Circle article and photos on Anthony Delpech's win in the 2004 Durban July Handicap

↑ "Champion rider Anthony Delpech likely to be out for at least six to eight months". Racing Post . Retrieved 4 October 2018.
↑ "SA champion jockeys". Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
↑ "Hong Kong Cup". Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
↑ "'Find the horse with the class': John Size has lesson for winning the HK$18 million Hong Kong Derby". SCMP. SCMP. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
↑ Dubai Sheema Classic
↑ South African home-grown talent
↑ Crowie, Aaron. "Hollywoodbets' Latest Brand Ambassador - Anthony Delpech » Hollywoodbets Sports Blog". blog.hollywoodbets.net. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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[1] "Champion rider Anthony Delpech likely to be out for at least six to eight months". Racing Post . Retrieved 4 October 2018.

[2] "SA champion jockeys". Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.

[3] "Hong Kong Cup". Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2010.

[4] "'Find the horse with the class': John Size has lesson for winning the HK$18 million Hong Kong Derby". SCMP. SCMP. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

[5] Dubai Sheema Classic

[6] South African home-grown talent

[7] Crowie, Aaron. "Hollywoodbets' Latest Brand Ambassador - Anthony Delpech » Hollywoodbets Sports Blog". blog.hollywoodbets.net. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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