Brice Blanc

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Brice Blanc
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Occupation Jockey
Born (1973-01-16) January 16, 1973 (age 50)
Lyon, France
Career winsongoing
Major racing wins
Las Palmas Handicap (1995)
Del Mar Oaks (1997)
San Clemente Handicap (1997)
Providencia Stakes (1997)
San Francisco Mile (1997, 1999)
San Luis Obispo Handicap (1997)
San Pasqual Handicap (1998)
First Lady Stakes (1999)
Matriarch Stakes (1999)
Morvich Handicap (1999)
Arcadia Handicap (2000)
Beverly Hills Handicap (2000)
Buena Vista Handicap (2000, 2002)
Ramona Handicap (2000)
Nearctic Stakes (2000)
Gamely Breeders' Cup Handicap (2001)
Lady's Secret Breeders' Cup Handicap (2001)
Sunset Handicap (2002)
Fair Grounds Handicap (2001)
La Habra Stakes (2002)
San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (2003)
Arlington Handicap (2004)
Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes (2004)
Edgewood Stakes (2005)
Gulfstream Park Handicap (2005)
Indiana Derby (2005)
Opening Verse Handicap (2005)
Stars and Stripes Turf Handicap (2005)
Commonwealth Turf Stakes (2006)
Lane's End Stakes (2006)
Daytona Handicap (2007)
Del Mar Debutante Stakes (2007)
San Marcos Handicap (2007)
Eatontown Handicap (2007)
Honeymoon Handicap (2015)
Significant horses
Happyanunoit, Famous Digger

Brice Blanc (born January 16, 1973, in Lyon, Rhone, France) is a jockey in American thoroughbred horse racing.

Blanc attended a jockey's apprentice school in his native France then, encouraged by trainer Ben Cecil, in October 1993 emigrated to the United States where he settled in Southern California and began racing at area tracks. He competed primarily at Del Mar Racetrack, Hollywood Park Racetrack and Santa Anita Park but also won races at various other North American racetracks including Arlington Park in Chicago, Gulfstream Park in Florida, and Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

After spending close to ten years racing in California he relocated to Kentucky where he raced until 2006 when he returned to California

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References

Year-end charts

Chart (2000–present)Peak
position
National Earnings List for Jockeys 200056
National Earnings List for Jockeys 200456
National Earnings List for Jockeys 200560
National Earnings List for Jockeys 200774