Elvis Perrodin
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| Elvis J. Perrodin | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | December 14, 1956 Rayne, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 2012 (aged 55) Haughton, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Career wins | 3,083 |
| Major racing wins | |
| Crescent City Derby (1977, 1979, 1991, 2006) Old Hickory Stakes (1979, 1982) Tenacious Handicap (1979, 1980, 1983) Thanksgiving Handicap (1980, 1982, 1987, 1998) Louisiana Futurity (1981, 2004) (1982, 1988) Esplanade Stakes (1983, 1985, 1989, 2006) Louisiana Handicap (1983, 1993, 1997) New Orleans Handicap (1983) Pan Zareta Stakes (1983, 1984, 1991) Truly Bound Handicap (1987, 1989, 1990) Woodchopper Stakes (1987, 2005) Fair Grounds Oaks (1988, 1993) Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap (1990) Happy Ticket Stakes (1990, 1994, 2005) Lecomte Stakes (1993) Risen Star Stakes (1996) Valor Farm Stakes (1997, 1998) Dr. A.B. Leggio Memorial Stakes (1998) Ouija Board Handicap (1998) Louisiana Champions Day Turf (2000) Mississippi Futurity (2000) Fair Grounds Handicap (2001) John B. Connally Turf Cup (2001, 2002, 2003) Explosive Bid Handicap (2003) Colonel Power Stakes (2005, 2007) (2005) Gentilly Stakes (2005) (2005) (2005) Tiffany Lass Stakes (2005) (2006) Lafayette Stakes (2007) Crescent City Oaks (2010) | |
| Significant horses | |
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Elvis Joseph "Tee-Joe" Perrodin (December 14, 1956 – June 10, 2012) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who won more than 3,000 races, rode six winners on a single racecard,[1] and someone the called "a master of the Fair Grounds turf'."[2]
Nicknamed "Tee-Joe" which translates from Cajun French to "Little Joe," on February 3, 2012, Perrodin announced his retirement. Only days later, he was diagnosed as having brain cancer, already advanced to the 4th stage.[3] He died of lung cancer on June 10, 2012, at the age of 55.[4]
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- 1956 births
- 2012 deaths
- Deaths from brain tumor
- Cajun jockeys
- People from Rayne, Louisiana