Pesi Shroff

Pesi Shroff (b 1965) is a former Indian champion jockey. He has ridden 5614 races and won 1,751 of them including 106 classic races and 29 Derbys. Born to a Parsi family, he began his career as a 16-year-old when he was licensed to ride by the Royal Western India Turf Club in Mumbai in the 1981 season. He won his first race on My Squaw.[1]

Pesi Shroff
Occupation	Jockey, Horse trainer
Born	1965 Mumbai, India

Pesi had a long association with Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya having been a 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 Khusro Dhunhjiboy.[1]

Till date, he is the only jockey to have piloted eight Derby winners at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Mumbai and has ridden a classic winner in each of the five major racing centres of India.[2]

On 31 October 2004, he retired from the profession to become a trainer.

Pesi is married to childhood sweetheart Tina (sister of Karl Umrigar) with whom he has two children, Yohann and Anya. He also likes to play golf and is a cricket fan.[1]

Career wins as a Jockey

Wins[3]

Year	Race	Horse
1984	Indian Derby	Enterprising
1985	Indian Derby	Revelation
1989	Indian Derby	Exhilaration
1990	Indian Derby	Desert Warrior
1991	Indian Derby	Starfire Girl
1994	Indian Derby	Little Over
2001	Indian Derby	Storm Again
2004	Indian Derby	Psychic Flame
1985	Indian Turf Invitation	Revelation
1986	Indian Turf Invitation	Amorous Knight
1989	Indian Turf Invitation	Exhilaration
1990	Indian Turf Invitation	Desert Warrior
1992	Indian Turf Invitation	Bugs Bunny
1993	Indian Turf Invitation	Adler
2001	Indian Turf Invitation	Storm Again

References

1. "Pesi Shroff to retire". The Hindu. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
2. Khan, Ikram; Vijayakar, Pradeep (24 October 2004). "Pesi Shroff wants one last hurrahe". Times of India, Mumbai. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
3. "Pesi Shroff's career highlights". The Hindu. 2 November 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2008.