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Jean (John) B. LeBlanc (born November 23, 1939 in Rogersville, New Brunswick) is a retired [[Canada|Canadian]] [[jockey]] in [[Thoroughbred horse racing]]. He competed at many of the top racetracks in the United States<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R2o0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=xwkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=900,1255472&dq=angle-light+john+leblanc&hl=en Wilmington, North Carolina Star-News - May 5, 1973]</ref> but for most of his career was based in [[Ontario]] where he was commonly known as John, the English language translation for his name. |
Jean (John) B. LeBlanc (born November 23, 1939 in Rogersville, New Brunswick) is a retired [[Canada|Canadian]] [[jockey]] in [[Thoroughbred horse racing]]. He competed at many of the top racetracks in the United States<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R2o0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=xwkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=900,1255472&dq=angle-light+john+leblanc&hl=en Wilmington, North Carolina Star-News - May 5, 1973]</ref> but for most of his career was based in [[Ontario]] where he was commonly known as John, the English language translation for his name. |
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LeBlanc is best known for riding [[Jean-Louis Lévesque|Jean-Louis Lévesque's]] [[La Prevoyante]] through an undefeated 1972 campaign in [[North America]].<ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00616FA385E127A93C0A8178AD95F468785F9 New York Times November 12, 1972]</ref> An inductee in both the [[Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame]]<ref>[http://canadianhorseracinghalloffame.com/?p=864 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame]</ref> and [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|U.S. Racing Hall of Fame]],<ref>[http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/horses-view.asp?varID=100 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame]</ref> the [[filly]] won all twelve of her starts under LeBlanc en route to be voted the 1972 [[Eclipse Award]]<ref>[http://www.tra-online.com/2yo_filly.html The Eclipse Awards at the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of America, Inc.]</ref> as [[American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly]], the [[National Turf Writers Association|National Turf Writers Association's]] [[American Horse of the Year|U.S. Horse of the Year]]<ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0811FF3B5C177B93C5AB1789D95F468785F9 New York Times - December 27, 1972]</ref> and the [[Sovereign Award]] as the [[Canadian Horse of the Year]].<ref>[http://www.jockeyclubcanada.com/past-award-winners/ Sovereign Award at the Jockey Club of Canada]</ref> |
LeBlanc is best known for riding [[Jean-Louis Lévesque|Jean-Louis Lévesque's]] [[La Prevoyante]] through an undefeated 1972 campaign in [[North America]].<ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00616FA385E127A93C0A8178AD95F468785F9 New York Times November 12, 1972]</ref> An inductee in both the [[Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame]]<ref>[http://canadianhorseracinghalloffame.com/?p=864 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame]</ref> and [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|U.S. Racing Hall of Fame]],<ref>[http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/horses-view.asp?varID=100 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526153545/http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/horses-view.asp?varID=100 |date=2012-05-26 }}</ref> the [[filly]] won all twelve of her starts under LeBlanc en route to be voted the 1972 [[Eclipse Award]]<ref>[http://www.tra-online.com/2yo_filly.html The Eclipse Awards at the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of America, Inc.]</ref> as [[American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly]], the [[National Turf Writers Association|National Turf Writers Association's]] [[American Horse of the Year|U.S. Horse of the Year]]<ref>[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0811FF3B5C177B93C5AB1789D95F468785F9 New York Times - December 27, 1972]</ref> and the [[Sovereign Award]] as the [[Canadian Horse of the Year]].<ref>[http://www.jockeyclubcanada.com/past-award-winners/ Sovereign Award at the Jockey Club of Canada]</ref> |
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==Canadian and U.S. Triple Crown == |
==Canadian and U.S. Triple Crown == |
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Revision as of 04:31, 27 November 2017
Jean (John) B. LeBlanc (born November 23, 1939 in Rogersville, New Brunswick) is a retired Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He competed at many of the top racetracks in the United States[1] but for most of his career was based in Ontario where he was commonly known as John, the English language translation for his name.
LeBlanc is best known for riding Jean-Louis Lévesque's La Prevoyante through an undefeated 1972 campaign in North America.[2] An inductee in both the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame[3] and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame,[4] the filly won all twelve of her starts under LeBlanc en route to be voted the 1972 Eclipse Award[5] as American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, the National Turf Writers Association's U.S. Horse of the Year[6] and the Sovereign Award as the Canadian Horse of the Year.[7]
Canadian and U.S. Triple Crown
A winner of 1,466 races during his career, John LeBlanc was the jockey chosen by trainer Lucien Laurin to ride Angle Light, Secretariat's entrymate in the 1973 Kentucky Derby.[8] Among his other career highlights, LeBlanc won four Canadian Triple Crown races, taking back-to-back runnings of the Breeders' Stakes in 1968 and 1969 and the Prince of Wales Stakes in 1972 and 1984.
In 2006, LeBlanc received the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award, an honor given to a jockey in Canada who has made a significant contribution to the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.[9]
References
- ^ Wilmington, North Carolina Star-News - May 5, 1973
- ^ New York Times November 12, 1972
- ^ Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
- ^ National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Archived 2012-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Eclipse Awards at the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of America, Inc.
- ^ New York Times - December 27, 1972
- ^ Sovereign Award at the Jockey Club of Canada
- ^ Montreal Gazette - May 4, 1973
- ^ May 25, 2006 Bloodhorse.com article titled "LeBlanc Receives Avelino Gomez Memorial Award"