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Originally Posted by hockey2315
and he won the DERBY
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Exactly, isnt even a competition. Prado all the way.
Past winners
2004 - S. Elliott (won Derby with Smarty Jones)
2003 - J. Santos (won Derby with Funny Cide)
2002 - V. Espinoza (won Derby with War Emblem)
----ESPY's changed from January to July ------
2001 - K. Desormeaux (won previous years Derby with Fu Peg)
2000 - C. Antley (won previos years Derby with Charismatic)
1999 - K. Desormeaux (won previous years Derby with Real Quiet)
1998 - G. Stevens (won previous years Derby with Silver Charm)
1997 - J. Bailey (won previous years Derby with Grindstone)
1996 - J. Bailey (2nd in previous years Derby; regular ride of Cigar)
1995 - C. McCarron (won previous years Derby with Go for Gin)
1994 - M. Smith (2nd in previous years Derby; regular rider of Holy Bull)
So, with 11 ESPY's given out for best jockey, 9 went to the rider of the Derby within the voting range. The gap between 2001-2002 accounts for the ESPY's moving from a January awards show (hence the previous year's Derby winning jockey getting the majority of votes) to a July show (hence the current year's Derby winning jockey getting the majority of votes). Guess you could say that Jorge Chavez (Monarchos) was screwed by the change!