Eddie Delahoussaye

Eddie Delahoussaye, born on 21 September 1951 and from New Iberia, Louisiana, is a retired American thoroughbred jockey whose career ran from 1968 until injuries to his head and neck from a fall at Del Mar ended it in January 2003. He topped the American jockey standings in 1978 with 384 wins and won the Kentucky Derby in consecutive years, on Gato Del Sol in 1982 and Sunny's Halo in 1983. He also won the 1988 Preakness Stakes, the 1988 and 1992 Belmont Stakes and seven Breeders' Cup races. Over 34 years he rode 6,384 winners and earned about 195.9 million dollars. He entered the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1993 and later served as a commissioner of the Louisiana Racing Commission.