Pesi Shroff is a former India

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n champion jockey

Jockey

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. Shroff has ridden over 1740 winning horses including 106 classic horse races. He began his career as a 16-year old, when he was licensed to ride by the Royal Western India Turf Club

Royal Western India Turf Club

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 in Mumbai

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 in the 1981 season. He won his first race on My Squaw and then won several other horses, riding alongside several leading jockeys such as Vasant Shinde, Aslam Kader, Robin Corner, Malesh Narredu and Appu

Appu

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, both in the Indian race circuit and the international circuit.

Shroff has 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 been the retainer for M.A.M. Ramaswamy, Deepak Khaitan, and Khusro Dhunhjiboy.

Till date, he is the only jockey to have piloted eight Derby

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 winners at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse

Mahalaxmi Racecourse

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, Mumbai and has ridden a classic winner each of the five major racing centres India.

On 31 October 2004 he retired from the profession. Shroff is married to childhood sweetheart Teena and have two children. He likes to play golf and is a cricket

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fan.

Today, Pesi is a successful trainer in the Indian Racing circuit. He recently trained a wonder filly Jacqueline to victory in the Indian Derby 2010.

Career wins

Wins

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