Tyler Baze

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Tyler Baze
Occupation: Jockey
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Birth date: October 19, 1982
Career wins: ongoing
Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards
Major Racing Wins
Will Rogers Stakes (2001)
San Luis Obispo Handicap (2001)
Ancient Title Breeders' Cup Handicap (2003)
Palos Verdes Handicap (2003)
Bing Crosby Handicap (2004)
Monrovia Handicap (2003, 2005)
Pat O'Brien Handicap (2004)
Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes (2004)
Robert B. Lewis Stakes (2004)
Del Mar Handicap (2004, 2005)
San Pasqual Handicap (2005)
Sunshine Millions Turf (2005)
Santa Ynez Stakes (2005)
Landaluce Stakes (2005)
Gamely Breeders' Cup Handicap (2005)
Palomar Breeders' Cup Handicap (2006)
Windy Sands Handicap (2007)
San Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes (2007)
California Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes (2007)
Baldwin Stakes 2008
Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap (2008)
Racing Awards
U.S. Champion Apprentice Jockey (2000)
Significant Horses
Star Over The Bay

Tyler Baze (born October 19, 1982 in Seattle, Washington) is an American Champion jockey. Born into a racing family, both of his parents were jockeys as is his uncle, Gary Baze. His second cousin is U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey, Russell Baze.

Tyler Baze began riding in Southern California in 1999 and earned his first victory on October 31st of that year. In 2000, he rode 246 winners and was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey.

Baze went through a rough patch beginning in 2003, but has since recovered with a new agent and a new nutritional regime which has brought him back to the top of the game. He is once again riding winners, mostly at California's Santa Anita Park and Phoenix, Arizona's Turf Paradise.


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