This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Tyler Baze" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Tyler Baze (born October 19, 1982) is an American Champion jockey from Seattle, Washington. He was born into a racing family, since 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.
Baze began riding in Southern California in 1999 and earned his first victory on October 31 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 recovered with a new agent and a new nutritional regime. He rides mostly at California's Santa Anita Park and Phoenix, Arizona's Turf Paradise.
In August 2011 he was sidelined due to substance abuse but returned to racing in October 2012. His first win back occurred on October 13, 2012, in the Lava Man California Classic Cup aboard Lucky Primo.
Year-end charts
Chart (2000–present) | Peak position |
---|---|
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2000 | 55 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2001 | 31 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2002 | 69 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2003 | 22 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2004 | 15 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2005 | 17 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2006 | 38 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2007 | 45 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008 | 19 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009 | 21 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2010 | 58 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2013 | 96 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2014 | 21 |
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2015 | 16 |
References
- Jack Shinar (October 13, 2012). "Tyler Baze Back on Top in Cal Cup Classic". Blood Horse. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
External links
- Tyler Baze at the NTRA
- A 2004 profile of Tyler Baze at About, Inc., a part of The New York Times Company