Tony Piccone
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French jockey
| Tony Piccone | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 |
| Nationality | French |
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Tony Piccone (born 21 July 1987 in Marseille [1] ) is a French flat racing jockey. A son of a jockey, he joined an apprentice jockey school in Marseille aged 14 and apprenticed for trainer Cédric Boutin three years later.[2] He has since been a freelance jockey and gets called up on British-trained horses which race in France. He was riding in Hong Kong in January and February 2020 and then again from October 2020 to November 2021.[3] In 2019, he won the group two Qatar Derby aboard Pedro Cara.
Major wins
[edit ]- Criterium de Saint-Cloud - (1) - Robin Of Navan (2015)
- Prix Morny - (1) - Unfortunately (2017)
- Prix Royal-Oak - (1) - Holdthasigreen (2018)
- Prix du Cadran - (1) - Holdthasigreen (2019)
- Prix de Royallieu - (1) - Wonderful Tonight (2020)
- Prix du Moulin de Longchamp - (1) - Sauterne (2023)
- Prix de Diane - (1) - Sparkling Plenty (2024)