Gary Stevens Biography
Gary Stevens is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey, actor, and sports analyst. He became a professional jockey in 1979.
Stevens rode his first of three Kentucky Derby winners in 1988. He has also won the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes three times each. Also, he has won, 10 Breeders’ Cup races and is a nine-time winner of the Santa Anita Derby.
In 1997, he entered the United States Racing Hall of Fame. By 2005, he had over 5,000 race wins. He reached his 5,000 North American win on February 15, 2015.
10 Quick Facts About Gary Stevens
- Name: Gary Stevens
- Age: 59 years
- Birthday: March 6
- Zodiac Sign: Pisces
- Height: Average
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: Thoroughbred Horse Racing Jockey, Actor, and Sports Analyst
- Marital Status: Married
- Salary: Under review
- Net worth: $4 million
Gary Stevens Age
Gary Stevens was born in Caldwell, Idaho, on March 6, 1963, and he is 59 years old as of 2022.
Gary Stevens Family
Gary Stevens’s father(Ron Stevens) was a trainer, and his brother, Scott, was also a jockey.G
Gary Stevens Wife
Gary Stevens is a married man. He is married to Angela Athayde. He and Angie met on the first day of filming “Seabiscuit.”
In an interview, Stevens narrated how he met his wife; “I turned up on the set and this lady appeared as a silhouette. She said, ‘You look lost,’ and I was like, ‘I need to find where I’m supposed to be.’ I explained I was playing George Woolf and she showed me to my trailer.”
They later met up after five months and went for dinner. The began dating then and got married in 2004. The couple now has a daughter named, Madison.
Stevens has four other children from his first marriage to Toni Stevens. He was also married to British horse exerciser Nicola Woad who happened to be his second wife.
Gary Stevens Salary/ Net Worth
Gary Stevens is an American horse racing jockey, actor, and sports analyst who has a net worth of $4 million as of 2022, there is no any information about her salary but we will update it soon in case of any information found.
Gary Stevens Jockey Career
Gary Stevens started competing while still a teenager, riding American Quarter Horses. He soon switched to Thoroughbreds, and he won his first start at Les Bois Park in Boise, Idaho. Stevens became a sought-after jockey, though his career did not take off until he moved to California in the 1980s. In 1986 he won races at Santa Anita, Hollywood, and Oak Tree. Two years later he rode Winning Colors to victory at the Kentucky Derby.
In 1993 Stevens became the youngest jockey to win $100 million in career prize money. Riding Thunder Gultch, he won both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes in 1995. Two years later, aboard Silver Charm, he captured his third Kentucky Derby and his first Preakness.
In 1998 he and Victory Gallop ended Real Quiet’s bid for the Triple Crown by winning the Belmont. Stevens’s success continued in 2001 when he rode Point Given to a series of victories, most notably the Belmont and the Preakness. Stevens also raced in England and France, and arguably his most-notable win abroad was the 1999 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes at the British Royal Ascot.
In 2005 Stevens retired, and he subsequently worked as a racing analyst, a jockey’s agent, and a trainer. He also pursued a career in acting, having already played the part of legendary jockey George Woolf in the 2003 film Seabiscuit. In 2011 Stevens signed on to portray Ronnie Jenkins, a former jockey on the skids on the HBO cable-television series Luck. When the show was canceled after one season, however, Stevens decided to return to racing.
Gary Stevens Retired
In 1993 Gary Stevens became the youngest jockey to win $100 million in career prize money. Riding Thunder Gultch, he won both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes in 1995. Two years later, aboard Silver Charm, he captured his third Kentucky Derby and his first Preakness.
In 1998 he and Victory Gallop ended Real Quiet’s bid for the Triple Crown by winning the Belmont. Stevens’s success continued in 2001 when he rode Point Given to a series of victories, most notably the Belmont and the Preakness. Stevens also raced in England and France, and arguably his most-notable win abroad was the 1999 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes at the British Royal Ascot.
In 2005 Stevens retired, and he subsequently worked as a racing analyst, a jockey’s agent, and a trainer. He also pursued a career in acting, having already played the part of legendary jockey George Woolf in the 2003 film Seabiscuit. In 2011 Stevens signed on to portray Ronnie Jenkins, a former jockey on the skids on the HBO cable-television series Luck. When the show was canceled after one season, however, Stevens decided to return to racing.
He underwent a strict training regime and changed his overall lifestyle. More important, his right knee, which had undergone 10 different operations since 1999 and had induced him to retire, was stronger and less painful. In 2013, his first year back, Stevens triumphed in the Preakness Stakes, aboard Oxbow. In 2014 he missed several months of the competition after undergoing knee-replacement surgery. He also took some time off from racing after having a hip replaced in late 2016.
Stevens’s memoir, The Perfect Ride, was published in 2002. He was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1997.
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