Christophe Lemaire
| Christophe Lemaire | |
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| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 20 May 1979 Gouvieux, France |
| Career wins | ongoing |
| Significant horses | |
| Heart's Cry, Makfi, Pride | |
Christophe Patrice Lemaire is a French-born jockey. He takes his middle name from his father, who made a name for himself in the world of French handicap racing.
In 1999 he obtained the licence required for a French jockey, and began racing. He has steadily built up a good track record, becoming the seventh leading jockey in 2003, and winning the French Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris in the same year.
In 2002 he also began racing in Japanese Central Racing (中央競馬 chūō keiba?) races using the short-term licence (短期免許 tanki menkyo?) system, taking part mainly at local racecourses such as Chukyo Racecourse (中京競馬場 chūkyō keibajō?) and Kokura Racecourse (小倉競馬場 kokura keibajō?). He produced impressive results each year. In 2004, as a Grade I jockey, he came second in the Emperor's Cup (天皇賞 Tennōshō?) (Autumn) on Dance in the Mood and second in the Japan Cup on Cosmo Bulk, and in the 2005 Daiwa Major he came second in the Mile Championship, but did not win a Jūshō pattern race (重賞 jūshō?) in Central Racing.
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