Christopher Alan Emigh (born January 14, 1971, in
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is an Independent city (United States), independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River (Virginia), Elizabeth River from Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ...
) is a
jockey
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in American
Thoroughbred
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horse racing
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. He earned his first win as a professional at
Evangeline Downs
Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino is a racetrack in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, just east of Opelousas. It is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. With a one-mile oval track, the facility provides close to 1,000 horse stalls for Thoroughbred ...
in 1989. The winner of more than 4,000 career races, he has won a riding title at
Hawthorne Race Course
Hawthorne Race Course is a racetrack for horse racing in Stickney, Illinois, near Chicago.
The oldest continually run family-owned racetrack in North America, in 2009 the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for ...
seven times and at
Arlington Park
Arlington Park (formerly known as Arlington International Racecourse) is a former horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Once called the ''Arlington Park Jockey Club'', it was located adjacent to the Illinois Rou ...
in 2006
References
Christopher Emigh at the Jockeys' GuildProfile of Christopher Emigh at Oaklawn Racetrack
Year-end charts
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1971 births
Living people
American jockeys
Sportspeople from Portsmouth, Virginia