Monty Clifton Berry (born August 23, 1962, in
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, Jasper and Newton County, Missouri, Newton counties in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bulk of the city is in Jasper County, while the southern portion is in Newton County. J ...
) is an American retired
jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used ...
who successfully competed in
American Quarter Horse racing and in
Thoroughbred racing
Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...
. On Dec. 10, 2010, he became one of only four jockeys in U.S. racing history to win seven races on a single
racecard and in his case it was all the races run. He retired at the end of 2015 as the winningest jockey in the history of
Remington Park and
Lone Star Park.
References
1962 births
Living people
American jockeys
Sportspeople from Joplin, Missouri
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