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Aslam Kader (born 9 December 1962, Mumbai, India) is a noted former Indian champion jockey.[1][2]
Kader has ridden over 1700 winning horses, including 75 wins in classic horse races over his two-decade career. Aslam Kader has won the jockeys Champion Jockeys title at all the racing centres in India. At the prestigious Bangalore centre, he has won it nine times. He has won the title thrice at Mumbai. He holds the record for having ridden the maximum of numbers in one season at Mumbai, which stands at 77.[3]
After he fractured his collarbone in September 2003, due to a fall in a Pune race track incident, he tried make a comeback but was unsuccessful, and had to retire.[1][4] In 2005, he took part in an exhibition match-race, titled `Clash of Legends' in Mumbai, where riding horse Live Legend, he beat Pesi Shroff, who was riding, Sail Away.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 To do and to die. MiD DAY(2010-12-07).
- ↑ Aslam pilots The Pelican to victory(8 September 2001).
- ↑ Aslam Kadar -Jockey.
- ↑ Kader out of danger after the fall. The Telegraph(6 September 2003).
- ↑ Aslam Kader wins `Clash of Legends'(21 Feb 2005).
External links
- Aslam Kader profile at IndiaRace.com