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Baze's Next Target is 11,000 Wins

Baze's Next Target is 11,000 Wins

His 11th national riding title for most victories safely tucked away, Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze's next milestone target is 11,000 career wins.

 Friday, January 08, 2010
Baze Earns 12th Isaac Murphy Award

Baze Earns 12th Isaac Murphy Award

Racing Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze, North America's all-time leading rider who passed the 10,000-win plateau Feb. 1, earned his unprecedented 12th overall Isaac Murphy Award from the National Turf Writers Association for finishing the 2007 season with the highest winning percentage of any North American jockey.

 Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Baze Claims 11th Isaac Murphy Award

Racing Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze, who became Thoroughbred racing's all-time leading jockey by victories in 2006, will receive his 11th overall Isaac Murphy Award from the National Turf Writers Association for finishing last season with the highest winning percentage of any North American jockey. Baze will receive his honor from the NTWA later this year.

 Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Baze Wins Isaac Murphy Award--Again

After failing to win the award in 2004 for the first time, Russell Baze has reclaimed the Isaac Murphy Award presented by the National Turf Writers Association.

 Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Dominguez Unseats Baze to Win Isaac Murphy Award

For the first time in its 10-year history, there is a new winner of the Isaac Murphy Award presented by the National Turf Writers Association. Ramon Dominguez has unseated nine-time winner Russell Baze.

 Thursday, January 20, 2005

Baze Wins 2003 Isaac Murphy Award

Jockey Russell Baze has won the Isaac Murphy Award presented by the National Turf Writers Association for the ninth consecutive year. The award, given to the jockey with the highest winning percentage (with a minimum of 500 mounts) during the year, was inaugurated in 1995 and has been presented to Baze each year since its inception.

 Thursday, January 15, 2004

Russell Baze Wins Eighth Isaac Murphy Award

Jockey Russell Baze has won his eighth consecutive Isaac Murphy Award, which goes to the rider earning the highest winning percentage with at least 500 mounts.

 Thursday, January 16, 2003

Russell Baze Notches Victory Number 8,000

Jockey Russell Baze became the fourth jockey to ride at least 8,000 winners when he piloted Ourwhistlebritches to victory in the seventh race at Bay Meadows Saturday.

 Saturday, October 26, 2002