Birthdate - Oct. 27, 1969
Birthplace - Wilmington, DE
Height - 5 feet, 3 inches
Weight - 113 pounds
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
* Won his 3,000th career victory aboard Too Tough Pete at Belmont Park on May 17, 2008.
* Eclipse Award as 1989’s Top Apprentice.
* Won five races at Pimlico on Sept. 21, 1993.
INTRODUCTION TO RACING
* Grandfather Buddy Raines was a trainer, and older brother John a jockey.
FIRST WINNER
* Tis A Sir, Nov. 4, 1988, Laurel Park
NEW YORK STAKES WINS
Bay Shore: Blissful State (1995)
Beaugay: Delta Princess (2003)
Bed o’ Roses: Carmandia (2007); Dixie Flag (1998)
Bold Ruler: Shake You Down (2003)
Brooklyn: Timely Warning (1991)
Cigar Mile: Daaher (2007)
Coaching Club American Oaks: Jilbab (2002)
Distaff: Carson Hollow (2003)
First Flight: Dixie Flag (1997)
Frizette: Sutra (2006)
Go for Wand: Spun Sugar (2006)
Hill Prince: Van Minister (2002)
Jerome: Daaher (2007)
Kelso: Ashkal Way (2006)
Knickerbocker: Kiri’s Clown (1994)
Ladies: Critical Eye (2002)
Long Island: Market Booster (1994)
Prioress: I’m Brassy (2000)
Queens County: Researcher (2008)
Shuvee: Cowgirls Don’t Cry (2008)
Stuyvesant: Accountforthegold (2006)
Sword Dancer Inv.: Kiri’s Clown (1995)
Top Flight: Dixie Flag (1997)
True North: Shake You Down (2003)
Westchester: Utopia (2007); Mr. Shawklit (1995)
Whirlaway: Summer Doldrums (2007); Watch the Bird (1998)