Aslam Kader

Aslam Kader (born 9 December 1962, Mumbai, India) is a noted former Indian champion jockey.[1][2]

Aslam Kader
OccupationJockey
Born1962
Mumbai, India
Career wins1717

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. "To do and to die". MiD DAY. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2014. the most popular rider in the history of Indian horse racing
  2. "Aslam pilots The Pelican to victory". The Hindu. 8 September 2001. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. "Aslam Kadar -Jockey". Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. "Kader out of danger after the fall". The Telegraph. 6 September 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. "Aslam Kader wins `Clash of Legends'". The Hindu. 21 February 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2014.


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