Pesi Shroff (born 1965) is a former Indian champion jockey. He has ridden 5,614 races and won 1,751 of them, including 106 classic races and 29 Derbys. Born to a Parsi family, he began his career at 16 years old when he was licensed to ride by the Royal Western India Turf Club in Mumbai in 1981. He won his first race on My Squaw.
Pesi had a long association with Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya having been on retainer for him for several years. Apart from Mallya, he has also ridden for leading owners of the Indian turf like M.A.M. Ramaswamy, Deepak Khaitan, and Khushroo Dhunjibhoy .
To date, he is the only jockey to have piloted eight Derby winners at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Mumbai and has ridden a classic winner in each of the five major racing centres of India.
On 31 October 2004, he retired from the profession to become a trainer.
Pesi is married to childhood sweetheart Tina (sister of Karl Umrigar) with whom they have had two children, Yohann and Anya. He also likes to play golf and is a cricket fan.
Career wins as a jockey + Wins Year Race Horse 1984 Indian Derby Enterprising 1985 Indian Derby Revelation 1989 Indian Derby Exhilaration 1990 Indian Derby Desert Warrior 1991 Indian Derby Starfire Girl 1994 Indian Derby Little Over 2001 Indian Derby Storm Again 2004 Indian Derby Psychic Flame 1985 Indian Turf Invitation Revelation 1986 Indian Turf Invitation Amorous Knight 1989 Indian Turf Invitation Exhilaration 1990 Indian Turf Invitation Desert Warrior 1992 Indian Turf Invitation Bugs Bunny 1993 Indian Turf Invitation Adler 2001 Indian Turf Invitation Storm Again
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