1960-11-23 Gainesville Florida, USA Currently Residing: La Verne California USA Height: 5'1 His wife is Krystal, daughter Aubrey; Krystal's father Jinks Fires, who is the brother of Hall of Fame rider Earlie Fires, is a veteran Midwest trainer; Court has three children from a previous marriage: Justin, Donielle and Aaron Notes: Jon Court is a popular thoroughbred horseracing jockey, who grew up in Florida and started riding in Colorado at Centennial Park in 1980. For the next twelve years, Jon Court rode in Louisiana and thereafter moved to Kentucky and Indiana. In 1995, he was at Hoosier Park and became the top rider from 1996 to 1998. Jon won his 2000th racing victory at Kentucky Downs. His career suddenly turned to a new dimension when he moved to California tracks in 2004. He started winning titles one after another at Ellis Park, Oaklawn Park, Turfway Park, Kentucky Downs and Birmingham Racecourse. He posted his 3000th racing wins at the Santa Anita Park racetrack in 2005. In the next year, Jon Court was elected secretary of the Jockeys’ Guild and became representative member of the board for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. |
| Year | Races Run | Wins | Place | Show | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1093 | 113 | 149 | 137 | - |
| 2005 | 974 | 135 | 111 | 141 | - |
| 2004 | 772 | 82 | 117 | 102 | - |
| • Important Racing Wins: — |
| • 1998: — West Virginia Derby |
| • 2001: — Lone Star Derby, All Along Stakes |
| • 2002: — Silverbulletday Stakes, Indiana Derby |
| • 2003: — Indiana Derby, Japan Cup Dirt |
| • 2004: — Clement L. Hirsch Handicap, Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf |
| • 2005: — Lone Star Derby, Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf, Sport Page Breeders' Cup Handicap |
| • 2007: — Citation Handicap, La Habra Stakes, Providencia Stakes |
| • 2008: - Tokyo City Cup |
