Aurélien_Lemaitre
Aurélien Lemaitre
French jockey (born 1989)
Aurélien Lemaitre (born 3 July 1989[1]) is a French flat racing jockey. He joined the horse racing school AFASEC in Gouvieux near Chantilly aged 14, inspired by his father who had horses as his hobby.[2] Lemaitre apprenticed for trainer Freddy Head[2] and made his debut in June 2005, aged 16, and won his first race year later in July 2006.[1] He has since achieved over 700 wins, including more than 35 on the Group level, winning his first Group race in Group 3 Prix du Palais-Royal in 2015. He was Freddy Head's stable jockey until Head's retirement from training at the end of 2022, after which he switched to being a stable jockey for his son Christopher Head. Lemaitre spent several winters in the United States as a work rider for Julio Canani and Bill Mott.[3]
