Jon Court

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Born Nov 23, 1960

Age 52

Hometown Gainesville, Florida

Jon Kenton Court is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Having grown up in Florida, Jon Court began riding in Colorado at the now closed Centennial Park in 1980. He rode in Louisiana for 12 years before moving to Kentucky and Indiana in 1995… Read More

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Muppets Puppeteer, Voice Of Count Dies
Byron Shire News - Aug 26, 2012

JERRY Nelson, the voice of Count Von Count on Sesame Street, has died aged 78.
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Elections Coordinator Cedar Cosner Will Be The New Member Of Constitution Court
Oregon Daily Emerald - May 10, 2012

What started as a straight-forward confirmation was met with conflict at Wednesday night’s ASUO Senate meeting. ASUO Elections Coordinator Cedar Cosner was appointed to Constitution Court by the ASUO Executive, then appeared before the Senate to be confirmed for the position. ASUO president Ben Eckstein introduced him. “He has a strong background in conflict resolution and critical thinking and his role as elections coordinator gave him judicial experience,” Eckstein said. Cosner then ...
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Kentucky Derby 2012: Horses, Post Positions, Odds And Picks
Monrovia - May 05, 2012

I stopped by the Derby restaurant on Huntington Drive one day last week to have a drink with my friend Dave Naftzerger. That drink hit the spot, so I told my bartender friend, Cynthia Naanough, "I'll Have Another." Since Naanough is dating jockey Mike Smith, I left the restaurant having decided on my Kentucky Derby picks. I'm going with Santa Anita Derby winner I'll Have Another to win with favored Bodemeister, who Smith will ride, to finish second in Saturday's race at Churchill Downs...
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Kentucky Derby 2012: Post Positions, Odds And Our Pick
Arcadia Patch - May 04, 2012

I stopped by the Derby restaurant on Huntington Drive one day last week to have a drink with my friend Dave Naftzerger. That drink hit the spot, so I told my bartender friend, Cynthia Naanough, "I'll Have Another." Since Naanough is dating jockey Mike Smith, I left the restaurant having decided on my Kentucky Derby picks. I'm going with Santa Anita Derby winner I'll Have Another to win with favored Bodemeister, who Smith will ride, to finish second in Saturday's race at Churchill Downs...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1960 Birth Born in 1960.

THIRTIES

1995 35 Years Old He rode in Louisiana for 12 years before moving to Kentucky and Indiana in 1995, where he was a top rider at Hoosier Park from 1996 to 1998.

1999 39 Years Old In 1999, he gained his 2,000th win at Kentucky Downs.

FORTIES

2001 41 Years Old In 2001, he rode Percy Hope in the Lone Star Derby, winning, and in the Preakness Stakes, placing 9th. … Read More

2003 43 Years Old In 2003, he won the Japan Cup Dirt on Fleetstreet Dancer.

2004 44 Years Old In 2004, he moved to California tracks on the advice of trainer Doug O'Neill after winning titles at Ellis Park Racecourse, Oaklawn Park, Turfway Park, Kentucky Downs, and Birmingham Racecourse.

2005 45 Years Old He rode his 3,000th winner at Santa Anita Park on April 7, 2005, 25 years to the day from his first win. In 2006, Court was elected secretary of the Jockeys' Guild and is the Guild's representative board member for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's (NTRA) Charities-Permanently Disabled Jockeys' Fund. … Read More

2009 49 Years Old Court was one of the jockeys featured in the first season of Animal Planet's 2009 reality documentary Jockeys before he moved his tack back to Kentucky. … Read More

FIFTIES

2011 51 Years Old 1 More Event

Court repeated his win in the Arkansas Derby in 2011 with Archarcharch, trained by his father-in-law, Jinks Fires.

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