1. Sandy Hawley was born in Oshawa, Ontario, decided to be a jockey when he was a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking, grooming horses at a Woodbine racetrack in Toronto Ontario.
15 Facts About Sandy Hawley
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In 1969, a time when there were no Sovereign or Eclipse Awards for jockeys, Sandy Hawley rode 230 winners, the most that year of any apprentice jockey in North America.
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Sandy Hawley went on to race in the United States where he led all jockeys in victories for the years 1970,1972,1973 and 1976.
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Sandy Hawley has career earnings of over $88.6 million and was one of the most successful jockeys of his generation.
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Sandy Hawley won the Lou Marsh Trophy in 1973 and 1976 as Canada's top athlete and was named a Member of the Order of Canada, his country's highest individual civilian honor for outstanding accomplishments by a citizen.
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Twice, Sandy Hawley won seven races in a single day at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack and at Santa Anita Park had six wins in a single day on two occasions.
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Sandy Hawley won the race five out of six years between 1971 and 1976, his streak broken by Gomez's fifth win in 1972.
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Sandy Hawley had 31,455 mounts, garnering 6,449 wins and won 18 riding titles at Woodbine Racetrack.
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Sandy Hawley was voted the 1986 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award and that same year was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
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Sandy Hawley was inducted into the United States National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1992 and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Sandy Hawley was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
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The Sandy Hawley Award is presented every year by the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame to an individual who best exemplifies a dedication to the community.
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Sandy Hawley currently is a Public Relations Ambassador for Woodbine Entertainment Group, and resides in Toronto, Ontario with his wife Kaoru.
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Sandy Hawley has worked as an analyst for The Score and CKXT-TV's horse racing coverage.
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Sandy Hawley met a fellow Jockey Kaoru Tsuchiya when they were riding at Keeneland Race Track in 1987.