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Darren gauci biography
Darren Gauci
Australian professional jockey (born 1965)
| Nickname | The Gauch |
|---|---|
| Born | (1965-12-26) 26 December 1965 (age 59) Melbourne, Australia |
| Spouse | Karen Gauci (née Dunkerton) |
| Sport | Professional jockey |
| Updated on 22 April 2013 | |
Darren Gauci (born 26 December 1965, in Melbourne, Australia) is a former Australian jockey.
Racing career
Gauci was one of Australia's most successful and durable jockeys. He won the Senior Victorian Jockeys Premiership in 1983–84, 1985–86 and 1990–91.[1] He came close to winning Australian racing's greatest prize on three occasions, with seconds in the Melbourne Cup on Chagemar (1984), Super Impose (1989) and On A Jeune (2005).[2]
Gauci won 35 Group 1 races.
For several years, Gauci also rode with great success in Hong Kong. Gauci won five races on trainer Lee Freedman's champion Super Impose, including an Epsom Handicap (1990), and rode Lonhro to victory in the Caulfield Guineas (2001) and the St G