Jockey Quincy Hamilton

Born:  12/07/1983, Jasper, Texas

Resides:  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Family:  Emma, daughter; Carter, son 

Quincy rode his first full meeting at Oaklawn in 2009, a banner session that saw the Texan wind up second in the final standings to Terry Thompson. 

At the Spa, Quincy won with 39 of his 236 mounts. 

Hamilton was the nation’s ninth ranked jockey in 2005 with 278 winners. He is son of the outstanding quarter horse rider, John Hamilton.                                                                                                                                   

“My father wanted me to ride quarter horses, but my preference was thoroughbreds,” recalled Quincy.                                                      

Hamilton graduated from Cy Creek High in Houston, TX in 2002. 

“Even though, my dad is a jockey, I didn’t think about galloping or riding race horses, until I got out of high school,” he reflected.           

Quincy remembers riding 180 winners when he had the apprentice allowance. 

He grew up in the Houston, Texas area and fondly recalls winning the first race of his riding career, that coming at Sam Houston Park in October of 2003 

A couple of career favorite mounts of Hamilton remain Don’t Bother Knocking and Proven Cure. 

“I was still riding Proven Cure when the horse, at 12, won grass stakes at Lone Star, Sam Houston and Remington. In all, I rode him 12 times and he won 10 of them,” he remembers. 

Quincy’s career highlights include winning the $125,000 Jim’s Orbit Stakes on Brick Fight and the $111,330 Texas Thoroughbred Association Sales Stakes astride Miss Mary Pat. 

Among other stakes he has won include the Texas Heritage on Kip Deville and the JEH Stallion Stakes aboard Cookin Cast. 

When asked how he got his name, the jockey replied, “There was a Quincy somewhere back in history, which did some great things.  I became name sake.”