Jockey Terry Thompson

Born: 08/07/71, Omaha, Nebraska  Resides: Ankeny, Iowa  Family:Baleigh and Sydni, daughters; Devin and Damian, sons

Terry is coming off an excellent 2007 racing season at Oaklawn. He rode 32 winners from his 271 mounts. This tied him with Carlos Gonzalez for seventh place in the final standings.

During the Racing Festival of the South, he rode Gasia to win the $100,000 Bayakoa. Early in that meeting he rode Devil House to triumph in the $50,000 Martha Washington and the $50,000 Dixie Belle.

Also during the 2007 Spa meeting, he rode career winner 2,000.

Thompson won 37 races at Oaklawn in 2006 and 156 for the entire year. At the Spa he finished fourth on the final standings, trailing only John Jacinto, Luis Quinonez and Jamie Theriot.

Thompson’s major career prize at Oaklawn was winning the $500,000 Arkansas Derby in 2003 when he rode long shot Sir Cherokee to a late running $113.20 victory.

“He was one of my favorites as were Sure Shot Biscuit and Don’tcountessout," said Thompson. "I won 19 races with Sure Shot Biscuit.”

He recalls winning the 2004 Acorn Stakes at Belmont Park on Island Sand.The Acorn is one-third of the Filly Triple Crown for three-year-old fillies in New York.

In 2003 he won the $200, 000 Fantasy Stakes on Ruby’s Reception, giving Thompson two of the four major gems of the prestigious Racing Festival of the South.“That was another of my major thrills,” Thompson recalled. “Another thrill came in finishing second in the Kentucky Oaks on Island Sand. Still another was at Hoosier Park when I rode seven winners on one program. Another was 2003 when I dueled Theriot for the Oaklawn riding title.”