CHRISTOPHE CLEMENT

2016 RECORD

539 - 104, 84, 78 

$7,037,003

2016 NYRA RECORD

296 - 49, 33, 47 

$4,067,500

NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS

Gio Ponti: Top Older Male (2009); Top Male Turf Horse (2009-10)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

* Scored his first Classic victory with Tonalist in the 2014 Belmont Stakes; Tonalist also captured back-to-back editions of the Jockey Club Gold Cup in 2014-15 and closed out his career to win the 2015 Cigar Mile H.

* Sent out the top two finishers in the 2010 Grade 1 Manhattan at Belmont, with Winchester denying stablemate Gio Ponti a repeat victory

* In 2010, swept Belmont’s three Grade 1 turf races open to older males as Gio Ponti repeated in the Man o’ War and Winchester won the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic in addition to the Manhattan

* In 2009, saddled dual Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti to four straight Grade 1 wins

* Registered first Grade 1 win on the dirt with Funny Moon (2009 Coaching Club American Oaks)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

* Moved to the United States in 1986 after working for the Alec Head family; returned to Europe in 1987 to work for Luca Cumani before coming to the US for good in 1991

INTRODUCTION TO RACING

* Father Miguel was a trainer in France

FIRST WINNER

* Spectaculaire, Oct. 20, 1991, Belmont Park

NEW YORK AND GRADE 1 STAKES

Adam Smith: Fort Marcy (1993-94)

Aigue Marine: Long Island H. (2014)

Annecdote: Noble Damsel (2014)

Belle Allure: Athenia (2009)

Blu Tusmani: Withers (1995)

Bright Abundance: Noble Damsel (2005)

Celtic Sky: West Point (2002); Kingston (2002)

Charge d’Affaires: Knickerbocker (1999-2000)

Ciro: Lawrence Realization (2000)

Coretta: Long Island (First div., 1998)

Cox Orange: Beaugay (1994)

Cyrano: Bertram F. Bongard (1994)

Danish: Saratoga BC (1996); QE II Challenge Cup (1994)

Dedication: Beaugay (2004)

Denomination: Athenia (2011)

Discreet Marq: Ticonderoga (2014); Pebbles (2013); Del Mar Oaks (2013); Sands Point (2013)

England’s Legend: Beverly D. (2001); New York (2001)

Fast Decision: Withers (2002)

Flag Down: Bowling Green (1996); Red Smith (1995)

Forbidden Apple: Manhattan (2001); Kelso (2000-01) Belmont BC (2000)

Frostmourne: Awad (2016)

Funny Moon: Shuvee H. (2010); Coaching Club American Oaks (2009)

Giants Play: New York (2011)

Gio Ponti: Turf Mile (2010-11); Man o’ War (2009-10); Arlington Million (2009);

Manhattan (2009); Kilroe Mile (2009); Hill Prince (2008)

Governor Malibu: Gander (2016)

Grassy: Bowling Green H. (2011); Red Smith (2010)

Hard Not to Like: Diana (2015); Gamely (2015)

Honor Glide: Bowling Green (1999); Sword Dancer Invitational H. (1999)

In Summation: Bing Crosby (2007)

Irish Mission: Glens Falls (2014)

Khumba Mela: Noble Damsel (1999)

Lady Cohiba: Glens Falls (2013)

Liseux Rose: Sheepshead Bay (2000)

Love N’ Kiss S.: Pebbles (2001)

Lubash: West Point (2015); Mohawk (2015); Kingston (2015); Ashley T. Cole (2014); Fort Marcy (2013); Ashley T. Cole (2012); West Point (2012)

Mariensky: Just a Game (2003); Sheepshead Bay (2003)

Mauralakana: Beverly D. (2008); New York (2008); Sheepshead Bay (2008)

Miss Chatelaine: Chelsea Flower (2014)

Miss World: Garden City (2009)

Mystical Star: New York (2012)

Naissance Royale: Lake Placid (2005)

Naples Bay: Noble Damsel (2012)

Operation Red Dawn: Knickerbocker (2009)

Penny’s Gold: Ballston Spa (2001)

Pure Sensation: Belmont Turf Sprint Inv. (2016); Jaipur Inv. (2016); Quick Call (2014)

Relaxed Gesture: Canadian Int. (2005)

Revved Up: John’s Call (2007)

Rewrite: Ticonderoga (2007)

Right One: Jaipur (2011)

River Majesty: Knickerbocker (1993)

Royal Highness: Beverly D. (2007)

Rumpipumpy: Diana (1997)

Rutherienne: Noble Damsel (2009); Del Mar Oaks (2007); Lake George (2007); Sands Point (2007)

Saratoga Dreamer: Rego Park (2015)

Sea Queen: Wonder Again (2014)

Seducer’s Song: Lake George (2004)

Shared Dreams: Waya (2006)

Shemozzle: Glens Falls (1997)

Sixty Seconds: Glens Falls (2003)

Spotlight: Lake Placid (2004)

Statesmanship: Withers (1997)

Stellar Path: Athenia (2015); Plenty of Grace (2015)

Stormy Regatta: Riskaverse (2015)

Summer Front: Hill Prince (2012)

Terreavigne: Ticonderoga (1998)

Tonalist: Jockey Club Gold Cup (2014-2015); Cigar Mile H. (2015); Westchester (2015);

Belmont Stakes (2014); Peter Pan (2014)

Too Discreet: Paradise Creek (2016); Schenectady (2015)

Trampoli: Sheepshead Bay (1993); Athenia (1993): Long Island (1993)

Voodoo Dancer: Diana (2003); Beaugay (2002); Lake George (2001); Garden City (2001)

Winchester: Sword Dancer Inv. (2011); Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (2010); Manhattan H. (2010)

With the Flow: Belmont BC (1999)

Yellow Agate: Frizette (2016)

Za Approval: Real Courage (2014); Knickerbocker (2013)

Zindaya: Intercontinental (2015); License Fee (2015)