About Robert Landry
Robert Charles Landry, a Canadian Champion jockey with an estimated net worth of $4 million, was born on September 18, 1962. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the birthplace of Robert Landry. On June 21, 1981, in Fort Erie, he won his first race of his career while riding Hammy Hubert, and in the Fair Play Stakes of 1982, also in Fort Erie, he triumphed while riding La Salle Park. In 1993 and 1994, he received Canada’s Sovereign Award for outstanding jockey, and in 2003, he received the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in the sport.
He only ever won the riding championship at Woodbine once, in 1994, although he usually always finishes in the top 10.
Big Races:
Landry had the most stakes victories among the Woodbine jockeys in 1993 (13), 1994 (18), and 1996. (18). His biggest victories outside of Canada were the 1997 Damascus Handicap at Colonial Downs atop Whiskey Wisdom and the 1994 Molly Pitcher at Monmouth aboard Hey Hazel. He has never rode in a Breeders’ Cup race. He won the Queen’s Plate, the first race of Canada’s Triple Crown, in 2004 with Niigon, and the Prince of Wales, the second race, in 1998 with Archer’s Bay. From 1996 through 2000, Landry rode the 2-year-old fillies Larkwhistle, Primaly, Fantasy Lake, Hello Seattle, and Poetically, who were all named Canadian champions.
A Serious Matter:
Landry is renowned for meticulously recording every race he competes in and entering the information into a database. In the course of his career, he has been seriously hurt numerous times, including breaking his cheekbone in 1981, breaking his back and ribs in 1984, and breaking his vertebrae in 1997.
Engaged in Charitable Work
Landry serves on the board of the LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society for retired racehorses in Canada. In 2003, on Secretariat Day at Woodbine, he even set up contribution boxes and signed autographs to help the organization raise $13,000. He volunteers his time for several children’s charities, such as the Special Olympics and the Community Association for Riding for the Disabled (C.A.R.D.). He frequently donates his time and support to numerous Woodbine campaigns, and in 2006, he even took on the role of Santa Claus in one of their advertisements.
2000th Win:
On November 15, 2000, Landry won his 1,500th race of his career. On July 1, 2009, he achieved milestone win #2000 when riding Firetheexecutive, a 12-1 longshot owned by trainer Steve Attard and Sheldon Pettle. Added Landry: “I conducted myself as if it were any other day. It feels great to win this. I had the attitude of “When it comes, it comes.” I’m glad Steve got it from me. In the past, I’ve done a lot of riding for him. We’ll head outside to try to find some more now that it’s finished.”
In 2003, Landry received the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. Robert Landry’s net worth is projected to reach $4 million as of 2023. In 2019, Landry won his 2000th race of his career at Woodbine Racetrack.
