after. The trainer called the race a disaster and replaced Leparoux for the Belmont Stakes with John Velazquez. Union Rags won the Belmont but never raced again due to an injury to his suspensory ligament. The highlights of 2016 included several notable wins on Tepin, including the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. Leparoux was also invited to ride Sir Dudley Digges in Canada's most prestigious event, the Queen's Plate at Woodbine racetrack on July 3. He rode in 11 races at Churchill Downs the day before the race, then flew to Toronto with only a few hours of sleep and won at odds of 16-1. Leparoux rode Classic Empire to victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Keeneland statistics Leparoux is a regular rider at the Keeneland spring and fall race meetings and has achieved a number of milestones at the track. , he has: Tied for fourth by stakes wins (52) and fifth by total wins (403). Won the leading rider title 10 times. Won the 2015 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) on Tepin on Oct. 31. Won six races on a 10-race card on April 20, 2012, tying Craig Perret and Randy Romero for the most wins on a single card. Year-end charts References External links Photo gallery: training and racing with Julien Leparoux Julien Leparoux at the NTRA 1983 births Living people French jockeys American jockeys American Champion jockeys Eclipse Award winners French emigrants to the United States