Thierry Gillet
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Thierry Gillet (born 20 December 1969) is a top France jockey who won the 2004 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe aboard Bago, a thoroughbred race horse he has ridden in 14 of his career starts.{{cite web|url=http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=12642 |title=Thierry Gillet|publisher=NTRA |accessdate=2009-09-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010140625/http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=12642 |archivedate=October 10, 2007 }}
In April 2009, at age 39, Gillet announced his retirement from racing, citing recurring weight problems. He won 904 races in his career.
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In 2007, he won the Critérium de Saint-Cloud riding the colt Full of Gold.
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Wins
- Two-time winner of the Critérium International, in 2001 and 2003.
- Six-time winner of the Prix de Pomone: Bright Moon (1993, 1994), Helen of Spain (1996), Interlude (2000), Abitara (2001), Lune d'Or (2004)
- Two-time winner of the Prix Ganay in 2004 and 2005.
- Prix du Calvados, 1999 and 2003.
- Prix Minerve 1996 and 2002
- Prix Chloé 1997 and 1999
- Premio Mario Incisa della Rocchetta 1999 and 2001
- Prix Noailles 2008
- Grand Prix de Paris 2004
- Prix Vermeille 2004
- Prix Jean Romanet 2004
- Prix des Chênes 2003
- Prix de la Nonette 1999
- Prix de Seine-et-Oise 1999
- Prix Vanteaux 1999
- Prix du Lys 1998
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 2004