Career Profile:
Olivier Peslier was born on January 12, 1973 in the village of Cosse-Le-Vivien in west central France. After completing a course at the School for Jockeys in Moulin a Vent he was apprenticed to Patrick Biancone, following other successful jockeys such as Gerald Mosse, Eric Legrix and Dominique Boeuf. Peslier has since graduated to become one of the finest jockey's France has produced. He rode his first winner at Rouen on March 12, 1989 and his first major success came in 1995 on Winged Love in the Irish Derby. Since then he has captured many of the world's major races including; the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe three times Helissio (1996), Peintre Celebre (1997) and Sagamix (1998), the English Derby - High-Rise (1998) while international victories include a Hong Kong International double on Docksider and Borgia (1999), the Irish 2000 Guineas - Desert Prince (1998), the Coronation Stakes and Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf on Banks Hill (2001), the Japan Cup on Jungle Pocket (2001). His wins in Dubai include the Godolphin Mile - Tereshkova (1996), Dubai Kahayla Classic - Magic de Piboul (2001).