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Maxime Guyon

b. 1989

French jockey

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Born 1989. Maxime Guyon is a French jockey.

Maxime Guyon (born 7 May 1989 in Laval, Mayenne) is a French flat racing jockey, who debuted at 2005. In 2008, he received a professional license and won first group one at the Grand Prix de Paris. In 2010, he won races in the United Kingdom, Japan and Hong Kong. Since 2015, he is a retained jockey for Wertheimer et Frère, succeeding Olivier Peslier in the role.

In Hong Kong, he made an immediate impact in a short stint with 15 victories that won him second place in the Most Popular Jockey of the Year in the 2010/11 season.

Major wins France Critérium de Saint-Cloud - (2) - Mandaen (2011), Morandi (2012) Grand Prix de Paris - (4) - Cavalryman (2009), Meandre (2011), Flintshire (2013), Sosie (2024) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - (2) - Meandre (2012), Silverwave (2016) Poule d'Essai des Poulains - (1) - Lope de Vega (2010) Poule d'Essai des Pouliches - (2) - Dream And Do (2020), Rouhiya (2024) Prix de Diane - (1) - Golden Lilac (2011) Prix d'Ispahan - (3) - Golden Lilac (2012), Solow (2015), Sosie (2025) Prix Jean Prat - (2) - Mutual Trust (2011), Aesop's Fables (2012) Prix Jean Romanet - (2) - Announce (2011), Romantica (2013) Prix du Jockey Club - (1) - Lope de Vega (2010) Prix de l'Opéra - (2) - Shalanaya (2009), Rougir (2021) Prix Royal-Oak - (3) - Be Fabulous (2011), Double Major (2023, 2024) Prix Saint-Alary - (1) - Queen's Jewel (2015) Prix Vermeille - (3) - Baltic Baroness (2014), Left Hand (2016), Aventure (2025) Prix Ganay - (2) - Cutlass Bay (2010), Sosie (2025) Prix Maurice de Gheest - (1) - Polydream (2018) Prix de la Forêt - (1) - Kelina (2023)

United Kingdom Prince of Wales's Stakes - (1) - Byword (2010) 1,000 Guineas - (1) - Miss France (2014) Queen Anne Stakes - (1) - Solow (2015) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - (1) - Solow (2015) Sussex Stakes - (1) - Solow (2015)

Hong Kong Hong Kong Classic Cup - (1) - Ambitious Dragon (2011) Hong Kong Derby - (1) - Ambitious Dragon (2011) Hong Kong Vase - (3) - Flintshire (2014), Junko (2023), Sosie (2025)

Germany Grosser Preis von Berlin - (1) - Meandre (2012)

Italy Premio Vittorio di Capua - (1) - Shamalgan (2013)

United Arab Emirates Dubai Turf - (2) - Solow (2015), Facteur Cheval (2024)

Performance Seasons Total Rides No. of Wins No. of 2nds No. of 3rds No. of 4ths Stakes won 2010/2011 175 15 24 15 15 HK$26,185,575

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Who is Maxime Guyon?

French jockey

When was Maxime Guyon born?

Maxime Guyon was born on 7 May 1989 in Laval.

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Maxime Guyon is a jockey.

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Maxime Guyon is French.

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