| Mickael Barzalona |
| Age: 33 |
| Background: Mickael Barzalona was born in Avignon, France, a grandson of Corsican trainer Christian Barzalona and nephew of former Flat and Jumps jockey Armand Barzalona. He began his career with France’s standout trainer, Andre Fabre, with whom he is still associated, and is Godolphin’s number one rider in France. A precocious sensation, he enjoyed a stunning Dubai Carnival in 2011, at age 19, winning major races for the Godolphin operation, and that momentum took him to a famous English Derby win in June of that year aboard Pour Moi for Fabre and Coolmore. He then headed to Hong Kong for a short stint in 2011/12, notching one winner from 42 rides. Barzalona won the 2012 Dubai World Cup aboard Monterosso and the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Turf on Talismanic. In 2021, he claimed the Champion Stakes at Ascot with Sealiway before sealing the French Flat Racing Champion Jockey with 192 wins, while through 2022 the Frenchman has added a further three Group 1s to his haul in France and the United Arab Emirates. Barzalona this year won the Group 1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp on Tribalist for a career total of 40 Group 1s so far. |
| Honours: French Flat Racing Champion Jockey (2021). |
| IJC record: 2023 - 6th; 2021 – 2nd (DH); 2020 – 11th; 2018 - 8th (DH); 2016 - 10th. |
| 23/24 Season | |||||
| Nationality | : FR | No. of Wins | : 1 | Total Rides | : 21 |
| Stakes won | : $3,239,540 | No. of 2nds | : 2 | Win % | : 4.76% |
| No. of 3rds | : 0 | ||||
| No. of 4ths | : 3 | ||||
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