Born: September 21, 1963
Birthplace: Kingston,
Residence: East Liverpool, OH
Family:
First Win: Motivator, 1979
Started Riding: 1979
Circuit: TampaBay Downs, Presque IsleDowns, MountaineerPark
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Year
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Starts
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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Earnings
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W rank
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W %
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ITM %
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2008-2009 meet
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280
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32
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37
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37
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$499,842
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8th
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11.4
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37.9%
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2007-2008 meet
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295
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31
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30
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42
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$450,510
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9th
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10.5%
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34.9%
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Andrew Ramgeet Tampa Stakes Wins
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Year
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Race
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Winner
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Trainer
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Owner
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2008
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Sophomore Fillies
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Moonshine Alice
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Gerald Bennett
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Kenneth McFarland
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Andrew Ramgeet was born in Kingston, Jamaica on September 21, 1963 and began his love affair with horses through his elder brother, who was also a jockey. Ramgeet began riding horses at CaymansPark, and had his firs win there on a horse called Motivator in 1979. In 1995, Ramgeet guided eight horses to victory at on a single card at Caymans Park and was named Jamaica’s Champion jockey three times.
He counts such Jamaican horses as War Zone and The Viceroy as his favorite mounts, and says that his greatest career achievement was booting Blissful Kiss to victory in Calder Race Course’s $100,000 J J’s Dream Stakes. “So far, I’ve done well since I came to the States to ride. I’d say that my favorite moment was winning that race at Calder. That was my biggest goal, and my first time ringing at Calder,” says Ramgeet of the victory.
Ramgeet says that his biggest influence in the sport of racing has been Angel Cordero, Jr. “I try to follow in his footsteps,” says Ramgeet. Andrew Ramgeet is a father of four and currently lives in East Liverpool, Ohio and includes Presque Isle Downs, MountaineerPark and Tampa Bay Downs on his riding circuit.
He finished the 2008-2009 Tampa Bay Downs season as the eighth leading rider overall with 32 trips to the Winner’s Circle.