BIOGRAPHY Christophe Soumillon, born June 4, 1981 in Brussels, Belgium, is a Belgian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.
Raised in a horse racing family, Soumillon is the son of a horse jumping jockey Jean-Marc Soumillon. As a kid he lived in Brussels and used to ride ponies before joining Cedric Boutin as an apprentice at Chantilly. His first winner came in November 1997 at Maisons Laffite and in the following year he won 11 races. By the end of 1999 he had been named Champion Apprentice. In April 2000, Soumillon won five races on the same day, tying the all-time French record. He has racked up a series of victories and in 2003 became the French champion jockey with 207 wins.
On September 10, 2006 he won five races (including Prix Vermeille, Prix Niel and Prix Foy), tying the all-time French record for the second time. In 2008, he won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France. View GALLERY:
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