Rene Piechulek
German flat racing jockey
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Rene Piechulek (born April 24, 1987)[1] is a German flat racing jockey.
Career
Piechulek earned his first jockey license in Germany in 2004.[1]
In 2021, Piechulek won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with Torquator Tasso.[2] The riding crop he used in that race was a gift that Filip Minařík, who had recently retired at the time, gave to him from Japan.[3]
In 2024, Piechulek came to Japan as a jockey for the first time, using the short-term license policy.[a] He secured his first victory in Japan after 32 starts, on January 14, when Roselle won R12 of the Nakayama Racecourse that day.[5][6] He later won his first JRA graded race on February 4 when he won the Kisaragi Sho with Byzantine Dream.[7] On February 16, the JRA announced that as of February 18 he would be cancelling his short-term license with the JRA due to personal reasons.[8]
Major wins
France
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Torquator Tasso (2021)
- Prix Niel - Fantastic Moon (2023)
Germany
- Bayerisches Zuchtrennen - Sammarco (2022)
- Deutsches Derby - Fantastic Moon (2023)
- Grosser Preis von Baden - Torquator Tasso (2021), Mendocino (2022), Fantastic Moon (2024)
- Hansa-Preis - Torquator Tasso (2021, 2022), Lordano(2024)
- Preis von Europa - India (2023)
- Carl Jaspers-Preis - Lordano (2024)
- Oettingen-Rennen - Calif (2023)
Japan
- Kisaragi Sho - Byzantine Dream（2024）
