Trainer Ralph Ziadie Moves On

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Well-known Jamaican trainer Ralph Ziadie has recently passed on.

Ziadie plied his trade in Jamaica before migrating to the United States in the 1970’s where he continued to condition thoroughbred horses.

In Jamaica, Ziadie is best remembered for saddling the winner of the 1970 Derby, Royal Crest with Panamanian Albino Ubidia in the saddle.

Ziadie, who moved to Florida from Jamaica in the 1970s, has been training since 1980, according to Equibase, and has won 1,544 races from 9,931 starts for earnings of US$31.6 million.

Ralph Ziadie has finished as high as second in the trainer standings at Gulfstream Park West (formerly Calder Race Course) and was one win shy of tying for the training title during in 2018 at Gulfstream Park when he won 16 races, with 10 seconds and two thirds from 52 starts.