Ioritz Mendizabal

Ioritz Mendizabal (born 5 May 1974 in Oiartzun) is a Spanish Basque flat racing jockey, who is long-term based in France.

He won his first race in 1990 and joined the stable of Jean-Claude Rouget the following year.

Mendizabal is a four-time French flat racing Champion Jockey, winning the Cravache d'Or in 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Mendizabal comes from a family with no horse racing background, as his father works in a bank and his mother is a teacher.

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