Larry Pierce (born June 19, 1945 in Clebit, Oklahoma) is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey known as one of the north-western United States' finest.
[1] Larry Pierce is younger brother of U. S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Donald.
One of the most noted rides that Pierce and Turbulator had was a loss in the Longacres Mile in 1970 when the horse banged into the gate at the start breaking his left stirrup.
Larry Pierce retired from riding in 1984 and turned to training at Longacres until the racetrack shut down in 1992.
Larry Pierce ranked second all-time leading riders with 63 stakes wins at Longacres (Gary Baze, who is currently still riding holds first place).