Tyler Gaffalione (born September 12, 1994, in Davie, Florida) is an American jockey who, since being voted the Eclipse Award for the 2015 U.S. Champion Apprentice Jockey, has become one of racing's rising stars having won more than 200 races every year in his first three full seasons.
[3][4] Tyler Gaffalione rode his first winner in the third race of his career on September 7, 2014, at Gulfstream Park.
A track that became a favorite, on May 3, 2015, he won five races on a single Gulfstream Park racecard then on July 4, 2017, he tied Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey's 19-year-old record by winning seven races on a single Gulfstream Park racecard.
[5] On June 30, 2018, Tyler Gaffalione captured his sixth riding title at Gulfstream Park.
[6] In 2018, Tyler Gaffalione was riding primarily at Gulfstream Park and Saratoga Race Course.