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Newfoundland native won his first Woodbine race aboard Café Paris on June 7, 1989, before leading all apprentice riders in Ontario with 88 wins
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enjoyed a highly successful 1994 campaign at the Toronto oval, capturing 49 races and $671,757 in purse earnings
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established himself as a legitimate professional in 1990, when he earned a leading apprentice title in Ontario
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his 71 wins at the Toronto oval (fifth place) and 88 overall though, were not enough to overcome Mickey Walls in Sovereign Award voting
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in early 1988, Baird suffered a setback when a horse he was galloping flung him into a pole, injuring his back
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one year to the date of the morning mishap, Jerry won his first race at Laurel Park in Maryland (March 24, 1989)
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Baird winners produced a healthy average win payout of $24.78 in 2003
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six scores came in sprint events, three in route races
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finished the year with 28 top-three efforts
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in 2004, doubled his pleasure in virtually every statistical category over 2003, as Baird won 17 races, nine sprints, eight routes, recorded 69 top-three finishes and $723,227 in purse earnings
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Baird winners once again produced a strong average win payout ($19.36)
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in 2005, won the Silver Deputy with Bright N Golden
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upped his win and purse earnings totals from 2004
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his 8.22 average win odds was among the best of top 20 riders
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in 2006, Baird gave bettors one of the colony’s best average win odds (10.93), a profit of $21.86 per $2 win bet
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was sidelined for the remainder of the season after suffering a broken leg on September 16
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had 66 top-three finishes before having to call it a campaign
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in 2007, enjoyed a brilliant season at the Toronto oval, winning 46 races, including five stakes and over $2.2-million in purse earnings
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two of his stakes scores came with Bear Holiday, who won the Colin and Silver Deputy
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teamed with Bear Now to take the Duchess Stakes and Krz Exec to win the South Ocean; also won the Fitz Dixon Cotillion Handicap at Philadelphia Park in September with Bear Now
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ranked 11th in the standings
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posted 130 top-three Woodbine finishes
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in 2008, won three Woodbine stakes races, two with Bear Now (Hill ‘N’ Dale and Ontario Matron) and the Ontario Damsel with Krz Exec
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17 of his victories came in sprint races
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recorded 107 top-three finishes
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second consecutive year in the top 20