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Born: April 16, 1949 (Oshawa, Ontario)
Resides: Oshawa, Ontario
Height: 5' 2"
Weight: 115 pounds
Family: wife, Lisa; sons, Bradley and Russell
Lifetime Record:
31 years (1968-1998, 2008)
31,456 mounts
6,450 wins
4,825 seconds
4,159 thirds
$ 88,681,292 in purse winnings
- started working at the racetrack in 1966, walking "hots"
- began his riding career in 1968, winning four of 38 starts
- won first career race aboard Fly Alone on October 14, 1968 at Woodbine Racetrack
- learned how to ride under the tutelage of Duke Campbell, a trainer that Sandy still credits today as one of his greatest sporting influences
- was North America's top apprentice in 1969 and in 1970, the continent's leading race-winning jockey with 452 wins
- tallied another North American title in 1972 with 367 wins
- became the first rider to ever win 500 races in one year in 1973, closing with 515 wins; earned first Lou Marsh Award as Canada's oustanding athlete in 1973
- left Woodbine to try the tough Southern California circuit in the winter months in 1972-73
- thrived there, winning thousands of races and the presigious George Woolf Award in 1976, and is still adored by fans on the west coast
- that 1976 season was likely Hawley's greatest; in addition to the Woolf Award, he earned an Eclipse as North America's top jockey and awarded a second Lou Marsh Trophy
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- received an honour which transcends sport in 1976; given the Order of Canada for oustanding accomplishments by a Canadian citizen
- captured first Sovereign Award, Canada's most outstanding jockey and then made permanent move to California in the Fall of 1978
- scored 5,000th win of career aboard the Mighty Massa on June 27, 1986 at Centerbury Downs
- inducted into Canada's Horse Racing Hall of Fame and awarded Woodbine's Avelino Gomez honour in 1986
- returned to Woodbine in 1988 and picked up where he left off; earning his second Sovereign Award as Canada's oustanding jockey (1978)
- earned induction into the National Museum of Thoroughbred Racing's Hall of Fame in 1992
- won 6,000th race aboard Summer Commander on November 26, 1992 at Greenwood
- tied for most wins among jockeys in the Queen's Plate with four
- holds the mark for most wins among jockeys in the Canadian Oaks with eight
- captured 18 Woodbine riding titles, 13 Fort Erie meets, nine Greenwood championships, nine Ontario title and eight Canadian honours
- has four North American titles (1970, 1972, 1973 and 1976)
- currently ranks ninth among jockeys in career wins
- was an off-ice official in the penalty box at Los Angeles Kings games for several years
- was diagnosed with skin cancer in 1987 and now has a clean bill of health, but receives a series of vaccine shots once a year in California
- inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1998
- final ride: Terremoto, Grade III Dominion Day Stakes at Woodbine, July 1, 1998 (finished third)
- Won Living Legends Race at Santa Anita, on October 18, 2008
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