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first career win was aboard Micheline on July 7, 1986 at Woodbine
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won second race aboard Micheline as well
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first stakes victory came aboard Vanessa's Pride in the 1988 Niagara Stakes at Finger Lakes
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first Woodbine stakes win came aboard Desert Waves in the 1993 Heresy Breeders’ Cup Stakes
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career began to take off in 1990, winning 10 races at Woodbine
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his win total increased each year up to 1997 with marks of 19, 35, 53, 69, 88 and 101
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thrust into the spotlight in 1995, piloting eventual 1996 Horse of the Year, Mt. Sassafras, to a third in both the Queen’s Plate and Grade I Molson Export Million, and a head-bob loss in the Breeders’ Stakes
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won the 1996 Canadian Oaks aboard Sovereign Award winning sophomore filly, Silent Fleet.
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had a career season in 1997, setting lifetime marks in virtually every major category including wins (101), Woodbine stakes wins (8) and ranking (fifth)
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in ‘97 he also captured his first ever Triple Crown win aboard John the Magician in the Breeders’ Stakes
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in 1998, after injury cost him some time, Bahen finished his season with an excellent second half, collecting 63 of his 79 victories after July 1
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in 1999, he became the first rider to sweep both divisions of the Juvenile Stakes (fillies and colts & geldings)
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by far, Bahen’s biggest career highlight came in the 2002 Queen’s Plate, as he guided 82-1 longshot T J’s Lucky Moon to victory in the 143rd running of the event
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teamed with two-year-old filly Miss Crissy to win back-to-back stakes (Victorian Queen, Fanfreluche) and topped the $3-million mark ($3,310,744) in earnings for the first time in his career
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began his 2003 campaign in bang-up fashion, taking the first race of the thoroughbred meet aboard owner-trainer Barb Minshall’s Battlements
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won the La Prevoyante Stakes aboard Miss Crissy
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other multiple stakes winners include No Foul Play, Lady Beverly, Festive Knight, Nicole's Legacy and Le Cinquieme Essai
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in 2004, Bahen achieved his highest ranking in the standings (tied for sixth) since 1997 when the Montreal native finished fifth
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set a personal record in the purse earnings category ($3,450,291) and captured seven-added money scores, including three stakes (Muskoka, Victorian Queen and Fanfreluche) with Sovereign Award winner Simply Lovely (Champion Two-Year-Old Filly)
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backers of Bahen’s were pleased with his average $2 win payout ($16.58), representing the highest total amongst top 10 Toronto oval riders
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in 2005, won his 1,000th career race with Dave the Knave ($2.80) on May 6
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won Connaught Cup with Le Cinquieme Essai
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teamed with the Paul Nielsen trainee to finish third in the Atto Mile, pushing Le Cinquieme Essai over the $1-million mark in career earnings
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average win odds of 8.63 was best among top 20 Woodbine riders
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topped $2-million mark in yearly purse earnings for ninth consecutive campaign
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won five stakes races, including the Grade 2 Play the King with Cinquieme Essai
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won the Lady Angela and the La Prevoyante with London Snow
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other stakes winners were Grandy’s Glory in the Fanfreluche and Ontario Jockey Club with Millfleet
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in 2007, average win odds of 10.95 translated into a payout of $23.90 per $2 win wager
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teamed with Le Cinquieme Essai to take the Play the King Stakes
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piloted 84-1 longshot Bankin On Candy to a second-place finish in the River Memories Stakes
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increased his win, purse earnings and ranking numbers from 2007
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took the Ballade Stakes with London Snow
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recorded 126 top-three finishes at the Toronto oval
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partnered Le Cinquieme Essai to a second-place finish in the Ontario Jockey Club Stakes
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has 60 stakes wins in all, three graded