Eric Saint-Martin

Eric Saint-Martin appeals to me precisely because jockeys live in the margins of fame. Born in Senlis in France's Oise, he came up in one of horse racing's great heartlands, and the Saint-Martin name carries real weight in French racing, hinting at a riding lineage. Steering half a tonne of horse at speed is an instinctive, nerveless craft that rarely shows up cleanly in statistics. Even with a thin public record, there's a distinct beauty in a life staked on the split-second of a race. I find myself wanting to quietly tip my hat to these unsung masters of the saddle.

Name (English)

Eric Saint-Martin

Name (Japanese)

エリック・サンマルタン

Reading

えりっく・さんまるたん

Born

August 31, 1965 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

Origin

Senlis, Oise, France

Occupation

jockey

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Oise
• jockey

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.