Richard Hamel

Birth Date: 1969

Birthplace: Terrace, British Columbia

Began Riding: 1989

First Riding Win: Step in Style

Favourite Horse: Fancy As

Career Highlights: Leading apprentice in Alberta, leading rider Stampede Park. Winning the Canadian Derby, BC Derby & Premiers on Fancy As in 2001.

Places Ridden: Hastings Racecourse, Calgary, Edmonton, Tampa Bay, Florida, Macau, China

Hobbies: Fishing and Golfing

Favourite Foods: All

Lifetime Statistics (in Hong Kong, United States and Canada):

Mounts	1st	2nd	3rd	Win %	Purses
7,470	773	893	891	10	$8,563,360