- Was in a long-term relationship with Phyllis Davis in the 1980's.
- His only appearance in a dramatic production, with scripted dialogue, was a November 1974 appearance, portraying himself, on The Rockford Files (1974).
- In honor of his seven wins in the Santa Anita Derby, the track commissioned a life sized bust of Pincay, which is on permanent public display at Santa Anita.
- After a long illness, his first wife, Linda, committed suicide using his .22 caliber revolver.
- Father of son Laffit Pincay III (born December 8, 1975) and daughter Lisa Pincay (born 1970), with his deceased first wife, Linda Radkovich.
- In 2004, Hollywood Park Racetrack created "The Laffit Pincay Jr. Award" which has been presented annually since then, on Hollywood Gold Cup Day, the day featuring a race he won an unsurpassed nine times. The trophy was designed by American artist Nina Kaiser, and is awarded for service to the horse racing industry with integrity, dedication, determination and distinction.
- United States Champion Jockey by earnings in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, and 1985.
- Grandfather of daughter Lisa's two children, Madelyn and Mason.
- United States Champion Jockey by number of wins in 1971.
- Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, and 1985. Eclipse Special Award in 1999, the year he surpassed Willy Shoemaker as winningest jockey.
- First American race was at Arlington Park in Chicago, Illinois in 1966, where he won eight out of his first eleven races.
- Father of a son, Jean Laffit Pincay, with his second, and current, wife, Jeanine Dorn Pincay.
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