Birthdate - April 10, 1985
Birthplace - Los Santos, Panama
Height - 5 feet, 3 inches
Weight - 113 pounds
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
* Regular rider of dual Grade 1 winner It’s Tricky in 2011.
* Set a national record with nine wins on a single race card at Calder on June 4, 2005.
* Won 2003 Eclipse as leading apprentice.
FIRST WINNER
* Diamond and Notes, April 23, 2003, Gulfstream Park
INTRODUCTION TO RACING
* Attended jockey school in Panama; won his first race on Dec. 6, 2002.
* Grew up on a farm in Panama riding horses and became interested in racing by watching compatriots such as Cornelio Velasquez.
MAJOR NEW YORK STAKES WINS
Acorn: It’s Tricky (2011)
Coaching Club American Oaks: It’s Tricky (2011)
Diana: My Typhoon (2007)
Wood Memorial: Toby’s Corner (2011)
BREEDERS’ CUP WINS
Mile: Miesque’s Approval (2006)