Birthdate - Sept. 28, 1968
Birthplace - Panama City, Panama
Height - 5 feet, 5 inches
Weight - 115 pounds
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
* Has ridden four Breeders’ Cup winners.
* Runner-up in the 2011 NYRA jockey standings with 193 winners for the year.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
* Persuaded to leave his native Panama by Thoroughbred owner Robert Perez.
INTRODUCTION TO RACING
* Visited the racetrack at age 15 with his sister.
FIRST WINNER
* Ri Quy, 1985, Panama
MAJOR NEW YORK STAKES WINS
Adirondack: Folklore (2005)
Alabama: Society Selection (2004)
Ballerina: Rightly So (2010)
Bed o’Roses: Rightly So (2010); Pleasant Home (2005)
Brooklyn H.: Alcomo (2010)
Champagne: War Pass (2007)
Cicada: Quantum Miss (2011)
Cigar Mile: Jersey Town (2010)
Demoiselle: Wonder Lady Anne L (2005)
First Flight: Any Limit (2008)
Flower Bowl Inv.: Riskaverse (2004)
Garden City: Miss World (2009)
Go for Wand: Lovely Lil (2011)
Honorable Miss: Any Limit (2008)
Jaipur: Around the Cape (2006); Ecclesiastic (2005)
Jamaica: Showing Up (2006)
Jerome: Tale of Ekati (2008)
Long Island: Dalvina (2007)
Manhattan: Winchester (2010)
Matron: Awesome Maria (2009)
National Museum/Hall of Fame: Nobiz Like Shobiz (2007); After Market (2006)
Ogden Phipps: Take D’ Tour (2006)
Remsen: Nobiz Like Shobiz (2006)
Suburban: Political Force (2007)
Sword Dancer: Winchester (2011)
Turf Classic Inv.: Winchester (2010)
Victory Ride: Hot Summer (2011)
Vosburgh: Giant Ryan (2011)
Westchester: Caixa Eletronica (2011); Le Grand Cru (2010)
Wood Memorial: Nobiz Like Shobiz (2007)
BREEDERS’ CUP WINS
Distaff: Pleasant Home (2005)
Juvenile: War Pass (2007)
Mile: Kip Deville (2007)
Sprint: Cajun Beat (2003)