Manuel Franco

Birthdate: December 19, 1994

Birthplace: Carolina, Puerto Rico

Height: 5 feet, 1 inch

Weight: 112 pounds

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Won his first Grade 1 on October 1, 2016 with Joking in the Vosburgh, and followed with his second a week later with Yellow Agate in the Frizette.

INTRODUCTION TO RACING

Went to the track with his father in Puerto Rico; attended jockey school there in 2012

FIRST WINNER

Skylight Citizen, Jan. 2, 2013, Camarero, PR

NYRA Career Stats

Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	Earnings
7953	1084	1039	1055	$66,744,475

Recent Years

Year	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	Earnings
2019	406	99	85	57	$5,432,342
2018	1469	250	210	224	$16,850,074
2017	1344	184	172	184	$12,150,858
2016	1539	193	199	192	$12,317,578
2015	1286	147	166	159	$8,929,838
2014	1245	154	149	157	$8,088,475
2013	664	57	58	82	$2,975,310