Eric Cancel

Birthdate: August 08, 1996

Birthplace: Carolina, Puerto Rico

Height: 5 feet, 1 inch

Weight: 110 pounds

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Led all North American apprentice jockeys by earnings in 2015
2015 Eclipse finalist as Outstanding Apprentice

INTRODUCTION TO RACING

Parents Efrain Cancel and Gezzela Algarin are both former jockeys
Attended Puerto Rico’s Escuela Vocacional Hípica

FIRST WINNER

Little Baker, March 8, 2015, Gulfstream Park

NYRA Career Stats

Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	Earnings
6720	737	821	870	$47,408,885.00

Recent Years

Year	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	Earnings
2023	321	46	46	37	$2,962,988.00
2019	756	90	96	121	$6,062,933
2018	503	54	57	54	$3,432,575
2017	664	52	69	79	$3,320,555
2016	855	67	77	94	$4,066,887
2015	868	95	106	108	$5,267,149

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