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Elmont, NY 11003
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Manuel Franco

photo of 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
12621 1733 1664 1716 $119,836,987.00

Recent Years

Year Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
2023 105 25 16 8 $1,230,670.00
2019 1395 221 222 203 $16,679,315
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
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