Manuel Franco
Dec. 19, 1994
Carolina, Puerto Rico
5 feet, 1 inch
112lbs
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
14,212
2,142
2,056
2,044
$145,641,328
| Starts | 1sts | 2nds | 3rds | Earnings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 139 | 28 | 33 | 24 | $1,607,971 |
| 2024 | 1085 | 196 | 198 | 167 | $15,318,056 |
| 2023 | 1219 | 241 | 193 | 180 | $17,388,726 |
| 2022 | 1081 | 175 | 151 | 157 | $13,598,786 |
| 2021 | 1328 | 183 | 200 | 181 | $13,861,639 |
| 2020 | 910 | 129 | 113 | 154 | $8,962,194 |
| 2019 | 1274 | 212 | 217 | 190 | $14,674,143 |
| 2018 | 1366 | 245 | 206 | 221 | $15,835,489 |
| 2017 | 1290 | 184 | 173 | 183 | $12,165,055 |
| 2016 | 1470 | 191 | 199 | 189 | $12,235,646 |
| 2015 | 1194 | 147 | 166 | 159 | $8,929,838 |
| 2014 | 1211 | 154 | 149 | 157 | $8,088,475 |
| 2013 | 645 | 57 | 58 | 82 | $2,975,310 |