American jockey (1938–2018)
| Manuel Ycaza |
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| Occupation | Jockey |
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| Born | February 1, 1938
Panama |
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| Died | July 16, 2018(2018-07-16) (aged 80) |
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| Career wins | 2,367 |
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American Derby (1958)
Santa Margarita Handicap
(1958, 1964, 1968)
Coaching Club American Oaks (1959, 1968)
Jerome Handicap (1959)
Kentucky Oaks
(1959, 1960, 1963, 1968)
Matron Stakes (1959)
Saratoga Handicap (1959)
Schuylerville Stakes (1959)
Suburban Handicap (1959, 1964)
Travers Stakes (1959, 1964)
Washington, D.C. International
(1959, 1960, 1967)
Withers Stakes (1959, 1969)
Alabama Stakes (1960)
Aqueduct Handicap (1960)
Arlington Handicap (1960)
Bernard Baruch Handicap
(1960, 1961, 1969)
Metropolitan Handicap (1960)
National Stallion Stakes (filly division) (1960)
Astoria Stakes (1961, 1963, 1965)
Champagne Stakes (1961, 1962, 1968)
Belmont Futurity Stakes (1961, 1968)
Gazelle Handicap (1961, 1966)
Saratoga Special Stakes (1961, 1964)
Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (1962)
Blue Grass Stakes (1962)
Florida Derby (1962)
Frizette Stakes (1962, 1966)
Lawrence Realization Stakes (1962, 1964)
Queens County Handicap (1962, 1963)
Tremont Stakes (1962, 1964)
Vagrancy Handicap (1962)
Ashland Stakes (1963)
Beldame Stakes (1963)
Dominion Day Stakes (1963)
Great American Stakes (1963, 1969)
Hopeful Stakes (1963, 1968)
Firenze Handicap (1963)
Santa Anita Oaks (1963)
Santa Maria Handicap (1963, 1966, 1968)
Spinster Stakes (1963)
Santa Barbara Handicap (1963, 1965)
Dwyer Stakes (1964)
Comely Stakes (1964)
Laurel Futurity (1964, 1969)
Santa Ynez Stakes (1964, 1965)
Fall Highweight Handicap (1965)
Man O' War Stakes (1965)
Santa Monica Handicap (1965)
Strub Stakes (1965)
Saranac Handicap (1966)
Diana Handicap (1967)
Gotham Stakes (1967)
Acorn Stakes (1968)
Breeders' Futurity (1967)
Brooklyn Handicap (1968)
Long Island Handicap (1968)
Monmouth Oaks (1968)
Mother Goose Stakes (1968)
Adirondack Stakes (1969)
Black Helen Handicap (1969)
Juvenile Stakes (1969)
Stars and Stripes Handicap (1969)
Sanford Stakes (1971)
Canadian Classic Race wins:
Queen's Plate (1963)
Breeders' Stakes (1963)
American Classic Race wins:
Belmont Stakes (1964) |
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| George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1964) |
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| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1977) |
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Sword Dancer, Intentionally, Dark Mirage, Hill Rise, Gamely, Bald Eagle, Canebora,
Never Bend, Silky Sullivan, Top Knight,
Ack Ack, Tompion, Dr. Fager, Damascus
Quadrangle, Ridan, Lamb Chop, Fort Marcy |
Manuel Ycaza (born Carlos Manuel De Ycaza; February 1, 1938 – July 16, 2018) was a Panamanian American jockey who led the way for Latin American jockeys in the United States.[1]
De Ycaza began riding ponies at age six and by age fourteen was riding professionally in Panama. He went on to race in Mexico City before emigrating to the United States in 1956. Within a few years "Manny Ycaza" was winning major races at tracks all over the country. However, the hard-riding, fiery-tempered Ycaza was frequently in trouble with racing officials and despite his unquestioned ability, after major suspensions many owners and trainers were reluctant to hire him. However, stable owner Harry F. Guggenheim took a chance on Ycaza, hiring him for the 1959 racing season. Guggenheim's Cain Hoy Stable was one of the major Thoroughbred racing operations in the U.S. and Ycaza's ten-year affiliation with them saw him become one of the country's top jockeys and be voted the 1964 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award by his peers.
An icon in his country of birth, Ycaza's success inspired other diminutive Panamanian youngsters to pursue a career as a jockey. In 1962, Sports Illustrated magazine published an article about the "Spanish invasion" of American Thoroughbred horse racing led by Ycaza.[2]
