Joel Rosario

Joel Rosario
Joel Rosario
	Joel Rosario on Tonalist at the 2014 Belmont Stakes
Occupation	Jockey
Born	January 14, 1985 (age 39); Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height	5’0”
Career wins	3,626+(as of July 7, 2024)
Major racing wins
	Ogden Phipps Stakes; (2014, 2022, 2023, 2024); Pan American Stakes; (2014, 2022, 2024); Pennine Ridge Stakes; (2020, 2021, 2024); Winning Colors Stakes; (2020, 2021, 2024); Gotham Stakes; (2013, 2024); San Marcos Stakes; (2021, 2024); New Orleans Classic Stakes; (2018, 2024); Lecomte Stakes (2024); Beaugay Stakes (2024); Matriarch Stakes; (2010, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023); Franklin-Simpson Stakes; (2010, 2023); Kingston Stakes; (2016, 2023); Alabama Stakes (2023); Oaklawn Handicap (2023); Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes (2023); Mother Goose Stakes; (2013, 2017, 2021, 2022); Shuvee Stakes; (2020, 2021, 2022); Louisiana Derby; (2021, 2022); Test Stakes; (2019, 2022); Wood Memorial Stakes; (2015, 2022); Travers Stakes (2022); Churchill Downs Stakes (2022); La Troienne Stakes (2022); Santa Anita Handicap; (2019, 2020, 2021); Whitney Stakes; (2016, 2021); Pegasus World Cup (2021); Ruffian Stakes (2021); Vosburgh Stakes (2021); Jaipur Stakes(2020); Shoemaker Mile Stakes(2020); Man o' War Stakes; (2014, 2019); San Antonio Handicap; (2009, 2018, 2019); First Lady Stakes (2019); Spinaway Stakes (2018); Personal Ensign Stakes; (2014, 2017); Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (2017); Metropolitan Handicap; (2013, 2016); New York Stakes (2014); Edgewood Stakes (2013); Pacific Classic Stakes (2012); Santa Maria Handicap (2010, 2011); Las Virgenes Stakes (2011); Strub Stakes (2011); Del Mar Derby; (2009, 2010); La Jolla Handicap (2008, 2010); San Simeon Handicap (2009, 2010); La Brea Stakes; (2009, 2010); Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (2010); Malibu Stakes (2010); Santa Ysabel Stakes (2010); Del Mar Mile Handicap (2009); Honeymoon Handicap (2008, 2009); Miesque Stakes (2009); Santa Ana Handicap (2009); Sunshine Millions Oaks (2009); A Gleam Handicap (2009); Cinema Handicap (2009); Ack Ack Handicap (2009); Clasico del Caribe (2008); California Cup Matron (2008); Yerba Buena Stakes (2007) International Wins ; Norfolk Stakes (2013, 2018); Dubai World Cup (2013) U.S. Triple Crown wins:; Kentucky Derby (2013); Belmont Stakes (2014, 2019) Breeders' Cup wins:; Breeders' Cup Sprint (2009); Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (2015, 2019); Breeders' Cup Mile (2016, 2019); Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (2017); Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2018); Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2018, 2020, 2021); Breeders Cup Classic (2018, 2021); Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2020)
Racing awards
	Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey (2021)
Honours
	National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (2024)
Significant horses
	Accelerate, Animal Kingdom, Blind Luck, Sicotico, Bobby's Kitten, Close Hatches, Dancing in Silks, Game Winner, Jackie's Warrior, Jaywalk, Knicks Go, Orb, Frosted, Tonalist

Joel Rosario (born January 14, 1985) is a Dominican jockey who mainly competes in American thoroughbred horse racing, originally from the Dominican Republic. In the space of five weeks in 2013 he rode the winners of the Dubai World Cup and the Kentucky Derby. In 2021 he rode Knicks Go to wins in the Pegasus World Cup, Whitney Stakes, and Breeders' Cup Classic.

A winner of 15 Breeders' Cup races and nine riding titles in Southern California, Rosario was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2024 in his first year of eligibility.^[2]

^ Jockey Profile
^ Grening, David (23 April 2024). "Rosario, Gun Runner, Justify top 2024 Racing Hall of Fame inductees". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[1] Jockey Profile

[2] Grening, David (23 April 2024). "Rosario, Gun Runner, Justify top 2024 Racing Hall of Fame inductees". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

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