John R. Velazquez

John R. Velazquez
John R. Velazquez
	Velazquez in 2016
Occupation	Jockey
Born	February 24, 1971 (age 53); Carolina, Puerto Rico
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	112 lb (51 kg; 8 st 0 lb)
Career wins	6,621 in North America As of 28 July 2024
Major racing wins
	American Classic wins: Kentucky Derby (2011, 2017, 2020); Belmont Stakes (2007, 2012); Preakness Stakes (2023); Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (2011); Breeders' Cup Marathon (2010); Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (2020); Breeders' Cup Sprint (2004); Breeders' Cup Mile (1998, 2012, 2017); Breeders' Cup Distaff (2004, 2017, 2022); Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2000, 2002); Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (2002, 2011, 2018); Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2010, 2023); Breeders' Cup Turf (2007, 2014); Breeders' Cup Classic (2020); International race wins: Woodbine Mile (2000, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2017); E. P. Taylor Stakes (2004, 2005, 2011); Dubai World Cup (2005); King's Stand Stakes (2017); Grade I stakes wins Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (1995, 2005, 2008, 2014, 2016); Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Handicap (1995, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012); Futurity Stakes (1996, 1998); Test Stakes (1996, 1999, 2008, 2020); Mother Goose Stakes (1996, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014); Ruffian Invitational Handicap (1996, 2004, 2006, 2010); Alabama Stakes (1996, 2003, 2014, 2021); Beldame Stakes (1996, 2005, 2010); Metropolitan Handicap (1996, 1999, 2010, 2012, 2014); Champagne Stakes (1996, 2004, 2006, 2010); Hollywood Derby (1996, 1998, 2017); Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes (1998, 2012, 2023); Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes (1998, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2019); Meadowlands Cup Handicap (1998); Spinaway Stakes (1999, 2015); Acorn Stakes (2000, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2020); Woodbine Mile Stakes (2000, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2017); Vosburgh Stakes (2001, 2006, 2012); Cigar Mile Handicap (2001, 2015); Coaching Club American Oaks (2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2015); Matriarch Stakes (2001, 2003); Ashland Stakes (2001); King's Bishop Stakes (2002, 2006, 2010); I’m Matron Stakes (2002); Prioress Stakes (2002, 2008); Ogden Phipps Handicap (2002, 2005, 2010, 2011); Personal Ensign Handicap (2002, 2004, 2012); Frizette Stakes (2002, 2005, 2009, 2012); Whitney Handicap (2002, 2007, 2008, 2013); Donn Handicap (2003, 2010, 2012, 2016); Kentucky Oaks (2004, 2021); E. P. Taylor Stakes (2004, 2005, 2011); Ballerina Stakes (2005, 2012, 2015, 2016); Go for Wand Handicap (2005); Garden City Stakes (2005, 2013); Diana Stakes (2005, 2015, 2018); Blue Grass Stakes (2005, 2015); Travers Stakes (2005, 2019); Forego Stakes (2006, 2009); United Nations Stakes (2006, 2007); Haskell Invitational (2006, 2013, 2020); Woodward Stakes (2007, 2010, 2012, 2013); Copa Velocidad (2008); La Brea Stakes (2008); Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes (2008); Yellow Ribbon Stakes (2008); Carter Handicap (2009, 2011); Madison Stakes (2009, 2014); Florida Derby (2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018); Wood Memorial Stakes (2010, 2013, 2016); Alcibiades Stakes (2011); Clark Handicap (2011, 2017); Spinster Stakes (2012); Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (2013); Breeders' Futurity (2013, 2014); Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (2013); Manhattan Handicap (2013); Just a Game Stakes (2013); Man o' War Stakes (2013, 2016, 2017); Maker's 46 Mile Stakes (2014); Hopeful Stakes (2014, 2018); First Lady Stakes (2014, 2018); Turf Classic Stakes (2014); Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (2014); Apple Blossom Handicap (2015, 2016); Jockey Club Gold Cup (2015, 2016); La Troienne Stakes (2016); Jenny Wiley Stakes (2018); Secretariat Stakes (2018); Beverly D. Stakes (2018); Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes (2021); ;
Racing awards
	United States Champion Jockey by earnings; (2004, 2005); Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey; (2004, 2005); George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (2009)
Honours
	National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (2012)
Significant horses
	Authentic (racehorse), Da Hoss, Storm Flag Flying, Lemon Drop Kid, Ashado, Kitten's Joy, Flower Alley, Lawyer Ron, Roses in May, Bluegrass Cat, Circular Quay, Scat Daddy, Rags to Riches, Commentator, Indian Blessing, Uncle Mo, Animal Kingdom, Wise Dan, Curalina, Always Dreaming,

John R. Velazquez (born November 24, 1971) is a Puerto Rican jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He began his career in Puerto Rico and moved to New York in 1990. In 2004 and 2005 he was the United States Champion Jockey by earnings and both years was given the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey. He was inducted into the Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2012, rode his 5,000th winner in 2013, and became the leading money-earning jockey in the history of the sport in 2014.

A winner of fifteen Breeders' Cup and six Triple Crown races including 2011, 2017, and 2020 Kentucky Derbies, Velázquez has also won major graded stakes races such as the Kentucky Oaks, Metropolitan Handicap, Whitney Handicap, Dubai World Cup, and Woodbine Mile.

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