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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.
John R. Velazquez Best Racing Class Achieved. Multiple Graded Stakes Winning Jockey
One of the most accomplished and respected jockeys in the history of the sport, John Velazquez has won 6,562 career races through 2023 and is North America's all-time leader in purse earnings with $476.925,978.
John Velazquez won the 2023 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico aboard wire-to-wire winner National Treasure. Velazquez rode a masterful race, guiding National Treasure to the early lead in a race without much pace, and then slowing the pace down to :48.4 and 1:13.3 fractions that favored his horse in a seven-horse field.
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Aug 25, 2022 · Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez gets his 1,000th career win at Saratoga Race Course, the only rider to ever get to that mark. The milestone came Aug. 25 when he rode Precursory to victory in...
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Aug 21, 2022 · John Velázquez, affectionately known to his legion of fans around the racing world as Johnny V, has won nearly 6,500 races, broken records with regularity and set major milestones throughout his Hall of Fame career in the irons.
Won career race 3,000 on July 29, 2004 aboard Runingforpresident at Saratoga; that day, more than 35,000 fans received a John Velazquez bobble-head doll ; Won six races at Saratoga on Sept. 3, 2001 ; Won his first Grade 1 stakes race in 1995 on Turk Passer in the Turf Classic at Belmont ; ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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.
