Ricardo Santana Jr.

Ricardo Santana Jr.
Ricardo Santana Jr.
Occupation	Jockey
Born	November 19, 1992; Panama
Career wins	1,363 (as at 2020-03-20)
Major racing wins
	Count Fleet Sprint Handicap; (2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019); Cornhusker Handicap‎ (2013, 2017); Sapling Stakes‎ (2013); Iroquois Stakes‎ (2014); Chick Lang Stakes‎ (2015, 2018); Arkansas Derby (2016); Maryland Sprint Stakes; (2017, 2018, 2019); Oklahoma Derby (2017); Tremont Stakes‎ (2017); Bashford Manor Stakes‎ (2018, 2020); Eight Belles Stakes‎ (2018); Franklin County Stakes (2018); Jim Dandy Stakes‎ (2018); Metropolitan Handicap ‎(2018, 2019); Skipat Stakes (2018); Churchill Downs Stakes (2019); Forego Handicap (2018, 2019); Fourstardave Handicap (2019); Houston Ladies Classic‎ (2020); Remington Springboard Mile Stakes‎ (2019); Sycamore Stakes‎ (2019); Rachel Alexandra Stakes (2020); Southwest Stakes (2020) Breeders' Cup wins:; Breeders' Cup Sprint (2019) Canadian Triple Crown wins:; Prince of Wales Stakes‎ (2019)
Racing awards
	Delaware Park Leading jockey (2012); Oaklawn Park Leading jockey; (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018); Keeneland Leading Jockey (2017) (fall)
Significant horses
	Creator, Gun Runner, Mitole

Ricardo Santana Jr. (born November 19, 1992 in Panama) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred racing who won six consecutive riding titles from 2013 through 2018 at Oaklawn Park and in 2019 won the Breeders' Cup Sprint as well as the Prince of Wales Stakes‎ (2019), the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown series.[1] [2] [3]

From the El Chorrillo neighboord in Panama City, Ricardo Santana Jr. graduated in December of 2008 from the Laffit Pincay Jr. training school for jockeys. In 2009 he emigrated to the United States where he would get his first win on September 21st at Delaware Park Racetrack.[1]

References

"Oaklawn 2020 Media Guide". Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
"Results". Breeders' Cup World Championships. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
"Tone Broke comes from behind to capture Prince of Wales Stakes". CBC. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2020-08-10.

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[RS1-1] "Oaklawn 2020 Media Guide". Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-10.

[2] "Results". Breeders' Cup World Championships. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2020-08-09.

[3] "Tone Broke comes from behind to capture Prince of Wales Stakes". CBC. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2020-08-10.