Cornelio Velásquez

Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).

Cornelio H. Velásquez (born September 28 1968 in Panama City Panama) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was introduced to horse racing at age fifteen by trainer Carlos Salazar Guardia in his native Panama and enrolled in the national jockey school. In his first year of racing he was his country’s top apprentice jockey and was the leading rider again in 1994 and 1995. In 1996 Cornelio Velasquez emigrated to the United States to race at Elmont New York’s Belmont Park.

birth date

1968-09-28

birth place

Panama, Panama City

occupation

Jockey

race

Breeders' Cup, Breeders' Cup Distaff, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Adirondack Stakes, Lexington Stakes, Arlington Handicap, Evening Attire Stakes, Memorial Day Handicap, Dwyer Stakes, Alcibiades Stakes, Beaumont Stakes, Gulfstream Oaks, Swale Stakes, Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Sprint, Clásico del Caribe, Demoiselle Stakes, Remsen Stakes, Honorable Miss Handicap, Holy Bull Stakes, Whirlaway Stakes, Belmont Lexington Stakes, Beaugay Stakes, Bed O' Roses Handicap, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Alabama Stakes, Ashland Stakes, Ballerina Stakes, Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, Manhattan Handicap, Ogden Phipps Handicap, Secretariat Stakes, Jamaica Handicap, Shuvee Handicap, Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap, Oklahoma Derby

race horse

Nobiz Like Shobiz, Closing Argument (horse), Showing Up

wins

2755