Edgar Prado

Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).

Edgar S. Prado (Lima June 12 1967) is a Peruvian-born American jockey a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.His big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races making him the fourth rider in history to win 500 races in one year. Much of that success was gained in Maryland where he ruled that circuit for several years.A resident of Hollywood Florida in 2004 Prado became the 19th jockey in thoroughbred racing history to win 5000 races.

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award

Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey, United States Champion Jockey by wins, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, Mike Venezia Memorial Award

birth date

1967-06-12

birth place

Peru, Lima, Lima Province

honours

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

occupation

Jockey

race

Kentucky Derby, Travers Stakes, Breeders' Cup, Breeders' Cup Distaff, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Fountain of Youth Stakes, Saratoga Special Stakes, Sabin Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Kentucky Oaks, Virginia Derby, Dwyer Stakes, American Oaks, Washington D.C. International Stakes, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, Maker's Mark Mile Stakes, Pennsylvania Derby, Laurel Futurity Stakes, Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes, Santa Anita Handicap, Brooklyn Handicap, San Carlos Handicap, Sunshine Millions Dash, Belmont Lexington Stakes, Ladies Handicap, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Vinery Madison Stakes, Acorn Stakes, Ashland Stakes, Blue Grass Stakes, Breeders' Futurity Stakes, Clark Handicap, Coaching Club American Oaks, Florida Derby, Frizette Stakes, Garden City Handicap, Haskell Invitational Stakes, Hopeful Stakes, Man o' War Stakes, Manhattan Handicap, Matriarch Stakes, Matron Stakes (United States), Metropolitan Handicap, Mother Goose Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes, Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes, Suburban Handicap, United Nations Stakes, Woodward Stakes, Belmont Futurity Stakes, Jamaica Handicap, Jerome Stakes, Vagrancy Handicap, Woody Stephens Stakes

race horse

Lost in the Fog, Saint Liam, Peace Rules, Birdstone, Scat Daddy, Funny Cide, Lemon Drop Kid, Silver Train, Point of Entry, Barbaro

wins

6702