Alan Garcia (jockey)

Horseracing personalities infobox


name = Alan Garcia
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occupation = Jockey
birthplace = Lima, Lima Province, Peru
birth date = birth date and age|1985|10|02
death date =
career wins =
race = Bernard Baruch Handicap (2007, 2008)
Cicada Stakes (2005)
Count Fleet Stakes (2005)
Cliff Hanger Handicap (2007)
Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes (2007)
Fort Marcy Handicap (2007)
Ladies Handicap (2007)
Nashua Stakes (2007)
New York Breeders' Cup Handicap (2007)
New York Stallion Series (Fifth Avenue Division) (2007)
Noble Damsel Breeders' Cup Handicap (2007)
Stuyvesant Handicap (2007)
Withers Stakes (2007)
Wadsworth Memorial Handicap (2007)
Colonial Turf Cup (2008)
Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (2008)
Adirondack Stakes (2008)

American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins:

Belmont Stakes (2008)
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (2007)
awards =
honours =
horses = Da' Tara, Funny Cide
updated = September 14, 2008

Alan Garcia (born October 2, 1985 in Lima, Peru) is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru. He is currently single and lives in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.

References

# [http://www.nyra.com/Belmont/mediaguide/08MG%20-%20Jockeys%20Section.pdf NYRA Biography, Page 109]
# [http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=25220 NTRA Biography]

External Links

# [http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=694486&category=SPORTS&newsdate=6/8/2008 Belmont win easily jockey's biggest]
# [http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jun/09/zitos-second-choice-pays-off-in-belmont/ Second choice pays off]