Victor Espinoza

Horseracing personalities infobox


name = Victor Espinoza
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occupation = Jockey
birthplace = Mexico City, Mexico
birth date = May 23, 1972
death date =
career wins = 1,200 (ongoing)
race = Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (1999)
Hollywood Gold Cup (2000)
Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap (2000, 2001, 2004)
Del Mar Futurity (2001, 2004, 2006)
Sham Stakes (2001, 2005, 2006)
Wood Memorial Stakes (2001)
Haskell Invitational Handicap (2002)
San Diego Handicap (2003, 2004, 2005)
Delta Jackpot Stakes (2004)
Sunshine Millions Classic (2004)
Pimlico Special (2004)
Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (2005)
Arlington Million (2006)
CashCall Mile Invitational Stakes (2006)
C. L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship (2006)
Lane's End Breeders' Futurity (2006)
WinStar Derby (2006, 2007)
Las Flores Handicap (2006, 2008)
La Cañada Stakes (2007)
San Felipe Stakes (2007)
Winstar Oaks (2006, 2007)
Portero Grande Breeders' Cup Handicap (2008)
California Cup Distance Handicap (2008)

American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Distaff (2000)
Kentucky Derby (2002)
Preakness Stakes (2002)
awards = ESPY Award for Best Jockey (2002)
honours =
horses = War Emblem, Behaving Badly, Congaree
Declan's Moon, The Tin Man, Bob and John
updated = February 2, 2008

Victor Espinoza (born May 23, 1972 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and earned his first win there in 1992 before moving the following year to compete at racetracks in California.

Since coming to the United States, Victor Espinoza has developed into one of the country's top jockeys. In 2000 he won the Breeders' Cup Distaff aboard Spain and in 2002 captured both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes with War Emblem.

References

* [http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=1862 Victor Espinoza at the NTRA]