John Velazquez
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John R. Velazquez (born November 24, 1971 in Carolina, Puerto Rico) is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He learned to race in his native Puerto Rico and under the guidance of agent and former jockey Angel Cordero, Jr. , in 1990 he moved to race in New York State.
A winner of six Breeders' Cup races, he has also won graded stakes races such as the Kentucky Oaks, Blue Grass Stakes, Dubai World Cup, E. P. Taylor Stakes (twice), Whitney Handicap, Woodbine Mile, plus the Cigar Mile Handicap. To date in his career, John Velazquez has ridden more than 3,000 winners. He was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in 2004 and 2005.
