Brian Hernandez, Jr.

Brian Hernandez, Jr.
Occupation Jockey
Born November 3, 1985
Lafayette, Louisiana
Career wins 1,175 (12/03/13)[1]
Major racing wins

Louisiana Handicap (2004)
Indiana Derby (2006, 2012)
Ack Ack Handicap (2012)
Cornhusker Handicap (2012)
Indiana Derby (2012)
Indiana Oaks (2012)
Whitney Handicap (2012)
Beaumont Stakes (2013)
Illinois Derby (2013)

Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Classic (2012)
Racing awards
U.S. Champion Apprentice Jockey (2004)
Significant horses
Fort Larned, Rachel Alexandra

Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. (born November 3, 1985 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American Champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding professionally in 2003 and got his first win on November 29 at Louisiana's Delta Downs.[2]

In 2004, Brian Hernandez, Jr. won 243 races and was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey. In 2009 he rode Rachel Alexandra to two wins in her first five starts.[3] On August 18, 2012, Hernandez, Jr., won the 1,000th race of his career at Ellis Park Race Course[4] and on November 3, 2012, his 27th birthday, he won the most important race of his career aboard Fort Larned, taking the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

Year-end charts

Chart (2004–present) Peak
position
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2004 45
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2005 95
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009 53
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2010 94
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2012 20
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2013 37
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2014 51

References

  1. ↑ "Equibase". Equibase. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  2. ↑ Post Times. "Brian Hernandez, Jr. profile at Churchill Downs". Churchilldowns.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  3. ↑ NYRA - Rachel Alexandria racing history
  4. ↑ Thoroughbred Times - August 18, 2012

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