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Jorge Velásquez

Index Jorge Velásquez

Jorge Velásquez (born December 28, 1946 in Chepo, Panama) is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. [1]

71 relations: Affirmed, Alydar, Beaugay Stakes, Beldame Stakes, Belmont Oaks, Belmont Stakes, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, Blue Grass Stakes, Bold Forbes, Breeders' Cup, Breeders' Cup Classic, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, Canadian International Stakes, Carter Handicap, Champagne Stakes (United States), Chepo, Panamá Province, Chris Evert (horse), Coaching Club American Oaks, Comely Stakes, Cowdin Stakes, Davona Dale, Desert Vixen, Discovery Handicap, Florida Derby, Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes, Fort Marcy (horse), Frizette Stakes, Gazelle Stakes, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap, Horse racing, Jerome Stakes, Jockey, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Lady's Secret, Lawrence Realization Stakes, Man o' War Stakes, Matron Stakes (Belmont Park), National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Panama, Personal Ensign Stakes, Pleasant Colony, Preakness Stakes, Remsen Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, Saratoga Special Stakes, Shuvee, ..., Spectacular Bid, Spinster Stakes, Sport Page Handicap, Sports agent, Stymie Handicap, Summing, Super Derby, Thoroughbred, Toboggan Handicap, Travers Stakes, Tremont Stakes, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), United Nations Stakes, United States Champion Jockey by earnings, United States Champion Jockey by wins, Washington, D.C. International Stakes, Whitney Handicap, Withers Stakes, Wood Memorial Stakes, Woodward Stakes. Expand index (21 more) »

Affirmed

Affirmed (February 21, 1975 – January 12, 2001) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the eleventh winner of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.

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Alydar

Alydar (March 23, 1975 – November 15, 1990) was a chestnut colt and an American Thoroughbred race horse who was most famous for finishing a close second to Affirmed in all three races of the Triple Crown.

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Beaugay Stakes

The Beaugay Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, Long Island, New York.

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Beldame Stakes

The Beldame Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares three-years-old and up.

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Belmont Oaks

The Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early July at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Black-Eyed Susan Stakes

The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of miles on the dirt annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Blue Grass Stakes

The Blue Grass Stakes, currently the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes due to sponsorship by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is a horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually in April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Bold Forbes

Bold Forbes (March 31, 1973 – August 9, 2000) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1976 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.

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Breeders' Cup

The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982.

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Breeders' Cup Classic

The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds and older run at a distance of on dirt.

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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a -mile thoroughbred horse race on dirt (although the distance has varied, depending on the configuration of the host track) for two-year-old fillies run annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships in early November.

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Canadian International Stakes

The Canadian International Stakes is a Grade I Canadian stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and up on Turf.

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Carter Handicap

The Carter Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early April at Aqueduct Racetrack.

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Champagne Stakes (United States)

The Champagne Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses.

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Chepo, Panamá Province

Chepo is a town and corregimiento in Chepo District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 20,420 as of 2010.

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Chris Evert (horse)

Chris Evert (February 14, 1971 – January 8, 2001) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Coaching Club American Oaks

The Coaching Club American Oaks is a race for thoroughbred three-year-old fillies and the second leg of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing.

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Comely Stakes

The Comely Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Cowdin Stakes

The Cowdin Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack and at Belmont Park.

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Davona Dale

Davona Dale (1976–1997) is an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Desert Vixen

Desert Vixen (1970–1982) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Discovery Handicap

The Discovery Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the latter part of November at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Florida Derby

The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

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Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes

The Flower Bowl Stakes is an American Grade I race for thoroughbred fillies and mares run in early October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Fort Marcy (horse)

Fort Marcy (April 2, 1964 – August 14, 1991) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Frizette Stakes

The Frizette Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies raced annually at Belmont Park in October.

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Gazelle Stakes

The Gazelle Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, New York.

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George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award

The George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award has been presented by Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, annually since 1950 to the thoroughbred horse racing jockey in North America who demonstrates high standards of personal and professional conduct, on and off the racetrack.

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Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap

The Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap is a Grade III race for thoroughbred horses run at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney, Illinois each year.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Jerome Stakes

The Jerome Stakes is a Listed stakes race for thoroughbred horses run each January at one mile 70 yards on the inner dirt track at Aqueduct Racetrack.

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Jockey

A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession.

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Jockey Club Gold Cup

The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919, is a thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up.

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Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes

The Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational is an American Grade I stakes race on turf established in 1977 for Thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Kentucky Oaks

The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

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Lady's Secret

Lady's Secret (April 8, 1982 – March 4, 2003) was an American Eclipse Award winning Thoroughbred racemare that was listed in the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century.

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Lawrence Realization Stakes

The Lawrence Realization Stakes was an American horse race first run on the turf in 1889.

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Man o' War Stakes

The Man o' War Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Matron Stakes (Belmont Park)

The Matron Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the Fall at Belmont Park in Elmont, Long Island, New York (but was just lately a Spring/Summer event along with the Futurity Stakes).

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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American Thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers.

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Panama

Panama (Panamá), officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá), is a country in Central America, bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

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Personal Ensign Stakes

The Personal Ensign Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the third week of August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Pleasant Colony

Pleasant Colony (May 4, 1978 – December 31, 2002) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the first two legs of the 1981 American Triple Crown: the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes.

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Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Remsen Stakes

The Remsen Stakes is an American Grade II race for Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of November at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Santa Anita Derby

The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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Saratoga Special Stakes

The Saratoga Special Stakes is an American grade II thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Shuvee

Shuvee (January 22, 1966 – April 1, 1986) was an American Thoroughbred Champion Hall of Fame racehorse.

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Spectacular Bid

Spectacular Bid (February 17, 1976 – June 9, 2003) was an American Thoroughbred race horse.

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Spinster Stakes

The Spinster Stakes (also known as the "Juddmonte Spinster" with Juddmonte Farms sponsorship) is an American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three or up run annually in early October at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Sport Page Handicap

The Sport Page Handicap was an American thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Race Track in Ozone Park, Queens, New York for three-year-olds and up.

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Sports agent

A sports agent is a legal representative (hence agent) for professional sports figures such as athletes and coaches.

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Stymie Handicap

The Stymie Handicap is an American ungraded dirt race for Thoroughbred horses run at Aqueduct Racetrack every year in March.

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Summing

Summing (April 16, 1978 – October 10, 2008) was an American thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Super Derby

The Super Derby is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually in September at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing.

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Toboggan Handicap

The Toboggan Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of March at Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, New York.

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Travers Stakes

The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Tremont Stakes

The Tremont Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race run annually for two-year-olds over the distance of furlongs on the dirt in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, often shortened to Triple Crown, comprises three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)

In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

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United Nations Stakes

The United Nations Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in July at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey.

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United States Champion Jockey by earnings

There is recognition for the United States Champion Jockey by earnings but no formal award is given to the jockey whose mounts earned the most purse money in American Thoroughbred racing.

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United States Champion Jockey by wins

There is no formal championship award given to the jockey who won the most races in United States Thoroughbred racing.

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Washington, D.C. International Stakes

The Baltimore Washington International Turf Cup is an American Grade II invitational horse race.

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Whitney Handicap

The Whitney Stakes (run as a handicap through 2013 and still sometimes referred to as the "Whitney Handicap") is an American Grade 1 stakes race for Thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and older run at a distance of miles.

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Withers Stakes

The Withers Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds willing to compete one and one-sixteenth mile on the dirt.

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Wood Memorial Stakes

The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York.

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Woodward Stakes

The Woodward Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race and is one of the premier races for older thoroughbred horses in the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Velásquez

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