Ricardo Santana Jr. (born November 19, 1992, in Panama) is a

jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual ...

in American Thoroughbred racing who won six consecutive riding titles from 2013 through 2018 at Oaklawn Park and in 2019 won the Breeders' Cup Sprint as well as the

Prince of Wales Stakes The Prince of Wales Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fort Erie Race Track in Fort Erie, Ontario. Restricted to only three-year-old horses bred in Canada, it is contested on dirt over a distance of miles (1.9 km; ...

(2019), the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown series. From the El Chorrillo neighborhood in Panama City, Ricardo Santana Jr. graduated in December 2008 from the

Laffit Pincay Jr. Laffit Alejandro Pincay Jr. (born December 29, 1946, in Panama City, Panama) was once flat racing's winningest all-time jockey, still holding third place many years after his retirement. He competed primarily in the United States. Career Pinca ...

training school for jockeys. In 2009 he immigrated to the United States where he would get his first win on September 21 at Delaware Park Racetrack. He earned his first Grade I win aboard Creator in the 2016 Arkansas Derby.

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1992 births Living people American jockeys American sportspeople of Panamanian descent Panamanian emigrants to the United States {{Panama-sport-bio-stub