John Velazquez
HALLANDALE, FL - MARCH 30: Orb #6 (L), riden by John Velazquez, comes aound turn four behind Itsmyluckyday #3, riden by Elvis Trujillo, and Narvaez #10, riden by Rajiv Maragh, during the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park on March 30, 2013 in Hallandale, Florida.
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It was a perfect trip ... Broke well. Got a nice post position, where I wanted to be.
My horse ran awesome ... The speed didn't develop the way I thought it would. I thought Oxbow would be third or fourth, then all of a sudden I look up and Bob Baffert's horse [Govenor Charlie] gets left and Oxbow was on the lead all by himself. I worried about my horse, but he ran great.
My horse ran awesome ... The speed didn't develop the way I thought it would. I thought Oxbow would be third or fourth, then all of a sudden I look up and Bob Baffert's horse [Govenor Charlie] gets left and Oxbow was on the lead all by himself. I worried about my horse, but he ran great.More quotes »
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John Velazquez approaching 5,000 winners
Velazquez, who won the 2011 Kentucky Derby aboard Animal Kingdom, is approaching a personal milestone of 5,000 career winners. He enters today’s card at Belmont with 4,991 wins but only has one mount – Ez Effort – in the sixth for trainer Todd Pletcher. Velazquez, from New York Daily News Read more »
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Oxbow scores upset over Orb
Oxbow after winning the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday. Itsmyluckyday, second from left, ridden by John Velazquez, finished second; and Mylute, left, ridden by Rosie Napravnik finished third.associated press BALTIMORE — Oxbow put D. Wayne from Pocono Record Read more »
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Gary Stevens, Oxbow Jockey, Rides To 3rd Preakness Win (VIDEO/PHOTO)
finished third. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Oxbow (6), ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, leads Itsmyluckyday (9), ridden by John Velazquez, and Mylute, ridden by Rosie Napravnik to win the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race ahead of at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, from The Huffington Post Read more »
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John Velazquez finishes 2nd with Itsmyluckyday, wins two other races at Pimlico
Velazquez's run of misfortune began when he broke a rib and his right wrist during a tumble at Aqueduct Racetrack in April. When the 41-year-old jockey returned for the Kentucky Derby, it was not aboard the victorious Orb — the horse he had ridden to victories from Baltimore Sun Read more »
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Velazquez to ride Itsmyluckyday in Preakness; Smith gains mount on Will Take Charge
the Gulfstream Park Derby and Holy Bull winner, who finished 15th in the Kentucky Derby. “We had an opportunity to ride John Velazquez. No slight to Elvis Trujillo. Elvis did a fantastic job, no question. The Derby was what the Derby was. It was a racetrack from Alicia Wincze Horse Racing Blog Read more »
