Victor Espinoza

Victor Espinoza
Occupation	Jockey
Born	May 23, 1972 Mexico City, Mexico
Career wins	1,200 (ongoing)
Major racing wins, honours and awards
Major racing wins
Moccasin Stakes (1996, 2000) Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (1999) Hollywood Gold Cup (2000) Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap (2000, 2001, 2004) Del Mar Futurity (2001, 2004, 2006) Sham Stakes (2001, 2005, 2006) Wood Memorial Stakes (2001) Providencia Stakes (2001, 2008) Haskell Invitational Handicap (2002) San Diego Handicap (2003, 2004, 2005) Delta Jackpot Stakes (2004) Sunshine Millions Classic (2004) Pimlico Special (2004) Thunder Road Handicap (2004, 2006) Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (2005) Arlington Million (2006) CashCall Mile Invitational Stakes (2006) C. L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship (2006) Lane's End Breeders' Futurity (2006) WinStar Derby (2006, 2007) Las Flores Handicap (2006, 2008) La Cañada Stakes (2007) San Felipe Stakes (2007) Winstar Oaks (2006, 2007, 2009) A Gleam Invitational Handicap (2007) Potrero Grande Breeders' Cup Handicap (2008) California Cup Distance Handicap (2008) Tuzla Handicap (2008) Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes (2010) American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Distaff (2000) Kentucky Derby (2002) Preakness Stakes (2002)
Racing awards
ESPY Award for Best Jockey (2002)
Significant horses
War Emblem, Peace Rules, Behaving Badly, Congaree Declan's Moon, The Tin Man, Bob and John

Victor Espinoza (born May 23, 1972 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and earned his first win there in 1992 before moving the following year to compete at racetracks in California.

Since coming to the United States, Victor Espinoza has developed into one of the country's top jockeys. In 2000, was his big break when he won the Breeders' Cup Distaff aboard Spain and in 2002 captured both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes with War Emblem.

References

• Victor Espinoza at the NTRA

Year-end charts

Chart (2000–present)	Peak position
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2000	7
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2001	11
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2002	6
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2003	14
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2004	3
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2005	7
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2006	3
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2007	11
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008	27
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009	20