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Alan Garcia (jockey)
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Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred
horse racing
jockey
. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack
where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru. He is currently married and lives in Westbury, New York with his wife and child. Garcia got his big break in 2007 when he won the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
. This was his first ever Breeders' Cup ride. The win, on Lahudood, meant that he was the third jockey ever to win his first Breeders' Cup race.
Garcia rode Regal Ransom to a win at the $2 million UAE Derby
in Dubai, leading the race from start to finish
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Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse racing
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack
Meadowlands Racetrack
The Meadowlands Racetrack is a horse racing track at the MetLife Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States.The track hosts both thoroughbred racing and harness racing...
where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru. He is currently married and lives in Westbury, New York with his wife and child. Garcia got his big break in 2007 when he won the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for fillies and mares, three years old and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships....
. This was his first ever Breeders' Cup ride. The win, on Lahudood, meant that he was the third jockey ever to win his first Breeders' Cup race.
Garcia rode Regal Ransom to a win at the $2 million UAE Derby
UAE Derby
The UAE Derby is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,800 metres on the Tapeta at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. It takes place annually during the Dubai World Cup Night in late March.It was first run in 2000 and attained...
in Dubai, leading the race from start to finish
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!Chart (2005–present)
!Peak
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|National Earnings List for Jockeys 2005
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|National Earnings List for Jockeys 2006
| style="text-align:center;"|44
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|National Earnings List for Jockeys 2007
| style="text-align:center;"|13
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|National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008
| style="text-align:center;"|8
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|National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009
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