Jorge F. Chavez

Born:
1961-11-25
Callao
-, Peru

Currently Residing:
Garden City
New York USA

Height: 4 11
Weight: 112

His wife is Margarita and they have daughters Julisa and Matilda and twins Emily and Evelyn and son Jorge Jr.


Notes:
He is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. In 1982 he started out his career in his native Peru and by 1987 became the leading jockey in the country. In 1988 he came over to USA and started racing on the race tracks of Florida with a lot of success. He moved to New York a few years later and started racing on the NYRA circuit from 1994 to 1999. He is the winner of two races at 1999 Breeders Cup, the Sprint and the Distaff events. He also won the Cigar Mile Handicap during this year. In 1999 he won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey. In 2000 he was voted for the prestigious Mike Venezia Memorial Award. In 2001 he won both at Florida Derby and Kentucky Derby.

Statistics

Year	Races Run	Wins	Place	Show	Earnings
2011	52	5	7	8	-
2010	349	51	48	45	-
2009	638	79	63	80	-

Facts

• Major Racing Wins Dwyer Stakes (1992, 2004) Ballerina Handicap (1993) Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes (1994, 2002) Hopeful Stakes (1994) Saratoga Special Stakes (1996, 1998) Travers Stakes (1996) Cigar Mile Handicap (1997, 1999) Maid of the Mist Stakes (1997) Queens County Handicap (1999, 2003) Massachusetts Handicap (1999) Personal Ensign Handicap (1999, 2000) Suburban Handicap (1999, 2001) Florida Derby (2001) Sabin Stakes (2001) Woodward Stakes (2002) Super Derby (2002) Frank J. DeFrancis Memorial Dash Stakes (2002) Jerome Handicap (2002) Spectacular Bid Stakes (2003) Lane s End Stakes(2005) Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap (2005) American Classics / Breeders Cup wins Breeders Cup Distaff (1999) Breeders Cup Sprint (1999) Kentucky Derby (2001) Racing Awards Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey (1999) Mike Venezia Memorial Award (2000) Significant Horses Monarchos, Lido Palace, Behrens, Albert the Great