Jose Lezcano

Born:
1985-04-04
-
-, Panama

Currently Residing:
Plantation
Florida USA

Height: 5 3
Weight: 112

Single. His younger brother is a jockey in Panama.


Notes:
Lezcano was influenced to build career in horseracing by his classmates-turned jockey Eddie Castro and Fernando Guerra. He was born in 1985 in Panama and started riding there for two consecutive years well before starting his Stateside riding career in 2004 at Gulfstream Park. Coming back to Tampa Bay Downs in 2006, he finished fourth in the jockey standings. Some of his remarkable feats counts - Deputy Glitters, whom he rode to victory in Tampa Bay Derby and Kentucky Derby. He has remarkable record at Monmouth Park too. Currently he is associated with the Meadowlands and as of the end of 2007, he was the leading rider surprisingly in both wins and purses.

Statistics

Year	Races Run	Wins	Place	Show	Earnings
2011	350	51	47	40	-
2010	1054	170	170	162	-
2009	1346	220	240	195	-
2008	1384	287	237	193	-
2006	554	133	107	67	-
2005	832	169	141	127	-
2004	0	0	0	0	-
2003	0	0	0	0	-

Facts

• Debuted at the Oldsmar oval last season with a fourth-place finish in the rider standings with 62 wins from only 286 mounts

• Win aboard Ziadie s R Lady Joy in the Grade II, 500,000 Delaware Oaks

• Began riding in 2004 as a five-pound apprentice at Gulfstream Park, where he won on his very first mount, aboard 30-1 longshot Cloudy Gray