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1,997 Wins as of November 2, 2008 ONLY 3 WINS AWAY
This has been a fabulous year so far. I rode at Tampa Bay Downs for the Winter meet and was 2nd Leading rider with 63 wins. I then moved my tack to Delaware Park for the summer meeting. Up to today, October 15, 2008, I have 68 Wins. (4th leading rider) I have won 6 Stake races at 4 different races tracks. ($300,000 on Palmilla - Jonathon Sheppare(Delaware Park), $75,000 on Capitano - Graham Motion(Penn National), (2) $100,000 on Royal Pleasure - Jonathon Sheppard(Philadelphia Park and Kentucky Downs), $100,000 on Hold the Salt - James Dodgen(Kentucky Downs) and $75,000 on Cayman Condo - Scott Lake(Delaware Park) I am being inducted into the Puerto Rico Hall of Fame in December 2008 (I was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Calder Race Course in 2006.) One thing I love about riding in Delaware, I get to travel to so many different race tracks to ride that are within an hour or two. I have been given an incredible opportunity to ride for Hall of Fame trainer Jonathon Sheppard and his owner George - Augustin Stables. They have flown me to Presque Isle Downs numerous times, Kentucky Downs, Keenland and Canada. They have put me on numerous winners including 3 Stakes winners so far this year. Tracy and Randy Nunley and I have been an amazing team thru out the summer. I have won over 30 races for them at Delaware Park so far. They are so GREAT to ride for and are excellent trainers.(Porter Racing Stable is my biggest supporter) Life is short. Bend the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh This site is still under construction. Please be patient. Thank you! | |||
I am a professional Thoroughbred Jockey. I have been racing for about 16 years. I started in Florida at Calder Race Course and then moved my tack to Monmouth Park in New Jersey for about 3 1/2 years in the early 90's. My agent at the beginning of my career was Richard Ancona. He taught me a lot about horse racing. He taught me how to talk to trainers, have a good work ethic by coming to work early and be eager to get on horses in the morning for different trainers that we wanted to ride for. He was a great friend and a motivator. We made a good team and won the "ECLIPSE AWARD" in my first year of racing -1992. I was the first woman to ever win this award in thoroughbred horse racing. What an accomplishment!!! 
My day begins at 5am.(I am definitely a morning person so it's not hard to get up at this time.) I go from barn to barn to visit the trainers and ask to ride certain horses that my agent (Mark Mace) and I want to ride.(The main goal is to try and get the best horse for a particular race.) I will also work 3-5 horses a morning to get to know them and help get them ready to run.
