Joel Rosario
Joel Rosario on Tonalist at the 2014 Belmont Stakes
Occupation	Jockey
Born	(1985-01-14) January 14, 1985 (age 39) San Francisco, Dominican Republic
Career wins	3,004 (ongoing) as of Nov. 14, 2020[1]
Major racing wins
Yerba Buena Stakes (2007) California Cup Matron (2008) Clasico del Caribe (2008) A Gleam Handicap (2009) Ack Ack Handicap (2009) Cinema Handicap (2009) Del Mar Derby (2009, 2010) Del Mar Mile Handicap (2009) First Lady Stakes (2019) Honeymoon Handicap (2008, 2009) La Jolla Handicap (2008, 2010) Miesque Stakes (2009) San Antonio Handicap (2009) San Simeon Handicap (2009) Santa Ana Handicap (2009) Sunshine Millions Oaks (2009) La Brea Stakes (2009, 2010) Santa Ysabel Stakes (2010) Santa Maria Handicap (2010) Malibu Stakes (2010) Las Virgenes Stakes (2011) Strub Stakes (2011) Dubai World Cup (2013) Edgewood Stakes (2013) Shoemaker Mile Stakes (2020) Pegasus World Cup (2021) Whitney Stakes (2021) La Troienne Stakes (2022) Churchill Downs Stakes (2022) Ogden Phipps Stakes (2022) Travers Stakes (2022) International Wins Norfolk Stakes (2013, 2018) Dubai World Cup (2013) U.S. Triple Crown wins: Kentucky Derby (2013) Belmont Stakes (2014, 2019) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Sprint (2009) Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (2015, 2019) Breeders' Cup Mile (2016, 2019) Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (2017) Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2018) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2018, 2020, 2021) Breeders Cup Classic (2018, 2021) Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2020)
Racing awards
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey (2021)
Significant horses
Accelerate, Animal Kingdom, Blind Luck, Sicotico, Bobby's Kitten, Close Hatches, Dancing in Silks, Game Winner, Jackie's Warrior, Jaywalk, Knicks Go, Orb, Frosted, Tonalist

Joel Rosario (born January 14, 1985) is a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing, originally from the Dominican Republic. In the space of five weeks in 2013 he rode the winners of the Dubai World Cup and the Kentucky Derby. More recently, he rode Knicks Go to wins in the Pegasus World Cup, Whitney Stakes, and Breeders' Cup Classic in 2021.

Career

On December 11, 2009, Rosario equaled a Hollywood Park Racetrack record when he won six races on a single race card. Previously, the feat had been achieved by Hall of Fame jockeys Bill Shoemaker (1953, 1970), Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1968), and Kent Desormeaux (1992).^[2]

On March 30, 2013 Rosario won what was then the world's richest horse race, the US$10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, aboard the US-based stallion Animal Kingdom. The same year, on May 4, 2013 he won the Kentucky Derby aboard the colt Orb. On June 20, 2013 Rosario won the Norfolk Stakes aboard No Nay Never at Royal Ascot, and broke the 5 furlong track record for two-year-olds. In 2014, he won the Belmont Stakes on Tonalist. In April 2015, he surpassed 2,000 career wins.^[3]

On November 13, 2020, Rosario won his 3,000th career race aboard Hit the Woah at Aqueduct Racetrack.^[4]

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