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Edgar Prado Biography

Edgar Prado is one of the most popular and richest Horse Jockey who was born on June 12, 1967 in Lima, Peru. Peruvian horse jockey has won over 6,000 races in his Racing Hall of Fame career.

He has won over 6,000 races in his career, that is two thousand less than legend Willie Shoemaker .

His big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races, making him the fourth rider in history to win 500 races in one year. Much of that success was gained in Maryland, where he ruled that circuit for several years.

Other racing accomplishments include victories in the 2002 and 2004 Belmont Stakes, in each case aboard a longshot depriving a favorite of the United States Triple Crown. In 2002 Prado won the Belmont aboard Sarava, who is the longest shot to ever win the Belmont Stakes in its history at odds of 70¼/1. In 2004 Prado rode Birdstone to victory in the Belmont, denying heavy favorite Smarty Jones the Triple Crown. Prado and Birdstone then went on to win the prestigious Travers Stakes at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York in August 2004.

He and his wife have three children: Edgar Jr, Louis, and Patricia.

Name	Edgar Prado
First Name	Edgar
Last Name	Prado
Occupation	Horse Jockey
Birthday	June 12
Birth Year	1967
Place of Birth	Lima
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Birth Country	Peru
Birth Sign	Gemini
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Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Prado had not won a Breeders’ Cup race until 2005, when he won two, riding Folklore to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and Silver Train in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint.

Edgar Prado Net Worth

Edgar Prado is one of the richest Horse Jockey from Peru. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Edgar Prado's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He scored his first major race at the Washington, D.C. International in 1991.

He has raced numerous top-ranked horses, including Lemon Drop Kid, Saint Liam and Funny Cide.

Edgar S. Prado (Lima, June 12, 1967) is a Peruvian-born American jockey, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Horse Jockey
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House	Living in own house.

On September 24, 2006, Prado received the New York Racing Association’s 2006 Mike Venezia Memorial Award in a paddock ceremony at Belmont Park. The winner of this award is decided by the votes of fellow jockeys, turf writers and an online vote by fans. It honors those “…who exemplify extraordinary sportsmanship and citizenship”, and is given in memory of Mike Venezia, killed on October 13, 1988 in a spill at Belmont Park.

On May 6, 2006, Prado rode Barbaro to victory in the 132nd Kentucky Derby, 6½ lengths ahead of the second finisher, Bluegrass Cat. The margin of victory was the largest since Triple Crown winner Assault won by eight lengths in 1946. Barbaro was pulled up following a horrific ankle injury during the Preakness Stakes two weeks later. Prado was visibly moved, declining comment, but by all accounts his fast action on the track contributed to saving the colt’s life. (However, Barbaro was euthanized by veterinarians at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center on January 29, 2007.)

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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A resident of Hollywood, Florida in 2004 Prado became the 19th jockey in thoroughbred racing history to win 5,000 races. Edgar is married to Liliana and has three children named Edgar Jr, Louis and Patricia. Louis works as a scribe at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, Florida.

On February 10, 2008 at Gulfstream Park, Edgar Prado achieved his 6000th win. Only 16 jockeys in the United States have achieved this record.

Who is Edgar Prado Dating?

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On August 4, 2008 he was formally inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame.

Facts & Trivia

Edgar Ranked on the list of most popular Horse Jockey. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Peru. Edgar Prado celebrates birthday on June 12 of every year.

On October 31, 2015 he rode Runhappy to Breeder’s Cup Sprint victory setting a new track record.

Does Edgar Prado still ride?

BALTIMORE, MD – Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado, the winner of 24 riding titles at Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park, is returning to ride the Maryland circuit beginning this week at Pimlico.

How many races has Edgar Prado won?

He also won the Fourstardave Award for Special Achievement at Saratoga in 2002 and 2005. Prado won the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 2003. He has won 11 riding titles in New York. Through 2021, Prado has won 7,108 races (No.

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