Mario Gutierrez (jockey)
| Mario Gutierrez | |
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Mario Gutierrez with 2012 Preakness Stakes trophy
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| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born |
c. 1987 (age 29–30) Veracruz, Mexico |
| Career wins | 660+ |
| Major racing wins | |
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British Columbia Premiers Handicap (2007) American Classic Race wins: Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2015) |
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| Racing awards | |
| Hastings Park Champion Jockey (2007, 2008) | |
| Significant horses | |
| I'll Have Another, Nyquist | |
British Columbia Premiers Handicap (2007)
Ballerina Stakes (2009)
Wilshire Handicap (2012)
Robert B. Lewis Stakes (2012)
Santa Anita Derby (2012)
Kentucky Derby (2012)
Preakness Stakes (2012)
Royal Heroine Mile Stakes (2012)
Longacres Mile Handicap (2012)
Sorrento Stakes (2013)
Kentucky Derby (2016)
American Classic Race wins:
Kentucky Derby (2012, 2016)
Preakness Stakes (2012)
Mario Gutierrez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo ɣuˈtjeres]; born c. 1987) is a Mexican Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won the 2012 Santa Anita Derby, Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes aboard I'll Have Another, a colt owned by Windsor, Ontario, native J. Paul Reddam and his wife Zillah. He also won the 2016 Kentucky Derby aboard Nyquist, also owned by Reddam and trained by Doug O'Neill.
The son of a jockey, Gutierrez rode Quarter Horses in his native El Higo, Veracruz, and in Mexico City beginning at age 14. In 2006 he emigrated to Canada where he began riding at Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver, British Columbia, and where he won riding titles in 2007 and 2008.
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