Charles C. "Chuck" Lopez (born August 4, 1960 in Brooklyn

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, New York

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) is an American

United States

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 jockey

Jockey

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 in Thoroughbred

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 horse racing

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. Recorded as "Charles," he is the son of jockey Carlos Lopez, Sr.. His own sons, Erick and Davis Carlos, are also jockeys.

Lopez began his professional riding career at Keystone Racetrack

Philadelphia Park Racetrack

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 in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania

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 where he got his first win aboard Foolish Tracy on January 15, 1979. He was the leading rider at Meadowlands Racetrack

Meadowlands Racetrack

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 in 1979 and 2003 and at Monmouth Park Racetrack

Monmouth Park Racetrack

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 in 1998.

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|National Earnings List for Jockeys 2001
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|National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008
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|National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009
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