Joe Bravo is a
jockeyA jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
in American
Thoroughbred horse racingThoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
. The son and grandson of jockeys, he began his professional career in Thoroughbred
flat racingFlat racing is a form of Thoroughbred horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance. It differs from steeplechase racing which is run over hurdles...
at
Calder Race CourseCalder Casino & Race Course is a casino and horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida in the United States.-History:In the mid-1960s, real estate developer Stephen A. Calder envisioned summertime racing in Florida; in 1965, on the advice of Mr. Calder, the Florida Legislature approved a bill...
in
Miami Gardens, FloridaMiami Gardens is a Miami suburban city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name comes from one of the major roadways through the area, Miami Gardens Drive. According to the 2010 U.S...
during the latter end of 1988.
According to his NTRA profile, Joe Bravo has dominated the New Jersey racing circuit since the early 1990s. He has won nine riding titles at
Meadowlands RacetrackThe Meadowlands Racetrack is a horse racing track at the MetLife Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States.The track hosts both thoroughbred racing and harness racing...
and thirteen at
Monmouth ParkMonmouth Park Racetrack is an American race track for thoroughbred horse racing in Oceanport, New Jersey. It is owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and is operated under a five-year lease as a partnership with Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City.Monmouth Park's marquee event...
. He got his big break in 1997 when he rode Formal Gold to his victories that year. Bravo has won the
Jersey Shore Breeders' Cup StakesThe Jersey Shore Breeders' Cup Stakes is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey...
five times including three straight from 2004 through 2006.
Joe Bravo makes his home in
Eatontown, New JerseyEatontown is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 12,709.What is now Eatontown was originally incorporated as Eatontown Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 1873, from portions of Ocean Township and...
and
Aventura, FloridaAventura is a planned, suburban city located in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city name is from the Spanish word for "adventure", and was named "Aventura" after one of the developers of the original group of condominiums in the area remarked to the others, "What an adventure this is...
.
Year-end charts
| Chart (2000–present) |
Peak
position |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2000 |
27 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2001 |
43 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2003 |
44 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2004 |
19 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2005 |
26 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2006 |
25 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2007 |
31 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008 |
23 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009 |
34 |