Jorge Ricardo
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Jorge Ricardo is a jockey
in South America
n Thoroughbred horse racing
who became the all-time winningest rider in history on February 5, 2007. He has since been passed by Canadian-born, California-based rider Russell Baze
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family, Jorge Ricardo's father and two of his uncles were jockeys. Since making his professional racing debut in 1976 he has won 400 races in one year on five occasions and has been Brazil's leading jockey twenty-five consecutive years from 1982 through 2006.
Since 1982 to this day he has won 28 yearly statistics, 26 in Brazil and 2 in Argentina.
He succeeded more than 150 races Grade 1, included the “Gran Premio Internacional Latinoamericano” on five occasions, which is the most important event of southamerican turf, when his immediate persecutors have done it only on 2 occasions.
The best horse that has run was Much Better, it was a real champion.
In 1993 beat the brasilian record wining 477 victories in one year.
In 2008, Jorge Ricardo beat the argentinian record wining 467 races in one year.
Competing at the Hipodromo Argentino in Palermo, Buenos Aires
, Ricardo earned the 9,981st (Up to Dec. 29, 2007) victory of his career to surpass the still active Canadian
jockey Russell Baze
as the all-time leader in racing wins. On Jan. 9, 2008, Ricardo earned his 10,000th win with a victory abord Membresia in the 11th race at San Isidro in Buenos Aires.
Jockey
A 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 South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
n Thoroughbred horse racing
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred 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...
who became the all-time winningest rider in history on February 5, 2007. He has since been passed by Canadian-born, California-based rider Russell Baze
Russell Baze
Russell Avery Baze is a horse racing jockey. He holds the record for the most race wins in North American horse racing history, and is a member of the United States Racing Hall of Fame....
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Biography
Born into a horse racingHorse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
family, Jorge Ricardo's father and two of his uncles were jockeys. Since making his professional racing debut in 1976 he has won 400 races in one year on five occasions and has been Brazil's leading jockey twenty-five consecutive years from 1982 through 2006.
Since 1982 to this day he has won 28 yearly statistics, 26 in Brazil and 2 in Argentina.
He succeeded more than 150 races Grade 1, included the “Gran Premio Internacional Latinoamericano” on five occasions, which is the most important event of southamerican turf, when his immediate persecutors have done it only on 2 occasions.
The best horse that has run was Much Better, it was a real champion.
In 1993 beat the brasilian record wining 477 victories in one year.
In 2008, Jorge Ricardo beat the argentinian record wining 467 races in one year.
Competing at the Hipodromo Argentino in Palermo, Buenos Aires
Palermo, Buenos Aires
Palermo is a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It is located in the northeast of the city, bordering the barrios of Belgrano to the north, Almagro and Recoleta to the south, Villa Crespo and Colegiales to the west and the Río de la Plata river to the east. With a total...
, Ricardo earned the 9,981st (Up to Dec. 29, 2007) victory of his career to surpass the still active Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
jockey Russell Baze
Russell Baze
Russell Avery Baze is a horse racing jockey. He holds the record for the most race wins in North American horse racing history, and is a member of the United States Racing Hall of Fame....
as the all-time leader in racing wins. On Jan. 9, 2008, Ricardo earned his 10,000th win with a victory abord Membresia in the 11th race at San Isidro in Buenos Aires.