Jorge Enrique Tejeira is a retired Panama

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

nian jockey

Jockey

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 in United States

United States

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 Thoroughbred horse racing

Thoroughbred horse race

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. He rode at venues across the United States and won a number of riding titles, including seasonal/annual championships at Philadelphia Park Racetrack

Philadelphia Park Racetrack

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 in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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 and in California

California

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 at Del Mar Racetrack

Del Mar Racetrack

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 and Santa Anita Park

Santa Anita Park

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Biography

Tejeira was born in a small town about two hundred miles from Panama City

Panama City

Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...

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On June 16, 1976, he put his name in the record books by winning eight races in a single day. He won three at Keystone Racetrack near Philadelphia and five at Atlantic City Race Course

Atlantic City Race Course

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in New Jersey.

Tejeira retired from racing having won 3,419 races.