Victor Espinoza

Victor Espinoza
Victor Espinoza
	Victor Espinoza in 2016
Occupation	Jockey
Born	May 23, 1972; Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico
Career wins	3,200+ (ongoing)
Major racing wins
	Moccasin Stakes (1996, 2000); Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (1999); Hollywood Gold Cup (2000, 2015); Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap; (2000, 2001, 2004); Del Mar Futurity (2001, 2004, 2006, 2014); Sham Stakes (2001, 2005, 2006, 2017); Wood Memorial Stakes (2001); Providencia Stakes (2001, 2008, 2009); Haskell Invitational Handicap (2002, 2015); San Diego Handicap; (2003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2016, 2017); Delta Jackpot Stakes (2004); Hawthorne Handicap (2004, 2005); Pimlico Special (2004); Sunshine Millions Classic (2004); Thunder Road Handicap (2004, 2006, 2015); Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (2005); Arlington Million (2006); CashCall Mile Invitational Stakes (2006); C. L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship (2006); Gamely Stakes (2006, 2015); Lane's End Breeders' Futurity (2006); WinStar Derby (2006, 2007); Las Flores Handicap (2006, 2008); La Cañada Stakes (2001, 2007, 2014); San Felipe Stakes (2007, 2014); Sunland Park Oaks; (2006, 2007, 2009, 2015); A Gleam Invitational Handicap; (2003, 2006, 2007, 2010); Potrero Grande Breeders' Cup Handicap (2008); California Cup Distance Handicap (2008); Tuzla Handicap (2008); Hollywood Derby (2009, 2014); Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes (2010); Del Mar Handicap (2011, 2013); Santa Anita Derby (2011, 2014, 2017); FrontRunner Stakes (2014, 2016); Arkansas Derby (2015); Rebel Stakes (2015); Remington Springboard Mile Stakes (2017) American Classics wins; Kentucky Derby (2002, 2014, 2015); Preakness Stakes (2002, 2014, 2015); Belmont Stakes (2015); United States Triple Crown (2015) Breeders' Cup wins; Breeders' Cup Distaff (2000); Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (2014); Breeders' Cup Classic (2015); Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (2021) ; International wins; Dubai Golden Shaheen (2015); Windsor Castle Stakes (UK, 2014) ; Dubai World Cup (2016)
Racing awards
	ESPY Award for Best Jockey (2002, 2014, 2015); George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (2016)
Honors
	National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (2017)
Significant horses
	War Emblem, Peace Rules, Behaving Badly,; California Chrome, Congaree; Declan's Moon, The Tin Man, American Pharoah, Bob and John, Secret Circle, Take Charge Brandi, Stellar Wind, Gormley, Bolt d'Oro

Victor Espinoza (born May 23, 1972) is a Mexican jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing who won the Triple Crown in 2015 on American Pharoah. He began riding in his native Mexico and went on to compete at racetracks in California. He has won the Kentucky Derby three times, riding War Emblem in 2002, California Chrome in 2014, and American Pharoah in 2015. He also won the Preakness Stakes three times, in those same years and with the same horses. He was the first jockey in history to enter the Belmont Stakes with a third opportunity to win the Triple Crown; his 2015 victory made him the oldest jockey and first Hispanic jockey to accomplish the feat. He joined Ron Turcotte as the only jockeys to win five of the six jewels of the Triple Crown spread over two consecutive years.