Jose Valdivia Jr.

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Jose Valdivia Jr.
Occupation Jockey
Born (1974-12-08) December 8, 1974 (age 49)
Lima, Peru
Career winsongoing
Major racing wins
Bay Meadows Breeders' Cup Sprint (1999)
Oak Leaf Stakes (2001)
Oak Tree Breeders' Cup Mile Stakes
(2001, 2002)
San Gabriel Handicap (2002)
Beverly D. Stakes (2003)
Hawthorne Handicap (2003)
Landaluce Stakes (2003)
Los Angeles Handicap (2003)
Santa Anita Derby (2004)
Tuzla Handicap (2004)
Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (2004)
San Juan Capistrano Handicap (2004)
Manhattan Handicap (2004)
Palomar Breeders' Cup Handicap (2004)
Del Mar Oaks (2006)
Del Mar Derby (2006)
E. P. Taylor Stakes (2006)
Eddie Logan Stakes (2006)
All Along Stakes (2007)
Dahlia Handicap (2008)
New York Stakes (2009)
Hollywood Gold Cup (2009)
New York Breeders' Futurity (2018)
Stars and Stripes Stakes (2018)

Breeders' Cup wins:
Breeders' Cup Mile (2001)

Triple Crown wins:
Belmont Stakes (2011)

Significant horses
Big Jag, Val Royal, Arravale, Rail Trip,
Ruler on Ice

Jose Valdivia Jr. (born December 8, 1974) is a Peruvian jockey who competes in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a top South American jockey, he is the nephew of retired jockey Fernando Toro and trainer, Juan Suarez. He and his family moved to the United States in 1989 and settled in the Hollywood, Florida, area where his father worked as a trainer. In 2000, he married his wife Renee. The couple have two children, Siena and Luca.

In 1994, Valdivia began his professional riding career as an apprentice at Belmont Park, earning his first win in just his third start. Riding for fellow Peruvian, trainer Julio Canani, his first important win came aboard Val Royal when he won the 2001 Breeders' Cup Mile at Belmont Park and that year became a breakout year.

Year-end charts

Chart (2001–present)Peak
position
National Earnings List for Jockeys 200152
National Earnings List for Jockeys 200262
National Earnings List for Jockeys 200337
National Earnings List for Jockeys 200435
National Earnings List for Jockeys 200558
National Earnings List for Jockeys 200646
National Earnings List for Jockeys 200761
National Earnings List for Jockeys 200881
National Earnings List for Jockeys 200990
National Earnings List for Jockeys 201085
National Earnings List for Jockeys 201194

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