Víctor Espinoza
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About
Mexican jockey best known for jockeying Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in 2015. He also received the ESPY Award for Best Jockey in 2014 for his work with California Chrome.
Before Fame
He was a bus driver in Mexico City at age seventeen.
Trivia
He famously won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes on the back of California Chrome in 2014 but failed to complete the coveted Triple Crown that year, falling short at the Belmont Stakes.
Family Life
He has eleven siblings.
Associated With
He and Calvin Borel are both multiple-time winners of the Kentucky Derby.
