Víctor Espinoza

Horse Jockey

Birthday May 23, 1972

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Tulancingo, Mexico

Age 52 years old

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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.