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Manuel "Manny" Franco (born December 19, 1994) [2] is a Puerto Rican professional jockey, best known for winning the 2020 Belmont Stakes riding Tiz the Law. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Listed at 5 feet 1 inch (1.55 m) and 112 pounds (51 kg), [ 2 ] Franco has been riding professionally since 2013. [ 1 ]
Jockey Trainer Owner Dist. Time Win$ Gr. 2024 Measured Time 4 William Buick: Charlie Appleby: Godolphin: 1 3 ⁄ 16 m 1:51.94 $550,000 G1 2023 Up to the Mark: 4 Irad Ortiz Jr. Todd A. Pletcher: Repole Stable & St. Elias Stable 1 1 ⁄ 4 m 1:59.31 $750,000 G1 2022 Tribhuvan 6 Manny Franco: Chad C. Brown
The 2023 Belmont Stakes was the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes and the 112th time the event took place at Belmont Park.The 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs; 2,414 metres) race, known as the "test of the champion", is the final leg in the American Triple Crown, open to three-year-old thoroughbreds.
Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. poses with owners from Sonata Stable after Ortiz rode Arzak to victory in the Grade 2 Shakertown Stakes at Keeneland. Ortiz won the leading jockey title for the 2024 Spring Meet.
Jockey: Jamie Torres Owner: MyRaceHorse Scored biggest win yet in the Grade 2 Pat Day Mile on Derby Day, which was the colts' first stakes win and the first graded stakes win of Torres' career.
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The 2022 Belmont Stakes was the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes and the 111th time the event would take place at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.The 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-mile (2,410 m) race, known as the "test of the champion", is the final leg in the American Triple Crown, open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds.
Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York announced on May 16 that horse racing tracks statewide, including Belmont Park, would be permitted to resume races without in-person fans on June 1. [28] The 2020 contest also marked the first time in history that the Belmont Stakes served as the Triple Crown's opening leg, with its running length shortened ...