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11-10-2009, 03:40 PM
In what has been described as a long-shot winner, 23-year old Dominican jockey Joel Rosario made off with the trophy in the US$2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint, held at the Santa Anita race track in Arcadia, California last Saturday. He thus positions Dominicans as world-class athletes in another sport - along with successes in baseball, basketball, volleyball, and several other sports. He won in a four-horse photo finish, riding Dancing in Silks. The normal eye showed a tie between Crown of Thorns (14-1) and Dancing in Silks (25-1).
Joel Rosario is a native of Pimentel in Duarte province (San Francisco de Macoris). He had a successful career at Santo Domingo's V Centenario Race Track, where he won 1,170 races and had four championship titles before moving to the US. Last December, he was in Puerto Rico where he won the Caribbean Classic riding Sicotico. This was the first time a Dominican jockey has ever won a big name race. He is now among the top 5 money producers for horse owners, with more than US$10 million.
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Joel Rosario is a native of Pimentel in Duarte province (San Francisco de Macoris). He had a successful career at Santo Domingo's V Centenario Race Track, where he won 1,170 races and had four championship titles before moving to the US. Last December, he was in Puerto Rico where he won the Caribbean Classic riding Sicotico. This was the first time a Dominican jockey has ever won a big name race. He is now among the top 5 money producers for horse owners, with more than US$10 million.
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