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Junior Alvarado

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Birthdate: May 20, 1986
Birthplace: Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Height: 5 feet, 6 inches
Weight: 113 pounds

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Guided Moreno to victory in the 2014 Grade 1 Whitney 
  • Piloted Emma’s Encore to a fast-closing nose victory in the 2012 Grade 1 Prioress 
  • Won his first Grade 1 in Arlington Park’s Beverly D. Stakes in 2010 aboard Éclair de Lune 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

  • While his name was intended to be Rafael Alvarado, Jr., after his father, the name was mistakenly registered as Junior Rafael Alvarado 

INTRODUCTION TO RACING 

  • Father was a jockey in Venezuela 

FIRST WINNER 

  • Esteivana, Dec. 30, 2005, La Rinconada, Venezuela 
  • First U.S. winner: Satira, Feb. 17, 2007, Gulfstream Park 

NYRA Career Stats

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
9105 1375 1291 1168 $101,193,663.00

Recent Years

Year Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
2023 85 9 6 6 $2,129,360.00
2019 910 163 117 130 $11,948,893
2018 876 161 117 131 $9,755,711
2017 380 46 48 40 $3,112,521
2016 800 100 112 95 $7,629,516
2015 981 138 119 134 $9,997,754
2014 551 78 90 68 $6,316,495
2013 1090 188 137 127 $12,342,618
2012 974 163 152 123 $9,802,551
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