Joel Rosario
Introduction '''Joel Rosario''' (born January 14, 1985) is a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing, originally from the Dominican Republic. In the space of five weeks in 2013 he rode the winners of the Dubai World Cup and the Kentucky Derby. More recently, he rode Knicks Go to wins in the Pegasus World Cup, Whitney Stakes, and Breeders' Cup Classic in 2021.
Career On December 11, 2009, Rosario equaled a Hollywood Park Racetrack record when he won six races on a single race card. Previously, the feat had been achieved by Hall of Fame jockeys Bill Shoemaker (1953, 1970), Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1968), and Kent Desormeaux (1992).On March 30, 2013 Rosario won what was then the world's richest horse race, the US$10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, aboard the US-based stallion Animal Kingdom. The same year, on May 4, 2013 he won the Kentucky Derby aboard the colt Orb. On June 20, 2013 Rosario won the Norfolk Stakes aboard No Nay Never at Royal Ascot, and broke the 5 furlong track record for two-year-olds. In 2014, he won the Belmont Stakes on Tonalist. In April 2015, he surpassed 2,000 career wins.On November 13, 2020, Rosario won his 3,000th career race aboard Hit the Woah at Aqueduct Racetrack.===Year-end charts===Chart (2005–present)Rankby earningsNational Earnings List for Jockeys 20051361National Earnings List for Jockeys 2006578National Earnings List for Jockeys 200780National Earnings List for Jockeys 200820National Earnings List for Jockeys 20095National Earnings List for Jockeys 20103National Earnings List for Jockeys 20114National Earnings List for Jockeys 20125National Earnings List for Jockeys 20132National Earnings List for Jockeys 20142National Earnings List for Jockeys 20155National Earnings List for Jockeys 20166National Earnings List for Jockeys 20176National Earnings List for Jockeys 20184National Earnings List for Jockeys 20194National Earnings List for Jockeys 20202National Earnings List for Jockeys 20211
References *  Joel Rosario at the NTRA