(1971-02-15) February 15, 1971 (age 53) Monagas, Venezuela
Career wins
4,080
Major racing wins
Royal Palm Handicap (1996, 1999, 2000) Brooklyn Handicap (1998) Mount Vernon Handicap (1998, 2007) Princess Rooney Handicap (1998) Rebel Stakes (1998) Mount Vernon Handicap (1998, 2007) Cornhusker Breeders' Cup Handicap (2000) Lone Star Derby (2000) Miami Mile Handicap (2000) Texas Mile Stakes (2000) Black Helen Handicap (2001) Monmouth Breeders' Cup Oaks (2001) Calder Derby (2002, 2004) Eatontown Handicap (2002, 2004) Meadowlands Cup (2002, 2005) Tampa Bay Derby (2003) Sunshine Millions Classic (2003) Illinois Derby (2004) Kelso Breeders' Cup Handicap (2004) Sunshine Millions Distaff (2004) Toboggan Handicap (2004) Canadian Turf Handicap (2005) Pimlico Special (2005) Queens County Handicap (2005) Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap (2006) Belmont Futurity Stakes (2007) Gazelle Stakes (2007) Prioress Stakes (2007) Remsen Stakes (2007) Test Stakes (2007) Donn Handicap (2008) Matron Stakes (2008) Sabin Stakes (2008) Spectacular Bid Stakes (2011)
Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Sprint (2010)
Canadian Classic Race wins: Prince of Wales Stakes (2008)
Honours
Calder Race Course Hall of Fame (2004)
Significant horses
Victory Gallop, Sir Bear, Lear's Princess, Dream Rush, Big Drama
Eibar Coa Monteverde (born February 15, 1971, in Venezuela) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.
Coa was born and raised in Venezuela. A five-time judo champion in his teens, he attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his professional riding career in 1992. He emigrated to the United States in 1993 but went back home.
In 1996, Coa returned to the U.S. to compete at racetracks in Florida, where he became the leading jockey at Calder Race Course in 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2000. In addition, he was the leading jockey at Calder Race Course's Tropical Park meet in 1998 and 1999. On September 7, 1998, he tied a then Calder Race Course record when he rode six winners on a single race card. His success at that track led to his 2004 induction in the Calder Race Course Hall of Fame.
Eibar Coa was the leading jockey at New Jersey's Monmouth Park in 2002 and at Florida's Gulfstream Park the following year. He also has competed successfully on the New York Racing Association (NYRA) circuit, winning riding championships at Aqueduct Racetrack in 2006 and that year became his breakout year as he was tying for that year's fall jockey title at Belmont Park. On December 29, 2006, he joined Hall of Fame inductees Angel Cordero Jr., Steve Cauthen, and Mike E. Smith as the only jockeys in the history of NYRA to win 300 races in one year. He was voted 2006 Jockey of the Year by the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.
In 2007, Eibar Coa was ranked seventh among all jockeys in the Eastern United States with total earnings of $4,237,059, and was leading jockey at the Belmont Park fall meet.
Coa was temporarily paralyzed from the neck down and lost part of his lungs after fracturing his C-4 vertebra in a racing accident at Gulfstream Park on February 18, 2011, In spite of being designated a quadriplegic with little hope for recovery, he beat the odds and is now walking on his own and progressing toward what he hopes will be a full recuperation.
EibarCoa Monteverde (born February 15, 1971, in Venezuela) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Coa was born and raised in Venezuela. A...
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Castellano Eddie Castro Steve Cauthen Bob Champion Jorge Chavez Joe Childs EibarCoa Ray Cochrane Davy Condon Patricia Cooksey Bryan Cooper Ángel Cordero Jr...
No horse has won this race more than once. Most wins by a jockey: 3 – EibarCoa (2001, 2003, 2006) Most wins by a trainer: No trainer has won this race...
their careers at Calder include Javier and Abel Castellano (Venezuela), EibarCoa (Venezuela), Rene Douglas (Panama), Shaun Bridgmohan (Jamaica), Edgar...
(1999, 2001) 2 – Mad Flatter (2010, 2011) Most wins by a jockey: 3 – EibarCoa (1999, 2001, 2004) Most wins by a trainer: 2 – Martin D. Wolfson (1998...
Maiden Special Weight Maiden Monmouth Park 1.10 1:42.84 11 1 4 lengths EibarCoa Timothy Ritvo RTRTooltip Reeves Thoroughbred Racing & DT1 Nov 6, 2010...
(1983, 1984) Most wins by a jockey: 2 – Gary Boulanger (1994, 1997) 2 – EibarCoa (2002, 2004) Most wins by a trainer: 2 – Manuel Azpurua (1983, 1984) 2...
Kelly J. Breen Stewart Elliott 30-1 32.40 9 2 Musket Man Derek S. Ryan EibarCoa 20-1 19.00 3 3 Mr. Hot Stuff Eoin G. Harty John Velazquez 30-1 28.40 15...
Pletcher Aaron & Marie Jones 1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.21 $499,000 II 2005 Tap Day 4 EibarCoa Mark A. Hennig Edward P. Evans 1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.80 $500,000 II 2004 Balto...
Roseland Farm Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.22 $165,000 III 2004 Ocean Drive 4 EibarCoa Todd A. Pletcher Bonnie & Sy Baskin 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.79 $100,000 III...
Junior Alvarado Gustavo Avila Abel Castellano, Jr. Javier Castellano EibarCoa Ramón Domínguez Emisael Jaramillo Sonny Leon Douglas Valiente Johnny Cecotto...
Margins: 3+3⁄4 lengths – Royal Currier (2011) Most wins by a jockey 2 – EibarCoa (2004, 2009) 2 – Stewart Elliott (2010, 2011) 2 – Jose Luis Flores (2001...
Susan & John Moore 1 mile 1:37.21 $98,000 III Dead heat Golden Velvet 5 EibarCoa Kiaran P. McLaughlin Darley Stable 2007 Swap Fliparoo 4 Javier Castellano...
from the five-sixteenths pole to the three-sixteenths pole", said jockey EibarCoa. "He fought back and pushed them out because they were trying to push...
Earnhardt 1:22.70 2007 Dream Rush EibarCoa Richard Violette Jr. West Point Stable 1:22.42 2006 Swap Fliparoo EibarCoa H. Allen Jerkens Hobeau Farm 1:24...
Shields Jr. 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.39 $100,000 III 2003 Windsor Castle 5 EibarCoa Frank A. Alexander Dogwood Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.33 $100,000 III Creme...
Patterson abt. 1+1⁄8 miles 1:52.51 $150,000 III 2009 Backseat Rhythm 4 EibarCoa Patrick L. Reynolds Paul P. Pompa Jr. abt. 1+1⁄8 miles 1:51.43 $175,000...
Stables 1+1⁄8 miles 1:50.61 $142,500 III Off turf 2008 My Princess Jess EibarCoa Barclay Tagg Lael Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.00 $150,000 II 2007 Rutherienne...
Jorge F. Chavez Martin F. Jones Edward Nahem 40.25 9 11 1 Tahkodha Hills EibarCoa Ralph Ziadie Centaur Farms 48.25 10 6 Neck Globalize Mike E. Smith Jerry...