(1992-05-19) May 19, 1992 (age 32) Panama City, Panama
Career wins
2,694+ (ongoing)[1]
Major racing wins
Travers Stakes (2013, 2021)
Clark Handicap (2013)
Diana Stakes (2014)
Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (2015)
Blue Grass Stakes (2016)
Test Stakes (2016)
Hopeful Stakes (2017)
Arkansas Derby (2018)
H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (2018)
Man o' War Stakes (2018)
Florida Derby (2019)
Haskell Invitational Stakes (2019)
Cigar Mile Handicap (2019, 2021)
Woody Stephens Stakes (2020)
Ballerina Stakes (2020)
Spinaway Stakes (2020)
Fourstardave Handicap (2020)
Spinster Stakes (2020)
Breeders' Futurity (2020)
Woodward Handicap (2020)
Churchill Downs Stakes (2021)
Bruce D. Stakes (2021)
Kentucky Oaks (2022)
Jaipur Stakes (2022)
American Classics / Breeders' Cup:
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2020)
Belmont Stakes (2021)
International races:
Saudi Cup (2020)
Dubai World Cup (2021)
Significant horses
Essential Quality, Maximum Security, Mystic Guide, Will Take Charge
Luis Saez (born May 19, 1992)[2] in Panama City,[3] Panama) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Saez rode Maximum Security to finish first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby but was subsequently disqualified due to interference. The two later won the world's richest race, the $20,000,000 Saudi Cup, in 2020.[4] Saez won his first Breeders' Cup race in 2020 and first American Classic in 2021, both with champion Essential Quality.
^"Equibase profile". Equibase. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^"LUIS SAEZ - NYRA". The New York Racing Association. 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^"Luis Saez Celebrates 2,000th North American Win At Aqueduct". PaulickReport.com. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^"Saudi Cup, Won by Maximum Security, Puts Hold on Prize Money". The New York Times. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
LuisSaez (born May 19, 1992) in Panama City, Panama) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Saez rode Maximum Security to finish first in...
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Irad Ortiz Jr. Todd A. Pletcher 5-2 2.25 1+1⁄2 $270,000 3 2 Tapit Trice LuisSaez Todd A. Pletcher 3-1 5.30 Nose $150,000 4† 7 Hit Show Manuel Franco Brad...
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early lead, running a very fast opening quarter of 22.31 seconds. Jockey LuisSaez then slowed down the pace, as they completed the half-mile in 46.62 and...
the late-closing Keepmeinmind by 3+1⁄4 lengths. Cox credited new jockey LuisSaez with getting the colt to relax. "He's a very green horse," said Cox. "That...
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Javier Castellano 10–1 8.50 12.4 $60,000 6 8 Unbridled Honor Todd Pletcher LuisSaez 15–1 13.70 17.2 $30,000 7 7 France Go de Ina Hideyuki Mori Joel Rosario...
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Pletcher Repole Stable & Donegal Racing Fast 2:28.28 2021 Essential Quality LuisSaez Brad H. Cox Godolphin Stables Fast 2:27.11 2020 Tiz the Law Manny Franco...
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2021 Mystic Guide United States United States United Arab Emirates 4 LuisSaez Mike Stidham Godolphin 2:01.61 2022 Country Grammer United States United...