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Angel Cordero
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Born
November 8
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1942
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Santurce, Puerto Rico
Birth name
Angel Tomas Cordero Jr.
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Angel Cordero was born on November 8, 1942 in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
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Champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States.
Won the Kentucky Derby in 1974, 1976, and 1985, the Preakness Stakes in 1980 and 1984, and the Belmont Stakes in 1976. Won four Breeders' Cup races.
Voted Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in 1982, 1983, and 1985. Voted the 1992 Big Sport of Turfdom Award.
United States leading money-winning jockey in 1976, 1982, and 1983. Led all United States jockeys in wins in 1968.
Inducted in the United States' National Museum of racing and Hall of Fame in 1988.
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