text: can anyone tell me anything about patrick valenzuela?   he's got more pull with the horses than most jockeys do!  he is a gifted person & that makes him a target of the so-called "dark side" of the racing industry.  he only listens to what is real.  i've only met a few horses who didn't like him!  humans are his biggest problem.  he can't be bought or bullied into submission & for that, he is held in high regard by the rest of the working class on the backlot of the track.  he has a big heart & those of us who have worked with him seem to be the only ones who notice it!  :o)