Ricardo Santana Jr.

Ricardo Santana Jr. (born November 19, 1992 in Panama) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred racing who won six consecutive riding titles from 2013 through 2018 at Oaklawn Park and in 2019 won the Breeders' Cup Sprint as well as the Prince of Wales Stakes (2019), the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown series. 
From the El Chorrillo neighboord in Panama City, Ricardo Santana Jr. graduated in December of 2008 from the Laffit Pincay Jr. training school for jockeys. In 2009 he emigrated to the United States where he would get his first win on September 21st at Delaware Park Racetrack. He earned his first Grade I win aboard Creator in the 2016 Arkansas Derby.