Victor Espinoza (born May 23, 1972) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and went on to compete at racetracks in California. He has won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes twice, riding War Emblem in 2002 and California Chrome in 2014.
In 2015 he rode American Pharoah to victory in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes to become the first jockey to win Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown since Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed in 1978.
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