Fernando Jara
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| Fernando Jara | ||
| Occupation: | Jockey | |
| Birthplace: | Herrera, Panama | |
| Birth date: | December 18, 1987 | |
| Career wins: | 101 (ongoing) | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Belmont Stakes (2006) Suburban Handicap (2006) Whitney Handicap (2006) Breeders' Cup Classic (2006) Donn Handicap (2007) |
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| Significant Horses | ||
| Like Now, Jazil, Invasor | ||
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Infobox last updated on: March 20, 2007. |
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Fernando Jara (born December 18, 1987 in Panama) is thoroughbred horse racing jockey in the United States. Jara had become a well-established jockey in Panama at the age of 15 and came to the United States in late December of 2003.
In 2006, he began riding for Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Shadwell Racing and rode their colt Jazil to a fourth place dead heat finish in the Kentucky Derby then captured the final leg of the Triple Crown with a victory in the Belmont Stakes. For Shadwell he also rode Invasor to wins in the Suburban and Whitney Handicaps plus the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Represented by former jockey Randy Romero until February of 2007, Jara now partners with 24-year-old agent Gatewood Bell.
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