Birth Date: January 30, 1981
Birth Place: Cali, Columbia

2011 SEASON: finished second in the Maryland standings with 102 winners…won a career-best five races on October 11 and had three 3-win days…won a pair of stakes races aboard Baltimore Belle, captured The Very One Stakes with Suzzona and teamed up with Brushed by Love to a score in the MD Million Oaks…rode Norman Asbjornson in the Preakness Stakes (Grade 1)… won his 1,000th race aboard Pet Me Pet Me at Delaware Park on September 19…established career-highs in wins (146), which was tied for 60th best in North America and ranked 64th on the earnings list with $3.8 million.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: After five years as one of the top riders in New Jersey moved his tack to Maryland during the summer 2006… finished third in the local standings in 2008 and 2010…captured the 2008 Laurel summer meet riding title…teamed up with trainer Mike Trombetta for a pair of important stakes wins in ‘08: Spectacular Malibu (MD Million Distaff) and Peace Town (MD Juvenile Championship)…rode Ben’s Cat to a pair of added money victories in 2010…2001 finalist for outstanding apprentice when he was the leading rider at The Meadowlands, winning a career-high 145 races and earning a career-best $4.3 million…top 10 rider at Monmouth Park and The Meadowlands in 2001-2002-2003-2004 and 2005…ranked 50th in earnings in 2004 ($4.2 million)…won Grade III Oceanport Hcp. with Runspastum…rode his first domestic winner aboard Concega in December 2000…rode in his native Columbia for more than a year before heading to the States.

PERSONAL: began as an exercise rider for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott…agent is Roniel Gerardo.