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| Chuck C. Lopez |
Stats Updated Through: 11/19/2009
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| 2009 Stats: | | Starts | | 809 | | 1st-2nd-3rd | | 129-128-111 | | Earnings (Rank) | | $4,457,468 (48) | | Win % (In-The-Money %) | | 15% (45%) |
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- Born: August 4, 1960 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Residence: Morganville, N.J.
- Family: son Erick, an apprentice jockey and father Carlos, a retired jockey
- Through Dec. 31, 2007, Lopez had 137 wins from 924 mounts and earnings of $5,429,103.
- Top mounts in 2007 have included Gottcha Gold (G3 Philip H. Iselin Breeders' Cup, G3 Salvator Mile); Five Strips (Formal Gold S.); Fagedaboudit Sal (Lincroft H., Bernie Dowd H.); Wildeyed Dreamer (Longfellow S.) and Safe Play (My Frenchman S.).
- The son of longtime New Jersey rider Carlos Lopez, Chuck began his career at Keystone Park, earning his first career win aboard Foolish Tracy on January 15, 1979 ... Was leading rider at the Meadowlands that year while still an apprentice.
- In his only Breeders' Cup mount to date, he rode Gottcha Gold to a second-place finish in the 2007 Dirt Mile.
- Earned his first graded stakes victory in the 1994 Lamplighter Stakes at Monmouth Park aboard Mr. Impatience.
- Earned his first Monmouth Park riding title in 1998 ... Has been leading rider at Meadowlands twice.
- Top horses include Valid Video, Gators N Bears and La Reason.
- Rode his 3,000th winner on Jan. 22, 2004, aboard Sunnyridge Sam at Aqueduct.
- Third generation of Lopezes hit the track in 2005 when Erick became an apprentice rider.
Breeders' Cup Record| Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
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NOTE: Stats include North American and selected international races. Click here to view selected international race list.
Biographies on jockeys, trainers and owners are from the Breeders' Cup World Championships events from 2001 through 2009, and are intended as informational resources. Biographies will be updated if an individual is again a participant in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Biographies are available for most horses appearing in the top 100 money earnings list, and/or for those who are frequently making headlines in the news starting with the 2006 Triple Crown season.
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