Just one year ago, Mario Gutierrez was watching the Kentucky Derby, dreaming of winning America's most famous race. Cut to Cinco de Mayo 2012, riding the horse “I’ll Have Another,” the Mexican jockey raced to victory on his first Kentucky Derby mount.
Gutierrez was born in Veracruz, Mexico but built his professional jockey career in Canada. Since 2006, Gutierrez has been one of the leading riders at Hasting Race Course in Vancouver, winning riding titles in 2007, 2008 before coming up short for a third on the final day of the meeting last year.
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