In 2012, jockey Mario Gutierrez of Veracruz
rode into the record books as the winning
jockey of the Kentucky Derby. One year after his victorious race aboard the
horse I'll Have Another, Gutierrez will be watching the 2013
Kentucky Derby from the sidelines.
“It will be nice,” Gutierrez told Yahoo! Sports last week.
“I get to watch it and not have any pressure.”
Nevertheless, winning the Kentucky Derby changed Mario
Gutierrez’s life. He appeared on late-night talk shows and threw out the first
pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers ballgame.
“When people ask who won the Kentucky Derby in 2012, my name
will be right there,” he said. “I can always say I went there for the first
time and won the Kentucky Derby.”
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 Hastings 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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