Cordero, Angel Jr.
Horse racing
b. Nov. 8, 1942, Santurce, Puerto Rico
The winner of two Eclipse Awards as jockey of the year, in 1982 and 1983, Cordero retired in 1992 after riding 7,057 winners, fourth all-time. He ranks sixth in winnings with $164,526,217.
Cordero led the nation in wins in 1968 and was the top money-winning jockey in 1976, 1982, and 1983. He won six triple crown races: the 1974 Kentucky Derby aboard Cannonade, the 1976 Preakness and Belmont aboard Bold Forbes, the 1980 Preakness aboard Codex, the 1984 Preakness aboard Gate Dancer, and the 1985 Kentucky Derby aboard Spend a Buck.
In Breeder's Cup racing, Cordero had 4 winners, 7 second places, and 7 third places in 48 starts. His victories came in the 1985 Distaff with Life's Magic, the 1988 Juvenile Fillies with Open Mind, the 1988 Sprint with Gulch, and the 1989 Sprint with Dancing Spree. Cordero's $6,020,000 in Breeder's Cup earnings is 7th best.