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With his victory at Belmont Park aboard Rogue Agent on September 28, jockey John Velazquez reached a major milestone with his 4000th victory. (AP Images)

“This was probably the hardest 10 winners of my career,” Velazquez said. “It feels great to put it behind me and move on to other things. As you get closer to a big number, it seems harder and harder to get there. I had a great weekend and rode some really nice horses. Every one of my wins was memorable to me. Every one counts to get to 4,000. This was a $16,000 claimer and it means a lot to me, making 4,000. Every one of them is special.”

Velazquez 36 is a two-time Eclipse Award winner as the nations leading jockey. He started his career in Puerto Rico after attending jockey school there; his first win was aboard Rodas in 1990 at El Commandante. In March of that year he moved to New York where he has been among the top 10 jockeys every year since 1991.

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