Alan Garcia

Alan Garcia, born on 2 October 1985, is a Peruvian thoroughbred jockey who rode in Peru, the United States, Canada and the Middle East. He was Peru's leading apprentice rider in 2003, the year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands, where he also topped the apprentice standings. Racing runs in his family, since his father and grandfather were both jockeys in Peru. His breakthrough came in 2007 when he won the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf on Lahudood, which made him the third jockey to win with his first ever Breeders' Cup mount. At his peak he was among the leading riders at Woodbine in Canada, and in 2009 he led from start to finish on Regal Ransom in the UAE Derby in Dubai.