Luis Saez, born on 19 May 1992 in Panama City, is a Panamanian jockey in American Thoroughbred racing who trained at the Laffit Pincay Jr. academy in Panama and rode 37 winners there before moving to the United States. He won his first American race in August 2009 at Calder and rides mainly on the New York circuit. In 2019 he was first past the post on Maximum Security in the Kentucky Derby, but the colt was disqualified for interference, and the pair later won the 2020 Saudi Cup. With Essential Quality he won the 2020 Breeders' Cup Juvenile and the 2021 Belmont Stakes, his first American Triple Crown race, and he won the Belmont again on Dornoch in 2024.
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is a Panamanian jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing
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is a Panamanian jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing
Competed In: Kentucky Derby, Lead, 2019 Kentucky Derby
Saez rode Maximum Security to finish first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby but was subsequently disqualified due to interference.
Competed In: Belmont Stakes, Career, 2021
the Blue Grass and Belmont Stakes, the latter being Saez
Competed In: Breeders' Cup, Lead, Breeders Cup
Saez won his first Breeders' Cup race in 2020
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