Born October 18, 1985 in Vera Cruz Mexico, a small town near Tierra Blanca, Mexico, where he grew up in poverty. His best race was the 2021 Pegasus World Cup Turf where he finished second with Largent. In 2021 Lopez is off to a great start winning 55 races and is 4th in jockey standing at Gulfstream Park Championship meet. They are currently running down at Gulfstream and now both are on probation for the rest of the meet. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Jockey Paco Lopez underwent surgery on Tuesday afternoon to repair a fracture in his thumb, according to agent Corey Moran. He once swept a weekend card of 13 consecutive races. Paco began riding Quarter Horses a short time later. He started racing at bush tracks and soon became one of the top jockeys in nonpari-mutuel races, winning more than 5,000 unrecognized events. 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