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Joe Bravo
$156,450
2019 earnings
19%
2019 wins
$176,672,384
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2019 Stats
Career Stats
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4
Firsts
5,333
6
Seconds
4,736
1
Thirds
3,998
10
Unplaced
15,299
21
Starts
29,366
$156,450
Earnings
$176,672,384
$7,450
Earnings / Start
$6,016
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Bio
A third-generation jockey, "Jersey Joe," a native of Long Branch, has been a dominant rider in his home state for 20 years. He has been the leading rider at Monmouth 13 times and the Meadowlands champion nine times. His first Grade 1 winner was Formal Gold in the 1997 Donn Handicap. Bravo had a strong 2011 season, riding Sean Avery to a win in the Grade 1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt at Saratoga, a victory in the Grade 2 Belmont Futurity on Jack's in the Deck and three Grade 3 wins on Little Mike.
A third-generation jockey, "Jersey Joe," a native of Long Branch, has been a dominant rider in his home state for 20 years. He has been the leading rider at Monmouth 13 times and the Meadowlands champion nine times. His first Grade 1 winner was Formal Gold in the 1997 Donn Handicap. Bravo had a strong 2011 season, riding Sean Avery to a win in the Grade 1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt at Saratoga, a victory in the Grade 2 Belmont Futurity on Jack's in the Deck and three Grade 3 wins on Little Mike.
Bravo won a career-best six Grade 1 races in 2015, including two each with Sheer Drama and Big Blue Kitten, the latter the 2015 champion turf male. He also reached a new career top for purse earnings in a single season in 2015 as his mounts earned $8,398,877.
