Roddy J. Valente
$690,789
2017 earnings
25%
2017 wins
$10,585,334
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2017 Stats
Career Stats
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20
Firsts
328
12
Seconds
239
17
Thirds
215
32
Unplaced
675
81
Starts
1,457
$690,789
Earnings
$10,585,334
$8,528
Earnings / Start
$7,265
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Bio
Roddy Valente grew up going to the racetrack and bought his first horse in 1992, which he named Gravel King after his business RJ Industries, a family-owned sand, gravel, and stone supplier as well as a commercial/residential land development business. Gravel King finished second in his debut and Valente was hooked, later naming his best horse, Grade 1 winner and sire Bustin Stones, as an homage to his business.
Other graded stakes winner Valente has raced alone or in partnership include Coyote Lakes, Svea Dahl, Hot Stones, Coach Rocks.
Roddy Valente grew up going to the racetrack and bought his first horse in 1992, which he named Gravel King after his business RJ Industries, a family-owned sand, gravel, and stone supplier as well as a commercial/residential land development business. Gravel King finished second in his debut and Valente was hooked, later naming his best horse, Grade 1 winner and sire Bustin Stones, as an homage to his business.
Other graded stakes winner Valente has raced alone or in partnership include Coyote Lakes, Svea Dahl, Hot Stones, Coach Rocks.
Valente has also named a couple of racehorses after his courageous grandson Michael: Eye Love Michael and Miracle Michael. Valente's grandson who was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a type of eye cancer that starts as a growth of cells in the retina, as a baby but has overcome the cancer and thrived.
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