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JOE BRAVO

JOE BRAVO
Birthdate - Sept. 10, 1971
Birthplace - Long Branch, NJ
Height - 5 feet, 2 inches
Weight - 112 pounds
Family – Single

2016 RECORD

502 - 76, 78, 56 

$6,520,859

2016 NYRA RECAORD

66 - 7, 5, 8 

$1,290,026

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

* “Jersey Joe” had best year of his career in 2015 with more than $8.39 million in purses earned

* Won three G1 Stakes in New York in 2015: the Personal Ensign with Sheer Drama, the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic with Big Blue Kitten, and the Champagne with Greenpointcrusader

* Leading rider at Monmouth 13 times and the Meadowlands champion nine times

INTRODUCTION TO RACING

* Bravo’s father and grandfather were jockeys

FIRST WINNER

* Daffy Dac at Calder on March 17, 1988

NEW YORK STAKES WINS

Alfred G. Vanderbilt: Sean Avery (2011); A.P. Indian (2016)

Aqueduct: Liberty Gold (2001)

Belmont Sprint Championship: A.P. Indian (2016)

Bold Ruler: Say Florida Sandy (2001)

Discovery: Protonico (2014)

Gravesend: Say Florida Sandy (2000)

Forego: A.P. Indian (2016)

Fort Marcy: Big Blue Kitten (2015)

Futurity: Annual Report (2015); Bevo (1999)

Genuine Risk: Katz Me If You Can (2001)

Jamaica: Monarch’s Maze (1999)

King’s Bishop: Valid Video (2003)

Knickerbocker: Drum Major (2006)

Lure: Big Blue Kitten (2014)

Red Smith: Grassy (2010); Dave (2007); Monarch’s Maze (1999)

Remsen: Comeonmom (1998)

Sands Point: Ball Dancing (2014)

Saranac: Casa Eire (1994)

Sheepshead Bay: Rosalind (2015)

Spinaway: Condo Commando (2014)

Stymie: Windrush (2001)

Sword Dancer: Big Blue Kitten (2013)

Tale of the Cat: Stallwalkin’ Dude (2016)

Tempted: Successful Outlook (2006); True Affair (1991)

Vagrancy: Chip (1998)

Westchester: Tonalist (2015); Gygistar (2004)

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