Manuel "Manny" Franco (born December 19, 1994)
[ is a Puerto Rican professional ]jockey
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Listed at and , Franco has been riding professionally since 2013.[ Franco won his first graded stakes in 2015 aboard Coffee Clique in the Grade 3 Dr. James Penny Memorial Handicap and won his first Grade 1 win on Oct 16, 2016 aboard Joking. He won his second Grade 1 a week later. On October 29, 2023, he earned career wins number 1,999 and 2,000 in the first two races at "Belmont at the Big A" at Aqueduct.][
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References
External links
Belmont Stakes 2020 (FULL RACE) , NBC Sports
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1994 births
Sportspeople from Carolina, Puerto Rico
Living people
Puerto Rican jockeys
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