Alex Solis

	caption	Alex Solis, 2006, taken by Phil Konstantin
	occupation	Jockey
	birthplace	Panama City , Panama
	birth Date	March 25, 1964
	career Wins	4,450 ongoing
	race	Florida Derby (1986, 1997)<br> Santa Anita Derby (1986, 2006)<br> San Juan Capistrano Handicap (1986, 1996, 2006)<br> La Brea Stakes (1990, 2002)<br> Malibu Stakes (1990, 2000)<br> Del Mar Oaks (1992)<br> John C Mabee Handicap (2003)<br> Eddie Read Handicap (2001, 2005, 2007)<br> Bing Crosby Handicap (1988, 1998, 2000, 2001)<br> Pat O'Brien Handicap (2006)<br> Del Mar Handicap (1990, 1997, 2003, 2006)<br> Del Mar Debutante Stakes (1990, 1991, 1994, 2005)<br> Del Mar Futurity (1991, 1994)<br> La Canada Stakes (1996, 2003, 2004)<br> Morris Handicap (1996)<br> Pacific Classic Stakes (1996)<br> Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (1997)<br> Wood Memorial Stakes (1997)<br> Yellow Ribbon Stakes (1997, 2005)<br> Santa Anita Handicap (1998)<br> San Gabriel Handicap (2000, 2003)<br> Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes (2001)<br> Secretariat Stakes (2001)<br> Manhattan Handicap (2002)<br> Del Mar Handicap (2003, 2006)<br> Sunshine Millions Sprint (2003)<br> Carter Handicap (2004)<br> Metropolitan Handicap (2004)<br> Acorn Stakes (2006)<br>
	awards	George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1997)
	honours	Calder Race Course Hall Of Fame (2002)
	horses	Snow Chief , Kona Gold <br> Pleasantly Perfect , Brother Derek
	updated	April 13, 2007

Alex O. Solis (born March 25 , 1964 in Panama City , Panama ) is a Jockey based in the United States . He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California . He first gained national prominence when he won the 1986 Preakness Stakes with Snow Chief .

In 2002, he was inducted in the Calder Race Course Hall Of Fame .

Solis won two Breeders' Cup races in 2003 with Johar (who finished in a Dead Heat ) in the Breeders' Cup Turf and aboard Pleasantly Perfect in the Classic, both trained by Richard Mandella . Also finished second aboard Mandella-trained Minister Eric in the Juvenile that year at Santa Anita Park . He ended the year ranked fourth nationally in purse earnings with a career-best $16,304,252.

Alex Solis finished second in the Kentucky Derby three out of four years with Captain Bodgit in 1997, Victory Gallop in 1998 and Aptitude in 2000 .

Winner of the 2006 Santa Anita Derby aboard Brother Derek .

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