Rafael Bejarano

	occupation	Jockey
	birthplace	Arequipa , Arequipa Province , Peru
	birth Date	June 23, 1982
	career Wins	1,300+ (ongoing)
	race	Alcibiades Stakes (2004)<br> Fall Highweight Handicap (2004)<br> John C Mabee Handicap (2007)<br> Lane's End Breeders' Futurity (2004)<br> Phoenix Breeders’ Cup Stakes (2004, 2006)<br> Kentucky Cup Classic Handicap (2005)<br> Carter Handicap (2005)<br> Pennsylvania Derby (2005)<br> Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (2005)<br> San Felipe Stakes (2005)<br> Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes (2005)<br> Bashford Manor Stakes (2006)<br> Derby Trial (2006)<br> Mrs Revere Stakes (2006)<br> Blue Grass Stakes (2007)<br> Rampart Handicap (2007)<br> Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf (2007)<br>
	awards	United States Champion Jockey By Wins (2004)
	horses	Intercontinental , Circular Quay , Dominican
	updated	April 18, 2007

Rafael Bejarano (born June 23 , 1982 in Arequipa , Peru ) is a Jockey in American Thoroughbred Horse Racing . He trained at the Peruvian national riding school before embarking on his professional career in 1999. Having met with success, including winning the apprentice riding title at Hippodromo De Monterrico in Lima , he emigrated to the United States in the spring of 2002 and settled in Louisville, Kentucky . He got his first win on July 10th that year at River Downs in Cincinnati, Ohio and went on to major race wins in Kentucky and on the New York Racing Association circuit.

In 2004, Rafael Bejarano was the United States Champion Jockey By Wins with 455. As part of his 2004 success, on March 12th at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky he won seven races on a single race card and ended the meet with a track-record 196 wins. In the American Classic Races , he finished eighth aboard Andromeda's Hero in the 2005 Kentucky Derby then rode him to a second place finish in the Belmont Stakes . In the 2006 Derby he finished ninth on Point Determined. He first rode in the Preakness Stakes in 2004 and got his best result in 2005 with a fourth place finish on Sun King.

In the 2007 Blue Grass Stakes Bejarno scored a dramatic upset win with Dominican , defeating the 2006 U.S. Champion 2-year-old Colt , Street Sense .

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