birth_place awards race birth_date horses article_title name occupation
lafayette , louisiana u.s. champion apprentice jockey -lrb- 2004 -rrb- louisiana , 2012 -rrb- ack ack handicap -lrb- 2012 -rrb- cornhusker handicap handicap -lrb- 2012 -rrb- indiana derby -lrb- 2012 -rrb- indiana -lrb- oaks -lrb- 2012 -rrb- whitney handicap -lrb- 2012 -rrb- beaumont 2004 stakes -lrb- 2013 -rrb- illinois derby -lrb- 2013 -rrb- -rrb- indiana derby -lrb- 2006 november 3 , 1985 fort larned , rachel alexandra brian hernandez , jr. .
 brian hernandez , jr. . jockey
brian hernandez , jr. .

brian joseph hernandez , jr. -lrb- born november 3 , 1985 in lafayette , louisiana -rrb- is an american champion jockey in thoroughbred horse racing .
he began riding professionally in 2003 and got his first win on november 29 at louisiana 's delta downs .
in 2004 , brian hernandez , jr. won 243 races and was voted the eclipse award for outstanding apprentice jockey .
in 2009 he rode rachel alexandra to two wins in her first five starts .
on august 18 , 2012 , hernandez , jr. , won the 1,000 th race of his career at ellis park race course and on november 3 , 2012 , his 27th birthday , he won the most important race of his career aboard fort larned , taking the $ 5 million breeders ' cup classic at santa anita park in arcadia , california .
