Luis S. Quinonez
$687,410
2025 earnings
9%
2025 wins
$83,407,780
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2025 Stats
Career Stats
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14
Firsts
4,039
18
Seconds
3,847
16
Thirds
3,671
105
Unplaced
16,517
153
Starts
28,074
$687,410
Earnings
$83,407,780
$4,493
Earnings / Start
$2,971
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Bio
Birthdate: January 6, 1967
Birthplace: Sinaloa, Mexico
Residence: Jones, Oklahoma
Family: wife, Gedda; daughters, Lexie and Alayna Marie; sons Nathan and Ryan
Quinonez made his North American debut in 1989 and earned his 3,000th win in 2011. His mounts have more than $52 million in career earnings.
Birthdate: January 6, 1967
Birthplace: Sinaloa, Mexico
Residence: Jones, Oklahoma
Family: wife, Gedda; daughters, Lexie and Alayna Marie; sons Nathan and Ryan
Quinonez made his North American debut in 1989 and earned his 3,000th win in 2011. His mounts have more than $52 million in career earnings.
The native of Sinaloa, Mexico won five straight riding titles at Minnesota’s Canterbury Park from 1995 through 1999 also boasts titles from Oaklawn Park and Lone Star Park. He now rides regularly on the Arkansas-Texas-Oklahoma circuit. His top runners include stakes winner Alternation and Suddenbreakingnews, who won the 2016 Southwest Stakes and finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby.
The biggest dream for many jockeys is winning the Kentucky Derby but for Quinonez it was becoming an American citizen. He is now a proud U.S. citizen.
