
Ricardo Santana, Jr.
@RSantana_Jr
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I'm a Panamanian jockey riding in the USA Believe that God has Big Things In store for you ❤️
Louisville, KY
Joined August 2014
.@RSantana_Jr picks up his 3rd win on the card guiding Sounds Like a Plan to relatively easy front-running score in BAQ 7th for @depazracing after taking the 6th on Land d'Oro for @clementstable .
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Top Player (7/5 fave) starts the BAQ Saturday card with a front-running win under @RSantana_Jr for George Weaver. 4-5-2-6
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SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN gives @RSantana_Jr his third win today in Race 7 for trainer @depazracing.
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KITTANSETT, a 2017 gelding by American Pharoah with 13 starts, came to New Vocations to begin a new career. He was adopted by Diana from our Lexington facility and is now pursuing eventing. Today, they competed in Dressage at the 2025 @retiredracehorse Thoroughbred Makeover!
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Despite some hard to come up with horses, only #s 9 and 12 uncovered in BAQ pick-6. Race 8 went to Irrelevant ($25.46), who outlasted Suspiciously Named. @RSantana_Jr, his 2nd on card, this one for @RickDutrow59
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Another first crop winner for #NYsire Galilean! Fancy Lights, bred by @franklin_equine, DiDonato, and Esau, is the newest #NYbred two-year-old winner. @RSantana_Jr rode the winner for @ReevesThorobred, @pattiannreeves, and Weaver.
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Peak Hype, ridden by @RSantana_Jr, won the BAQ finale at 5/2 giving Chad Brown his third winner on the card. There will be a pick-6 carryover of $65,367 into Sunday's card.
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Hall of Famer and Co-Chairman John Velazquez speaks with @MaggieWolfndale on the recent suspension of jockey Paco Lopez. #JockeysGuild
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I Can See That ($20.80), blinkers ON, romps home in the BAQ finale under @RSantana_Jr for Bruce Levine. This results in a pick-6 carryover of $26,885 into Thursday's card. 7-10-2-8
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Hello Friends! 👋 NANTZ says hello to the winner's circle for the first time with a maiden-breaking win in today's opener under @RSantana_Jr for @TrainerCMartin.
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ARCTIC BEAST remained undefeated - now 2-for-2 - when romping in Monday's Aspirant S. at Finger Lakes. The 2yo NYbred son of Yaupon-Frostie Anne, by Frost Giant is trained by Mike Maker and was ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr. Maker/Santana won both Finger Lakes' 2yo stakes Mon.💪
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Oh, yeahhhhhh! OH stayed perfect, now 2-for-2, in winning Monday's Lady Finger Stakes at Finger Lakes. Ricardo Santana, Jr. rode the William Butler homebred for trainer Mike Maker. A 2yo @nytbreeders daughter of Honest Mischief - Hot Spark, by Scat Daddy, OH paid $3.28.
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A beast indeed. The winner of the $104,338 Aspirant stakes is the Yaupon colt Arctic Beast. Taking long and powerful strides inside the furlong pole the Mike Maker trainee relished the slop and drew off for the easy win. Maker & Ricardo Santana Jr. sweep both 2-yr-old stakes.
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Buck Butler's got another nice one! @RSantana_Jr guided Oh, a daughter of @sequelnewyork's #NYsire Honest Mischief, to victory in the Lady Finger for the reigning #NYbred Breeder of the Year. @trainerMMaker trains the @FlGaming stakes winner. Recap: https://t.co/DuSikMDGC7
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.@trainerMMaker & @RSantana_Jr swept today's 2yo stakes at @FlGaming! @rockridgestud, @SaratogaGlen, & Beal's Racing Stable bred Arctic Beast, who delivered as the fav. in the Aspirant for Paradise, JP Racing, Staudacher, @ZillaStable, & Rice. Full recap: https://t.co/eDJ5dG576q
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#10 ARTIC BEAST ($2.44) was a beast in the stretch to easily win the $100,000 Aspirant Stakes at Finger Lakes and improve to 2 for 2 in his young career. The 2yo son of Yaupon is ridden by @RSantana_jr and trained by Michael Maker. Watch more on @FanDuelTV.
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#5 OH ($3.28) under @RSantana_Jr dug in late to win the $100,000 Lady Finger Stakes at Finger Lakes. The 2yo daughter trained by Michael Maker and owned by William Butler is 2 for 2 in her young career. Watch more on @FanDuelTV.
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Back-to-back 2-for-2 #NYbred two-year-olds for @RSantana_Jr and @trainerMMaker! @rockridgestud, @SaratogaGlen, and Beal's Racing Stable bred Aspirant winner Arctic Beast. He's owned by Paradise Farms Corp., JP Racing Stable, David Staudacher, @ZillaStable, and Jennifer Rice.
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She was Oh so resilient in the Lady Finger! Buck Butler's homebred held off a late charge by Liberty's Advance to improve to 2-for-2 lifetime. @RSantana_Jr made the trip to @FlGaming to ride for @trainerMMaker. She's a daughter of @sequelnewyork resident Honest Mischief.
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🏆 Game as they come late, Ready for Candy (Twirling Candy @LanesEndFarms) refused to be denied and timed her final jump to perfection to claim the GIII Winter Memories Stakes by a nose. O: Lindy Farms B: Mark Dodson T: @PhilAntonacci T: @RSantana_Jr
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Game as they come late, Ready for Candy (Twirling Candy) refused to be denied and timed her final jump to perfection to claim the GIII Winter Memories Stakes by a nose. The eye-catching filly began...
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