Julio Molina Pezua

[Market Mover]

Great to see Julio back in the saddle! Where'd he go all these years? Winning ride aboard Missile Motor at Belmont denying odds-on favorite was classic Julio:)

[Turkoman]

I've asked myself the same question a bunch of times. Where was he? I remember when he used to ride at Hialeah Park. I think he took off to New York after that, but haven't heard about him in recent years.

Turkoman

[GARY Z]

One of the best jewels below the radar screen.Incredible gate rider,
and,incredibly strong in the stretch proving he can run with the
likes of J.V. :jump: :jump: :jump: :eek: :jump: :jump:

[PaceAdvantage]

I always enjoy it when he pilots a hopeless turf longshot to a 15 length lead by the second call... :lol:

[the little guy]

I assume this is a different Julio Pezua than the one that rode in NY sporadically in the last 20 plus years....or maybe absense makes the heart grow fonder.

[PaceAdvantage]

I assume this is a different Julio Pezua than the one that rode in NY sporadically in the last 20 plus years....or maybe absense makes the heart grow fonder.You never know with these jockeys...some are still getting a leg up in their 70s... :lol:

[parlay]

i bet the 8 but was much better off with him in the second hole.
After the race the regular experts were screaming how the jock
on the 8 blew the race! How he was totally out ridden by the other
boy. I insisted that he had ridden a fine race and it came down to a bob.
They screamed at me, literally, that i was clueless and he was clearly
an inferior rider. Well to all of our surprise, even mine, the 8 flashes as the
winner. So now i ask if he still got out ridden and was he still an inferior
rider. I pressed my point untill it became apparent that my life might
be in danger.
It never ceases to amaze me how observant and knowledgeable these
experts are. And always quick to offer their expert opinions. Why does it
have to be a riders fault that he lost the race? Why can they not just
accept that there will be a winner and losers, and that it doesn't have
to be a riders "fault".

[PaceAdvantage]

I assume this is a different Julio Pezua than the one that rode in NY sporadically in the last 20 plus years....or maybe absense makes the heart grow fonder.Hey...I was right, wasn't I? :lol:

[therussmeister]

Julio Molina Pezua

Career Thoroughbred Racing Summary:

Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
11,808 1,308 1,410 1,402 $ 31,257,332
Summary by Year:

Year Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
2010 43 4 3 3 $ 87,598
2009 11 2 0 1 $ 34,191
2008 21 1 1 3 $ 20,616
2007 58 1 3 3 $ 51,535
2006 145 15 30 19 $ 255,099
2005 196 24 18 24 $ 331,768
2004 173 11 15 17 $ 421,502
2003 200 10 19 19 $ 523,892
2002 207 20 15 20 $ 718,978
2001 260 20 26 33 $ 789,244
2000 228 9 18 26 $ 459,096
1999 326 31 33 52 $ 1,279,716
1998 490 40 52 41 $ 1,489,837
1997 664 63 81 78 $ 2,169,201
1996 887 101 134 109 $ 3,391,110
1995 623 61 72 77 $ 1,811,284
1994 287 21 24 32 $ 625,960
1993 355 36 46 39 $ 833,701
1992 749 71 92 92 $ 2,355,820
1991 717 74 79 101 $ 1,578,500
1990 206 28 22 21 $ 327,003
1989 630 72 57 67 $ 899,097
1988 1,144 106 149 136 $ 2,840,344
1987 1,764 289 240 201 $ 5,611,637
1986 962 148 119 121 $ 1,544,812
1985 462 50 62 67 $ 805,791

[Market Mover]

Julio Molina Pezua

Career Thoroughbred Racing Summary:

Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
11,808 1,308 1,410 1,402 $ 31,257,332
Summary by Year:

Year Starts Firsts Seconds Thirds Earnings
2010 43 4 3 3 $ 87,598
2009 11 2 0 1 $ 34,191
2008 21 1 1 3 $ 20,616
2007 58 1 3 3 $ 51,535
2006 145 15 30 19 $ 255,099
2005 196 24 18 24 $ 331,768
2004 173 11 15 17 $ 421,502
2003 200 10 19 19 $ 523,892
2002 207 20 15 20 $ 718,978
2001 260 20 26 33 $ 789,244
2000 228 9 18 26 $ 459,096
1999 326 31 33 52 $ 1,279,716
1998 490 40 52 41 $ 1,489,837
1997 664 63 81 78 $ 2,169,201
1996 887 101 134 109 $ 3,391,110
1995 623 61 72 77 $ 1,811,284
1994 287 21 24 32 $ 625,960
1993 355 36 46 39 $ 833,701
1992 749 71 92 92 $ 2,355,820
1991 717 74 79 101 $ 1,578,500
1990 206 28 22 21 $ 327,003
1989 630 72 57 67 $ 899,097
1988 1,144 106 149 136 $ 2,840,344
1987 1,764 289 240 201 $ 5,611,637
1986 962 148 119 121 $ 1,544,812
1985 462 50 62 67 $ 805,791


Once an iceman in the saddle, always an iceman...He's no George Woolf in terms of wins, but Julio can get the job done. Back in the day, I used to hollar in that old Big A paddock "JULIO!!!" and he'd always give a nice acknowledgment with a wave of the stick...

Let's do a "Julio Alert." Anytime Julio has a live mount, somebody keep this thread going with a post about it....at least you can spice up those exotics with what is usually an honest ride on a big longshot....

[slew101]

My favorite Julio race was the 1992 Met Mile. I put a big bet on Dixie Brass. Looking at the field now, there were some great horses behind him that day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY8oqdAuCbk