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{{Short description|Peruvian-born American jockey (1986–2021)}}
{{for|the Nicaraguan swimmer|Miguel Mena (swimmer)}}
{{for|the swimmer|Miguel Mena (swimmer)}}
{{Infobox horseracing personality
{{Infobox horseracing personality
| name = Miguel Mena
| name = Jose Miguel Mena Rodriguez
| image =
| image = Miguel Mena.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Mena in 2021
| occupation = [[Jockey]]
| occupation = [[Jockey]]
| birth_date = November 6, 1986
| birth_date = {{birth date|1986|11|6}}
| birth_place = [[Lima]], [[Peru]]
| birth_place = [[Lima]], Peru
| death_date = October 31, 2021
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|10|31|1986|11|6}}
| death_place = [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]]
| death_place = [[Louisville]], [[Kentucky]], U.S.
| career wins = 2,071
| career wins = 2,071
| race = [[Fayette Stakes]] (2007)<br>[[Matt Winn Stakes]] (2007)<br>[[Iowa Derby]] (2008)<br>[[Sugar Bowl Stakes]] (2008)<br>[[Bashford Manor Stakes]] (2009)<br>[[Derby Trial Stakes]] (2009)<br>[[Sanford Stakes]] (2009)<br>[[Mineshaft Handicap]] (2010)<br>[[Rachel Alexandra Stakes|Silverbulletday Stakes]] (2010)<br>[[Sorority Stakes]] (2010)<br>[[Test Stakes]] (2010)<br>[[Silverbulletday Stakes|Tiffany Lass Stakes]] (2010)<br>[[Cornhusker Handicap]] (2011)<br>[[Stephen Foster Handicap]] (2011, 2020)<br>[[Golden Rod Stakes]] (2012)<br>[[Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes]] (2012)<br>[[River City Handicap]] (2012)<br>[[Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap]] (2012)<br>[[Iroquois Stakes (Churchill Downs)|Iroquois Stakes]] (2012)<br>[[Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap]] (2012)<br>[[Hal's Hope Stakes]] (2013)<br>[[Chicago Handicap]] (2013)<br>[[Louisiana Derby]] (2015)<br>[[West Virginia Governor's Stakes]] (2016)
| race = [[Fayette Stakes]] (2007)<br>[[Matt Winn Stakes]] (2007)<br>[[Iowa Derby]] (2008)<br>[[Sugar Bowl Stakes]] (2008)<br>[[Bashford Manor Stakes]] (2009)<br>[[Derby Trial Stakes]] (2009)<br>[[Sanford Stakes]] (2009)<br>[[Mineshaft Handicap]] (2010)<br>[[Rachel Alexandra Stakes|Silverbulletday Stakes]] (2010)<br>[[Sorority Stakes]] (2010)<br>[[Test Stakes]] (2010)<br>[[Silverbulletday Stakes|Tiffany Lass Stakes]] (2010)<br>[[Cornhusker Handicap]] (2011)<br>[[Stephen Foster Handicap]] (2011, 2020)<br>[[Golden Rod Stakes]] (2012)<br>[[Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes]] (2012)<br>[[River City Handicap]] (2012)<br>[[Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap]] (2012)<br>[[Iroquois Stakes (Churchill Downs)|Iroquois Stakes]] (2012)<br>[[Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap]] (2012)<br>[[Hal's Hope Stakes]] (2013)<br>[[Chicago Handicap]] (2013)<br>[[Louisiana Derby]] (2015)<br>[[West Virginia Governor's Stakes]] (2016)
| awards = [[Ellis Park Race Course|Leading rider at Ellis Park]] (2006)<br>[[Presque Isle Downs|Leading rider at Presque Isle Downs]] (2007)
| awards = [[Ellis Park Race Course|Leading rider at Ellis Park]] (2006)<br>[[Presque Isle Downs|Leading rider at Presque Isle Downs]] (2007)
| honours =
| honours =
| horses = [[Backtalk (horse)|Backtalk]], Champagne d'Oro, Pool Play, [[Uncaptured]]
| horses = [[Backtalk (horse)|Backtalk]], Champagne d'Oro, Pool Play, Uncaptured
}}
}}

{{recent death}}
'''Miguel Mena''' (November 6, 1986 — October 31, 2021) was a [[jockey]] in [[Thoroughbred horse race|Thoroughbred horse racing]] who had been competing in the United States from 2003 until his death.<ref name=CJ011121>{{cite web |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2021/11/01/louisville-man-dies-after-being-struck-vehicle-jeffersontown/6235029001/|title=Kentucky Derby jockey Miguel Mena dies after being struck by vehicle on interstate |last=Johnson|first=Krista|date=1 November 2021|publisher=[[The Courier-Journal]] |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref> He was from a Peruvian family involved in horse racing. His father Jose is a retired jockey.
'''Jose Miguel Mena Rodriguez''' (November 6, 1986 – October 31, 2021) was a Peruvian-born American [[jockey]] in [[Thoroughbred horse race|Thoroughbred horse racing]] who had been competing in the United States from 2003 until his death.<ref name=CJ011121>{{cite web |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2021/11/01/louisville-man-dies-after-being-struck-vehicle-jeffersontown/6235029001/|title=Kentucky Derby jockey Miguel Mena dies after being struck by vehicle on interstate |last=Johnson|first=Krista|date=1 November 2021|publisher=[[The Courier-Journal]] |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref> He won his 2,000th race in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rees|first=Jennie|title='It has paid off': Jockey Miguel Mena gets 2,000th career win at Ellis Park|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/2020/07/03/jockey-miguel-mena-gets-2-000th-career-win-ellis-park/5373958002/|access-date=2022-02-01|website=The Courier-Journal|language=en-US}}</ref> He was from a Peruvian family involved in horse racing. His father Jose is a retired jockey.

Mena's first horse racing related memory was of [[Grozny (horse)|Grozny]] winning the [[Derby Nacional]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=Nov 26, 2020|title=En el diván: Paciente de hoy: Miguel Mena|page=21|work=El Crack|url=https://elcrack.pe/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/El-Crack-Edici%C3%B3n-N%C2%B0-22-Noviembre-26-2020.pdf|access-date=2022-02-01}}</ref>


Mena won two Grade 1 races in his career, and in 2015 he swept the major three-year-old stakes races at the [[Fair Grounds Race Course|Fair Grounds]] aboard [[International Star]].<ref name=CJ011121/>
Mena won two Grade 1 races in his career, and in 2015 he swept the major three-year-old stakes races at the [[Fair Grounds Race Course|Fair Grounds]] aboard [[International Star]].<ref name=CJ011121/>


Mena was killed on the evening of October 31, 2021 when he was struck by a vehicle as a pedestrian on [[Interstate 64 in Kentucky|Interstate 64 in Louisville, Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/254559/miguel-mena-dies-in-tragic-accident|title=Miguel Mena Dies in Tragic Accident|date=1 November 2021|publisher=The Blood-Horse |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>
Mena was killed on October 31, 2021, when he was struck by the driver of a vehicle as a pedestrian on [[Interstate 64 in Kentucky|Interstate 64 in Louisville, Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/254559/miguel-mena-dies-in-tragic-accident|title=Miguel Mena Dies in Tragic Accident|date=1 November 2021|publisher=The Blood-Horse |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>


==Year-end charts==
==Year-end charts==
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Latest revision as of 11:55, 12 April 2023

For the swimmer, see Miguel Mena (swimmer).
Jose Miguel Mena Rodriguez
Mena in 2021
OccupationJockey
Born(1986-11-06)November 6, 1986
Lima, Peru
DiedOctober 31, 2021(2021-10-31) (aged 34)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Career wins2,071
Major racing wins
Fayette Stakes (2007)
Matt Winn Stakes (2007)
Iowa Derby (2008)
Sugar Bowl Stakes (2008)
Bashford Manor Stakes (2009)
Derby Trial Stakes (2009)
Sanford Stakes (2009)
Mineshaft Handicap (2010)
Silverbulletday Stakes (2010)
Sorority Stakes (2010)
Test Stakes (2010)
Tiffany Lass Stakes (2010)
Cornhusker Handicap (2011)
Stephen Foster Handicap (2011, 2020)
Golden Rod Stakes (2012)
Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (2012)
River City Handicap (2012)
Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (2012)
Iroquois Stakes (2012)
Colonel E.R. Bradley Handicap (2012)
Hal's Hope Stakes (2013)
Chicago Handicap (2013)
Louisiana Derby (2015)
West Virginia Governor's Stakes (2016)
Racing awards
Leading rider at Ellis Park (2006)
Leading rider at Presque Isle Downs (2007)
Significant horses
Backtalk, Champagne d'Oro, Pool Play, Uncaptured

Jose Miguel Mena Rodriguez (November 6, 1986 – October 31, 2021) was a Peruvian-born American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who had been competing in the United States from 2003 until his death.[1] He won his 2,000th race in 2020.[2] He was from a Peruvian family involved in horse racing. His father Jose is a retired jockey.

Mena's first horse racing related memory was of Grozny winning the Derby Nacional.[3]

Mena won two Grade 1 races in his career, and in 2015 he swept the major three-year-old stakes races at the Fair Grounds aboard International Star.[1]

Mena was killed on October 31, 2021, when he was struck by the driver of a vehicle as a pedestrian on Interstate 64 in Louisville, Kentucky.[4]

Year-end charts

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Chart (2007–present) Peak
position
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2007 37
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008 33
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009 44
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2010 48
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2011 55
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2012 33
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2013 34
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2014 49
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2015 57

References

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  1. ^ a b Johnson, Krista (1 November 2021). "Kentucky Derby jockey Miguel Mena dies after being struck by vehicle on interstate". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ Rees, Jennie. "'It has paid off': Jockey Miguel Mena gets 2,000th career win at Ellis Park". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  3. ^ "En el diván: Paciente de hoy: Miguel Mena" (PDF). El Crack. Nov 26, 2020. p. 21. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  4. ^ "Miguel Mena Dies in Tragic Accident". The Blood-Horse. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.


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