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| occupation = [[Jockey]]
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| birth_date = November 6, 1986
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| 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]]
| career wins = 2,071
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'''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.
'''Miguel Mena''' (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 was from a Peruvian family involved in horse racing. His father Jose is a retired jockey.


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/>
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Revision as of 02:02, 2 November 2021

Miguel Mena
OccupationJockey
Born(1986-11-06)November 6, 1986
Lima, Peru
DiedOctober 31, 2021(2021-10-31) (aged 34)
Louisville, Kentucky
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

Miguel Mena (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 was from a Peruvian family involved in horse racing. His father Jose is a retired jockey.

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 the evening of October 31, 2021 when he was struck by a vehicle as a pedestrian on Interstate 64 in Louisville, Kentucky.[2]

Year-end charts

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

  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. ^ "Miguel Mena Dies in Tragic Accident". The Blood-Horse. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.