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Alex Solis
Alex O. Solis (born March 25, 1964 in Panama City, Panama) is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California. He got his big break and his first gained national prominence when he won the 1986 Preakness Stakes with Snow Chief. In 2014, he was elected to the horse racing hall of fame and on January 1, 2015 became the 29th jockey in North American history to have 5,000 wins.
==Background==
He grew up poor〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=‘Grateful’ Solis Stays Humble, Thanks Horses After 5000th Win )〕 on a farm in San Carlos, Panama, where he spent a lot of time around horses. He visited a race track for the first time when he was 13 and by 14 was enrolled in a jockey school. After two years in jockey school and after becoming the leading apprentice jockey in Panama, he came to the United States in 1982 with only $700 and did not speak English. He began his American career at Calder Race Course in Florida, where he quickly achieved racing success and was given the nickname ''El Maestrito'' ("The Maestro"). He told interviewers that he worked to improve his English by watching television and listening to music.
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