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- Miguel Angel Rivera Vargas (born July 8, 1943) is a former Puerto Rican jockey who competed between the 1960s to 1990s. After he went back and forth between Puerto Rico and mainland United States during the 1960s, Rivera moved to the mainland United States during the early 1970s. As part of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Rivera won the 1974 Preakness Stakes and the 1974 Belmont Stakes. In additional Triple Crown races, Rivera's highest finish at the Kentucky Derby was sixth during 1977. For the Filly Triple Crown, Rivera won one of the Acorn Stakes races in 1974. During the Filly Triple Crown in 1980, Rivera was third in the Mother Goose Stakes and second in the Coaching Club American Oaks. At grade stakes races between 1976 to 1982, Rivera won nine events. Before his final race in 1993, Rivera worked as a horse trainer and returned to horse racing on multiple occasions. During his career, Rivera won over 1,800 events between his races in Puerto Rico and the United States. He became part of the Puerto Rican Equestrian Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Puerto Rico Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. (en)
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- Miguel Angel Rivera Vargas (born July 8, 1943) is a former Puerto Rican jockey who competed between the 1960s to 1990s. After he went back and forth between Puerto Rico and mainland United States during the 1960s, Rivera moved to the mainland United States during the early 1970s. As part of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Rivera won the 1974 Preakness Stakes and the 1974 Belmont Stakes. In additional Triple Crown races, Rivera's highest finish at the Kentucky Derby was sixth during 1977. For the Filly Triple Crown, Rivera won one of the Acorn Stakes races in 1974. (en)
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- Miguel Rivera (jockey) (en)
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