Sonny Leon is a Venezuelan jockey (born 1989 or 1990 in Aragua, Venezuela). He rode Rich Strike to victory in the 2022 Kentucky Derby and the second largest payout to win in history of the Derby. Rich Strike's victory was the second for a Venezuelan jockey at the Derby, 51 years after Gustavo Ávila rode Canonero II in 1971. The day before his victory in the Kentucky Derby, Leon jockeyed six races at Belterra Park. Leon has 770 career wins in the United States. Últimas Noticias described Leon as one of the winningest Venezuelan jockeys in the United States. He lives in Florence, Kentucky.
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