Garrett K. Gomez (born January 1, 1972 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American thoroughbred jockey. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Nickname: The Old Pueblo Location in Pima County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Pima Mayor Bob Walkup (R) Area    - City 505. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Thoroughbred race horses The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known as a race horse. ... Toulouse-Lautrec - The Jockey (1899) This article is about the sports occupation. ...

He began his racing career in 1988, and in 1989 was the second leading apprentice jockey in the nation. He spends most of his time riding the Southern California Circuit, Santa Anita, Hollywood Park, and Del Mar. He first came out on top of the Jockey's Standings at the 1998 Hollywood Park Fall Meet. He entered drug rehab in 2003 for substance abuse problems. He returned to racing 21 months later in full force. Lily Okuru, a Japanese-American woman held at Santa Anita Park, poses with the statue of Seabiscuit, 1942 Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California opened in 1934 and is the oldest and most prestigious horse racetrack in Southern California. ... Hollywood Park is a thoroughbred racecourse located in Inglewood, California, about 3 miles (5 km) from Los Angeles International Airport and next door to The Forum. ... Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America: Del Mar, California; Del Mar, Texas; Del Mar High School, located in San Jose, California. ...

Gomez has won the Pacific Classic Stakes three times, in 2001, 2002, and 2005. Gomez has two Breeders Cup wins, both in 2005. In 2005, he ended the year with $13,889,511, good enough for fifth in the Jockey Standings. In 2006, he led all riders in money earned at $21,922,592. He is the current leading rider at Santa Anita. The Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships is an annual series of thoroughbred horse races sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. ...

Garrett Gomez currently resides in Duarte, California Duarte is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 21,486. ...

See also

• List of jockeys
• Thoroughbred horse racing

List of notable jockeys, both male and female, covering jockeys who compete worldwide in all forms of horse racing. ... Thoroughbred horse racing is the main form of horse-racing throughout the world. ...

References

• Garett Gomez profile at the NTRA (accessed January 30, 2007)