Born: September 1, 1959
Birthplace: North Hollywood, CA
Residence: Tampa
Family: Single
Started Riding: CaliforniaState Fairs
Circuit: TampaBay Downs, CanterburyPark
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Year
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Starts
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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Earnings
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W rank
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W %
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ITM %
|
|
2007-2008 meet
|
223
|
23
|
30
|
25
|
$355,008
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13th
|
10.3
|
35.0
|
|
2006-2007 meet
|
333
|
53
|
40
|
49
|
$699,636
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5th
|
15.9
|
42.6
|
|
2005-2006 meet
|
291
|
27
|
50
|
47
|
Info pending
|
13th
|
9.3
|
42.6
|
Garcia began riding at Northern California fairs, where he was leading rider while he held his apprentice license. He scored his first win at a major Thoroughbred meet in 1980 at Del Mar Racetrack in Southern California. Since then, Garcia has had many career milestones, including winning five races on one card both at Tampa Bay Downs and at Keeneland. Garcia has been named leading rider at both Ellis Park and Tampa Bay Downs, and names his favorite moment at Tampa Bay Downs as winning the riding title in 1998 with 63 wins for the season. Garcia says that his favorite mount in his career is Nicandro, a horse who belonged to one of his friends. Jesse Garcia had known Nicandro since the horse was a yearling, and Garcia went on to ride him to victory in the 2005 Sophomore Turf in the Stakes record time of 1:41.73. When he’s not in the irons, Jesse Jimenez Garcia enjoys going to the beach and is a swimming enthusiast. Garcia finished the 2007-2008 Tampa Bay Downs season ranked thirteenth among the jockey colony. He earned $355,008 in purses in the 94 days of racing.