RUDY RODRIGUEZ

2016 RECORD

726 - 147, 113, 106 

$7,944,989

2016 NYRA RECORD

593 - 127, 99, 87

$7,165,420

NEW YORK TRAINING TITLES

* 2016 Aqueduct fall, 26

 2016 Aqueduct spring, 14 wins

* 2015-16 Aqueduct inner track, 45

* 2015 Aqueduct fall, 16

* 2011-12 Aqueduct inner track, 41

* 2010 Belmont fall, 22

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

* Trained Dads Caps to become the sixth two-time winner of the Carter Handicap in 2015

* On Super Saturday in 2015 sent out Belle Gallantey to victory in the G1 Beldame, Vyjack to win the G2 Kelso, and Dads Caps to a narrow second-place finish in the G1 Vosburgh

* Won his first Grade 1 with Dads Caps in the 2014 edition of the Carter Handicap

* Got off to a fast start in his first two years as a trainer, finishing third in the NYRA standings in 2010 with 71 wins and second in 2011 with 85 wins

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

* Competed as a jockey from 1992-2010, winning 221 races from 3,900 mounts in a career that was highlighted by an upset aboard Frost Giant in the 2008 Suburban

* Worked for trainers Rick Dutrow, Sr., Rick Dutrow, Jr., and Bobby Frankel prior to and during his riding career

* Brother, Gustavo, serves as his assistant

INTRODUCTION TO RACING

* “I came to the United States to find work. I went straight to Florida and picked oranges,

cucumbers, and eggplants, and I planted strawberries. One of my brothers, Jesus

Rodriguez, was riding at Gulfstream at the time, and he said, ‘Come here and start working with horses at Gulfstream.’ I became a hotwalker.”

FIRST WINNER

* Aegean Breeze, March 31, 2010, Aqueduct

NEW YORK AND GRADE 1 STAKES

Agave Kiss: Cicada (2012); Ruthless (2012)

Arella Rockstar: Matron (2016)

Belief System: NYSS Times Square (2013)

Belle Gallantey: Beldame (2014); Delaware H. (2014)

Bonita Bianca: East View (2016); Maid of the Mist (2016)

Condo Commando: Gazelle (2015); Busher (2015); Demoiselle (2014); Spinaway (2014)

Court Dancer: Broadway (2016)

Dads Caps: Carter H. (2014-15)

Darrin’s Dilemma: NYSS Spectacular Bid (2011); NYSS Times Square (2011)

Drama King: Hollie Hughes (2016)

Endless Circle: Fall Highweight H. (2010); John Morrissey (2010)

Frosty Margarita: Maddie May (2016); NYSS Fifth Avenue (2015); Key Cents (2015)

Good Luck Gus: Haynesfield (2016); Albany (2015); Damon Runyon (2014)

Head Heart Hoof: Toboggan (2013)

Heaven’s Runway: Fall Highweight H. (2016)

Jules N Rome: Saratoga Dew (2016)

Kelli Got Frosty: East View (2012)

Lion D N A: Correction (2014); Interborough (2014)

My Happy Face: Tempted (2012)

Off the Tracks: Schuylerville (2015)

Royal Posse: Empire Classic H. (2016); Evan Shipman (2015-16); Alydar (2016); Mr. Sinatra (2015)

Sage Valley: James Marvin (2013)

Sassicaia: Toboggan (2016)

Sportswriter: NYSS Thunder Rumble (2012); NYSS Cab Calloway (2012)

The Lewis Dinner: NYSS Fifth Avenue (2014); Key Cents (2014)

Uno Emayo: NYSS Cab Calloway (2016)

Vicki’s Dancer: NYSS Staten Island (2013-14)

Vyjack: Kelso H. (2014); Gotham (2013); Jerome (2013)