Claudio Carudel

Claude Carudel Carratt, better known as Claudio Carudel (12 April 1938 – 8 July 2012), was a French-born Spanish Jockey who is considered one of the most important jockeys in Spanish in the second half of the 20th century, with a total of twelve victories in the Madrid Grand Prix. He is widely regarded as the best jockey in the history of racing in Spain.

Career In 1957, after only 26 victories in France, the 19-year-old Carudel was given the chance to debut on the Spanish tracks, doing so in the Madrid Grand Prix at the Hipódromo de La Zarzuela, with the horse "Abe de Fuego", trained by a distant relative, Vicente Diez; he finished fifth. During his time with Rosales, Carudel rode many of the finest thoroughbreds, most notably the horse "Chacal" and the mare "Teresa", but also "Wildsun", "Todo Azul", and "Maspalomas".

Legacy A bronze sculpture of him stands at the south gate of La Zarzuela, and a Grand Prix was named after him.