Jose Flores

Jose Luis Flores (August 4, 1960 – March 22, 2018) was a Peruvian jockey who spent most of his career in the United States, where he was a leading rider at race tracks in Pennsylvania.

Life and career Flores was born and apprenticed as a rider in Peru, where his father was also a jockey.

Starting in 1983 he raced in Panama at the , winning 211 races. He moved to the United States in 1987, In 2013 he was inducted into the Parx Hall of Fame.

He won 4,650 races out of 28,684, among the 42 winningest careers in North America, and placed in 7,975. In 1999 he won the Philadelphia Park Breeders' Cup Handicap on Loaded Gun. his last win was on March 13, 2018.

"He's been a mentor to other riders and a professional gentleman at all times. He's the epitome of what a jockey should be" is what Sam Elliott, Director of Racing at Parx, said about Jose Flores.

Personal life Flores was married to Joanne McDaid-Flores, herself a jockey from 2004 to 2016, and had three sons.