Luis Hiraldo

Luis Hiraldo Carrasquillo (1992 – 20 July 2023) was a Puerto Rican horse racing jockey. A winner of 14 horse racing classics, he won 1,118 out of the 6,506 races in which he participated.

Career Hiraldo debuted in 2010. He won 177 races in Puerto Rico that year, having participated in 958, to become the top rookie in that country for that year and the second-winningest jockey there in 2010, behind Juan Carlos Diaz. He had won two-thirds of the Puerto Rican triple crown that year with the same horse.

On 14 July 2023, Hiraldo won what turned out to be his last victory, riding a horse named "El Profe".

Reactions to his death Axel Vizcarra, president of the Puerto Rican Jockeys Confederation, was one of the first prominent figures to react to Hiraldo's death, declaring that "It's news that has everyone consternated. Luis was very well liked by everyone in horse racing, particularly so his race mates. Our wish is to send a message of solidarity to his family and his small children. (His death) took us all by surprise. He kept working with the horses. This leaves us surprised."

For their part, Hipódromo Camarero officials noted that "Hipódromo Camarero joins in the sorrow that has overcome the family of professional jockey Luis Hiraldo, who died today, on Thursday ... we extend a strong hug to his family, with the most fervent desire for strength and for Luis to be resting in peace with the Lord."