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Jockey Frank Alvarado Picks Up 4,000th Career Victory

| 6:17 pm

Updated: October 22, 2023 at 6:19 pm

Grand Slam Smile and jockey Frank Alvarado, outside, nail Becky's Dream (Tiago Pereira) in time to win the $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Debutante Saturday, June 17, 2023 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA. The two-year-old Cal-bred filly is owned and was bred by Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams and trained by Steven Specht. Benoit Photo

Veteran jockey Frank Alvarado, a mainstay in Northern California throughout the 21st century, picked up his 4,000th career victory in Race 2 on Sunday at Golden Gate Fields aboard five-year-old mare Shout It Out (Boisterous). 54-year-old Alvarado had to wait out a photo finish before giving an exuberant fist pump when the order of finish was posted. He was greeted in the winner's circle post-race by family, friends, racing officials, and fellow members of the Golden Gate riding colony. Alvarado's mounts have accrued $87.8 million throughout a long and successful career that began in his native Panama in 1984. Alvarado's first career win came at Panama's Hipodromo Presidente Ramon Racecourse on April 2, 1984.

Among Alvarado's top mounts currently in training are champion Northern California sprinter Top Harbor (Harbor the Gold) and recent Santa Anita stakes-winning 2-year-old Grand Slam Smile (Smiling Tiger).