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Pedro Luis Cotto, Jr.
Pedro Luis Cotto, Jr.
Born: June 4, 1984
Birthplace: Puerto Rico
Residence: Tampa, FL
First Win: PhiladelphiaPark, May 27, 2003
Started Riding: 2003 in Puerto Rico
Circuit: TampaBay Downs, MonmouthPark
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Year
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Starts
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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Earnings
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W rank
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W %
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ITM %
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2008-2009 meet
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226
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27
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28
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30
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$385, 012
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13th
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11.9
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37.6
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2007-2008 meet
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259
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28
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27
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38
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$468,781
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10th
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10.8
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35.9
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2006-2007 meet
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352
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44
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43
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37
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$607,737
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6th
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12.5
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35.2
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Pedro Cotto, Jr. Tampa Stakes Wins
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Year
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Race
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Winner
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Trainer
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Owner
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2008
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Lightning
City
Stakes
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Royal Regan
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Cathy Roundtree
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Joe Pesci, Sanjesh Sharma, Wesley Ward
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2008
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Manatee Stakes
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Marina Ballerina
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Steve Margolis
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Robert L. Pastor
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Pedro Luis Cotto, Jr. has enjoyed explosive success since he began race riding in his native Puerto Rico in 2003. Throughout the 2008-2009 meet, Cotto’s mounts landed on the board in over 37% of their starts. Cotto’s favorite part of racing is both breaking from the gate and the thrill of the stretch drive. His proudest moment in racing came aboard the filly Our Tune: Cotto enjoyed four wins in a row on the filly, including a stakes win in New York. When he’s not in the irons, Pedro Luis Cotto, Jr. plays many different sports. His favorites are basketball and fishing. In the 2008-2009 season, Cotto escorted 27 horses to the Tampa Bay Downs winner’s circle, making him the thirteenth overall rider for the meet.
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