Alex Solis
Alex Solis
Alex O. Solisis a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California. He got his big break and his first gained national prominence when he won the 1986 Preakness Stakes with Snow Chief. In 2014, he was elected to the horse racing hall of fame and on January 1, 2015 became the 29th jockey in North American history to have 5,000 wins...
ProfessionHorse Jockey
Date of Birth25 March 1964
CityPanama City, Panama
backside great handled impressed inspires kept positive
I'm real impressed with how he handled everything that happened. He really inspires us on the backside because he kept such a positive attitude. He's been a great leader.
amazing goes keeps week
It was very amazing. Every week that goes by, he keeps amazing me more and more.
best goes good hit horse move planned pole relaxed
I think he's going to be better this year; he's more mature. In the past, he was a young horse and a little aggressive, but now he's matured. I had him relaxed all the way around and when I hit the three-eighths pole I had planned on making my move then. The best thing about him is when he goes long, he has that nice, good cruising speed.
mind squeeze won
He really won it very easy. That's what I had in my mind, not to squeeze him.
far fast horse job left liked quarter running surprised swing
I was surprised at how far back he was. I would have liked to have been a lot closer, but they were running fast so I left him alone. I let the horse do his own running. At the quarter pole, he was flying, so I had to swing him out into the clear, and he got the job done.
bit pulled
She stumbled a little bit (at the start) and was lugging out a little bit the whole way. Hopefully, she pulled up OK.
amazing carry heard horse took
My horse heard him and took off running. I said, 'God, this is incredible.' It's amazing a horse can carry that kind of speed.
inside looked room sure turn
When we made it to the turn I looked down inside and didn't see any room there. So I went out and she was much the best. I sure like her.
last mind stronger time worked
It's mind-boggling. He's stronger from the last time I worked him.
amazing goes race runs stronger week
It's very amazing to think how much every race that he runs and every week that goes by how much stronger and better he's getting.
again run
It was like he was asleep. He was so relaxed. I let him run a little at the half-mile, and then again at the three-eighths.
horses
He toyed with those horses and did it so easy.
case fighting fights-and-fighting lacking race rank
He was too fresh. He was so rank the first part of the race and I was fighting him. It was just a case of him lacking experience, that's all.
loose track
He was so relaxed; he made the track look fast. The track was loose but he still went 1:12 1/5, just breezing. He was real happy.