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Ismael Valenzuela

Ismael Valenzuela

Born: 25-Dec-1934
Birthplace: McNary, TX
Died: 2-Sep-2009
Location of death: Arcadia, CA
Cause of death: Diabetes complications

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Jockey

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Winner, 1958 and 1968 Kentucky Derby

Father: Angel Valenzuela
Mother: Mari de Jesus Rios
Wife: Rosa Delia Mendoza (m. 5-Dec-1954, d. 1999 liver failure, two daughters, three sons)
Daughter: Diana
Son: John
Son: Milo, Jr.
Daughter: Patricia
Son: Richard

Preakness Stakes Winner 1958
Kentucky Derby Winner 1958
Preakness Stakes Winner 1968
Kentucky Derby Winner 1968
George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award 1963
Racing Hall of Fame 2008
Mexican Ancestry

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