Elvis Raúl Trujillo is a jockey

Jockey

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 in American

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 Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

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 horse racing

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 best known for riding Maryfield to victory in the 2007 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint

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 which that year was his big break. He is one of two jockeys in American racing whose mother was an Elvis Presley

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 fan and who named their son in his honor. The other is Elvis Perrodin who was born in 1956, the year the Rock and Roll

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 singer emerged as a mega star. http://www.breederscup.com/bio.aspx?id=25214

Trujillo rode for in his native Panama and in Mexico City

Mexico City

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 before emigrating to the United States in 2001 where that fall he got his first win at Hollywood Park Racetrack.

In 2009, Trujillo was the leading rider at Monmouth Park with 129 wins in 601 starts, beating Eddie Castro

Eddie Castro

Eddie Castro is a Panamanian-born jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up on a produce farm in Panama where he learned to ride saddle horses. Influenced by the accomplishments of other local jockeys, Castro attended the Panamanian jockey school and began riding in races in...

, Carlos H. Marquez, Jr. and Joe Bravo

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 in the overall standings.

Year-end charts

Chart (2006–present)	Peak position
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2006	56
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2007	23
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008	42
National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009	16