Birth Date: December 02, 1987
Birth Place: Bayamon, Puerto Rico

2012 SEASON: finished eighth in the Maryland standings with 51 victories…won The Very One Stakes aboard Sensible Lady on the Preakness eve undercard.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: rode at Charles Town for parts of five years before moving his tack to Maryland in September 2011…rode 32 winners during the 2011 Laurel Park fall meeting, winning races for 20 different trainers with an average win mutuel of $14.75...first career winner was Danger Quest at Charles Town on August 25, 2007…teamed up with Runco to win the $500,000 2010 West Virginia Breeders’ Cup Classic with Sea Rescue at odds of 57-1…rode a career-best 114 winners in 2008.

PERSONAL: brother Ismael Perez is a Charles Town-based rider…agent is J.D. Brown