Eibar Coa
| Eibar Coa | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Calder Race Course Hall of Fame (2004) |
| Significant horses | |
| Victory Gallop, Sir Bear, Lear's Princess, Dream Rush, Big Drama | |
Eibar Coa Monteverde (born February 15, 1971, in Venezuela) is a
Coa was born and raised in Venezuela. A five-time judo champion in his teens, he attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his professional riding career in 1992. He emigrated to the United States in 1993 but went back home.
In 1996, Coa returned to the U.S. to compete at racetracks in
Eibar Coa was the leading jockey at
In 2007, Eibar Coa was ranked seventh among all jockeys in the Eastern United States with total earnings of $4,237,059, and was leading jockey at the Belmont Park fall meet.
Coa was temporarily paralyzed from the neck down and lost part of his lungs after fracturing his C-4 vertebra in a racing accident at Gulfstream Park on February 18, 2011, In spite of being designated a quadriplegic with little hope for recovery, he beat the odds and is now walking on his own and progressing toward what he hopes will be a full recuperation.
References
- Eibar Coa at the NTRA
- About, Inc., A part of The New York Times Company, article on Eibar Coa winning his 300th race on the NYRA circuit Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
Year-end charts
| Chart (2000–2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2000 | 29 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2001 | 13 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2002 | 15 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2003 | 19 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2004 | 22 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2005 | 13 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2006 | 7 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2007 | 7 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2008 | 9 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2009 | 24 |
| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2010 | 29 |