John Velazquez Autographs
John R. Velazquez (born November 24, 1971) is a Puerto Rican jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He began his career in Puerto Rico and moved to New York in 1990. In 2004 and 2005 he was the United States Champion Jockey by earnings and both years was given the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey. He was inducted into the Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2012, rode his 5,000th winner in 2013, and became the leading money-earning jockey in the history of the sport in 2014.
A winner of fifteen Breeders' Cup and six Triple Crown races including 2011, 2017, and 2020 Kentucky Derbies, Velázquez has also won major graded stakes races such as the Kentucky Oaks, Metropolitan Handicap, Whitney Handicap, Pacific Classic Stakes, Dubai World Cup, and Woodbine Mile.
Velazquez was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico and learned to ride there, attending a jockey school for a year and a half. On January 3, 1990, he won his first race, aboard Rodas at El Nuevo Comandante racetrack in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. That same year, he moved to New York State and obtained guidance from leading jockey Angel Cordero Jr. Richie Allen was his first agent, followed in 1992 by Ralph Theroux.
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Traded items with a signature of John Velazquez
The most expensive item with a signature of John Velazquez (Wise Dan Horse Racing Photo Signed John Velazquez Hall of Fame Jockey Framed) was sold in February 2026 for $350.00 while the cheapest item (BLOODHORSE MAGAZINE SIGNED BY JOHN VELAZQUEZ MINT) found a new owner for $2.99 in September 2008. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2010 with an average selling price of $28.08 for an autographed item of John Velazquez. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2021 with $99.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.50 was February 2013. In average, an autographed item from John Velazquez is worth $24.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Velazquez were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | AUTHENTIC JOHN VELAZQUEZ SIGNED 2020 BREEDERS’ CUP KEENELAND RACING PROGRAM COA | $99.99 |  |
| AUTHENTIC JOHN VELAZQUEZ SIGNED 2020 BREEDERS’ CUP KEENELAND RACING PROGRAM COA | $99.99 | |
| JOHN VELAZQUEZ HORSE RACING JOCKEY SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 8x10 PHOTO COA | $24.99 | |
| JOHN VELAZQUEZ HORSE RACING JOCKEY SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 8x10 PHOTO COA | $24.99 | |
| John Velazquez Jockey Signed Autograph Baseball Coa Kentucky Derby Saratoga | $10.00 | |
| JOHN VELAZQUEZ SIGNED AUTHENTIC 2020 146TH KENTUCKY DERBY TRADING CARD 1/1 COA | $69.99 | |
| JOHN VELAZQUEZ SIGNED AUTHENTIC 2020 146TH KENTUCKY DERBY TRADING CARD 1/1 COA | $69.99 | |
| JOHN VELAZQUEZ SIGNED HORSE RACING HALL of FAME INDUCTION 8x10 - J.S.A. Cert. | $35.00 | |
| JOHN VELAZQUEZ SIGNED HORSE RACING HALL of FAME INDUCTION 8x10 - J.S.A. Cert. | $35.00 | |
| JOHN VELAZQUEZ SIGNED MEDINA SPIRIT 2021 147TH KENTUCKY DERBY PIN BUTTON COA | $93.99 | |
| JOHN VELAZQUEZ SIGNED MEDINA SPIRIT 2021 147TH KENTUCKY DERBY PIN BUTTON COA | $93.99 | |
| John Velazquez Union Rags Horse Racing Belmont Stakes SIGNED 8x10 COA! | $50.00 | |
| John Velazquez Union Rags Horse Racing Belmont Stakes SIGNED 8x10 COA! | $50.00 | |
| KENTUCKY DERBY ALWAYS DREAMING JOHN VELAZQUEZ SIGNED MOTHERS DAY BASEBALL COA | $74.99 | |
| KENTUCKY DERBY ALWAYS DREAMING JOHN VELAZQUEZ SIGNED MOTHERS DAY BASEBALL COA | $74.99 | |
