Eibar Coa Gets 4,000th Career Win

Jockey Eibar Coa reached a career milestone as he piloted his 4,000th career winner when Maddy’s Crowd captured the ninth race at Monmouth Park on Friday.

“Obviously you don’t start out thinking you’re going to win 4,000 or any number of races,” said the 39-year-old Coa after setting the career mark. “You just go out there and do the best you can and when things like this happen, it makes it even sweeter.”

Coa sat fifth early aboard Maddy’s Crowd before swinging that charge to the center of the course and running down his rivals by a length. Trained by Tim Hills, Maddy’s Crowd paid $7.40 for the victory.

“I was really happy to get this win at Monmouth,” Coa said. “I’ve been very lucky here and a lot of my friends are here in the jockey’s room. It’s a special place and I’m glad this happened here.”

A native of Monagas, Venezuela, Coa began riding in his native country before moving to the United States in 1993. In addition to riding titles at Monmouth Park in 2001 and 2002, Coa has been top jockey at Aqueduct, Belmont, Calder, Gulfstream and Tropical at Calder.