Elvis Trujillo

Who is Elvis Trujillo?

Elvis Raúl Trujillo is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing best known for riding Maryfield to victory in the 2007 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint which that year was his big break. He is one of two jockeys in American racing whose mother was an Elvis Presley 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 singer emerged as a mega star.

Trujillo rode for in his native Panama and in Mexico City 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, Carlos H. Marquez, Jr. and Joe Bravo in the overall standings.