Ruben Hernandez (jockey) (original) (raw)

Ruben Hernandez (born November 21, 1950 in Panama City, Panama) is a retired Thoroughbred racing jockey best known for winning the 1979 Belmont Stakes aboard Coastal in which he defeated that year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Spectacular Bid thereby denying him the coveted U.S. Triple Crown.