Prado Forges Into Maryland Picture;Young Peruvian Rides Streak to Second...

The Washington Post;  July 15, 1989 ;     700+ words ...Edgar Prado was 17 when he left Peru for a job in Miami...I didn't know how to take the bus." But Prado knew how to get around a racetrack, and...If trainers wanted to know anything else, Prado's agent would double as interpreter. It...

[ Prado is just taking care of his business... ]

Daily Breeze;  May 17, 2006 ;     678 words ...NEW YORK -- Edgar Prado has been riding too long to get caught up...definitely puts you in an elite group of riders," Prado said, "but I still felt the same. ... I had to come back and ride Sunday." Prado returned to Belmont Park the morning after...

Puddles at the Prado. (Spanish art gallery management)

The Economist (US);  June 18, 1994 ;     700+ words ......turkeys are coming home to roost at the Prado, Spain's greatest art gallery. Years of...then to parliament. The latest fuss at the Prado was triggered by the juxtaposition of designer...infighting. The number of visitors to the Prado fell from 2m three years ago to 1.5m last...

Prado Speaks Softly, but Carries a Big Whip; Studious but Aggressive Style...

The Washington Post;  August 12, 1992 ;     700+ words ......first time agent Steve Rushing met Edgar Prado, Rushing was simply doing a favor for a...prove an enormous success. It was 1987; Prado had left Peru in 1986 and had been living...color his luggage was, that's about it." Prado had plans to work with another agent, but...

Prado returns to site of pride, pain: A year after Barbaro, he's riding at...

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD);  May 20, 2007 ;     670 words ......on Friday was a lot different for Edgar Prado than it had been at any time during the...breaking down beneath him in the Preakness, Prado returned to a familiar place and a familiar...many races to ride, you have to move on, Prado said yesterday in the jockeys' room a couple...

First Derby win for Prado is special

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  May 7, 2006 ;     460 words ...LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Edgar Prado didn't have to apologize this time. Prado, who denied the nation a pair of Triple Crown winners...markedly different from the fan reaction the last time Prado won a Triple Crown race. Prado was the jockey who caused...

Prado has mounts to end Cup drought

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  October 25, 2002 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Prado has mounts to end Cup drought By RICHARD...Star B ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Edgar Prado has earned more than $100 million in purses...and led the nation in riding three times. Prado's name might not be the best known in thoroughbred...

Prado Gets His Derby Win on 7th Try

AP Online;  May 7, 2006 ;     396 words ......Dateline: LOUISVILLE, Ky. Jockey Edgar Prado salutes spectators after Barbaro's victory...Mike Fisher) For a split second, Edgar Prado had to be one worried jockey. Barbaro stumbled...regained his balance and went on to give Prado his first Derby victory in his seventh...

Prado gets his Derby win: Jockey has mother to thank for helping him make...

Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH);  May 7, 2006 ;     391 words ......May 7--LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Jockey Edgar Prado brought his mother Zenaida to some of the...finish with Peace Rules three years ago. Prado got his elusive Derby victory yesterday...she was an inspiration in my life, said Prado, one of 12 children. She gave me a lot...

Breakdown Denies Prado No. 500; You Don't Say Is Destroyed After Buckling...

The Washington Post;  November 30, 1997 ;     414 words ...Edgar Prado hit a tragic pothole on the road to racing...have been his 500th victory of the year, Prado's ride, You Don't Say, took a bad misstep...disbelief and staining what had been one of Prado's best days in an already sublime year...

Prado having quite a ride this year

AP Worldstream;  October 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Dateline: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois Edgar Prado of Peru has earned more than $100 million...and led America in riding three times. Prado's name might not be the best known in thoroughbred...Neither would any other trainer, it seems. Prado rides seven horses for six different trainers...

Jockey Prado Having Quite a Year

AP Online;  October 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ......omitted] ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) _ Edgar Prado has earned more than $100 million in purses...and led the nation in riding three times. Prado's name might not be the best known in thoroughbred...Neither would any other trainer, it seems. Prado rides seven horses for six different trainers...

Madrid's Prado district: a masterpiece

The Boston Globe;  March 29, 1992 ;     700+ words ......Velazquez, Goya, Titian and Rubens, The Prado has long been one of the world's most glorious...But now, just a five-minute walk from the Prado, there is a museum that aims to do for the 20th century what the Prado does for earlier ones: It's the Centro...

Prado riding tall for Pimlico return: Before relocating to N.Y. in '99,...

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD);  May 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ......the competitive fire in his heart, Edgar Prado is very nearly the perfect jockey. Humble, dedicated, unflappable, Prado is fast approaching the pinnacle of a...the same set of assets that has pushed Prado to the head of the class now, marking...

Prado on Barbaro: `if tears could heal a wound . . .'.(race horse jockey...

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  May 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ......It's been a tough time for him, Edgar Prado said Tuesday after visiting Barbaro's stall...animals, in Kennett Square on Tuesday. Prado wanted to take some time away from the...tough, tough to concentrate a little bit, Prado said of getting on horses at Belmont Park...