Rajiv Maragh

Rajiv Maragh
Occupation	Jockey
Born	July 9, 1985 Jamaica
Career wins	1,673
Major racing wins
Cliff Hanger Stakes (2005, 2008) Mac Diarmida Handicap (2006) Violet Handicap (2007) Ashland Stakes (2008) Bed O' Roses Handicap (2008) Bourbon Stakes (2008) Distaff Handicap (2008) Alcibiades Stakes (2009) Apple Blossom Handicap (2009) Ballerina Stakes (2009) Beldame Stakes (2009) First Lady Stakes (2009) Florida Oaks (2009) Go For Wand Handicap (2009) Just A Game Handicap (2009) Saratoga Dew Stakes (2009) Knickerbocker Handicap (2009) Yaddo Handicap (2009) Louisiana Derby (2010) Hill Prince Stakes (2010) King's Bishop Stakes(2011) Kent Stakes (2013) Classics & Breeders' Cup Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2011)
Significant horses
Music Note, Diamondrella, Caleb's Posse, Wicked Strong, Mucho Macho Man, Main Sequence, Groupie Doll

Rajiv Maragh (born July 9, 1985, in Jamaica) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. An Indo-Jamaican, he is the son of a jockey who rode in Jamaica before relocating to Florida where he began a career as a horse trainer.

Rajiv Maragh rode his first winner at Tampa Bay Downs on February 1, 2004. He got his big break in 2008 when he was 14th in the national earnings list. Rapidly developing into a top jockey since moving north to compete at NYRA tracks, in 2009 he has been a winner of several Grade 1 races.

He was seriously injured in a spill at Belmont Park in July 2015 and has been recently cleared to start riding again.

He rode Mucho Macho Man to a 3rd-place finish at the 2011 Kentucky Derby. He rode his first Breeder's Cup winner on Caleb's Posse in the dirt mile

Year-end charts

References

• New York Daily News article titled "For aspiring young jockey Rajiv Maragh, Saratoga is dreamland"
• Biographical video on YouTube
• Rajiv Maragh at the NTRA