Jockey Axel Concepcion, who began his 2023 season riding in Puerto Rico, ended it with an Eclipse Award after a stellar season launched in the Mid-Atlantic.
Axel Concepcion, an 18-year-old apprentice rider, logged the first stakes win of his career aboard Field Pass in Saturday’s Find Stakes at Laurel Park.
Laurel Park’s young guns were firing Saturday, with Axel Concepcion, Jeiron Barbosa, and Luis Rivera, Jr. combining to win six races.
Young riders educated at Puerto Rico’s jockey school are making noise at Laurel, with Axel Concepcion and Luis Rivera, Jr. earning their first wins last week.
Axel Concepcion, a 17-year-old apprentice rider from Puerto Rico, earned his first win in Maryland Saturday at Laurel Park.