Puerto Rican jockey Barbosa to ride at Golden Gate Fields

Carlos Barbosa, who began riding in his native Puerto Rico last month, will have his American debut at Golden Gate Fields this weekend.

Barbosa, 18, is booked to ride two races on both Saturday and Sunday. Barbosa won 2 of 14 starts in Puerto Rico from Jan. 1 through last Sunday. He will be represented in this country by Nelson Arroyo.

Arroyo said last week that Barbosa intends to ride at Golden Gate Fields through the winter-spring meeting, which ends on June 11, before possibly relocating to Southern California for the summer.

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