Midwest-based jockey Alex Canchari died unexpectedly on Wednesday, confirmed Terry Meyocks, president and CEO of the Jockeys' Guild.
“It's extremely sad,” Meyocks said. “That family has been through so much the last three years.”
Patrick Canchari, Alex's older brother and also a jockey, was critically injured in an automobile accident in March of 2020. The traumatic brain injury Patrick suffered has led to ongoing health problems. Family patriarch Luis Canchari, who rode and trained after emigrating from Peru and with whom Alex was extremely close, passed away in December of 2020.
Alex Canchari hadn't ridden since Oct. 2, 2022, at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Ia. Over the course of his career, Canchari rode 1,044 winners for earnings of over $28 million, and was especially well-known at Canterbury Park and Oaklawn Park.
Alex Canchari leaves behind a wife and two children.
Ashley Canchari, Alex's sister, posted the devastating news on her Facebook page on Thursday morning:
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