Birth Date: Friday, September 10, 1971
Birth Place: Long Branch, NJ

Career: Perennial leader in New Jersey and Florida and finished among Gulfstream’s top five riders last winter in wins and money won. He also finished among Monmouth’s top five riders in wins and money won despite having nearly half the mounts of his competitors. He rode Little Mike to three Grade 3 victories at Gulfstream last year in the Fort Lauderdale, Canadian and Emirates Airlines Appleton. Bravo also won the Vanderbilt (G1) at Saratoga aboard Sean Avery and Belmont Futurity (G2) with Jack’s in the Deck. He won Gulfstream’s Marshua’s River (G3) aboard Justaroundmidnight and the Charles Town Classic (G3) on Duke of Mischief. Top mounts in 2010 included Forward Gal (G2) winner Bickersons, Coconut Grove winner In the Rough and Boynton Beach winner Sea Road... “Jersey Joe”  tied with Edgar Prado for second in the 2004 Gulfstream standings while riding the most horses that year. . He is often the choice of national stables when they ship to New Jersey, and that reputation led to winning rides aboard Notional in the 2008 Salvator Mile for Doug O'Neill, on Anak Nakal in the Pennsylvania Derby for Nick Zito, J Z Warrior in three stakes for Bill Mott and as a regular partner with J'Ray for Todd Pletcher ... Gulfstream was the site of his first major victory when he rode Formal Gold in the 1997 Donn Handicap. He’s also won Grade 1 stakes, taking the 2004 Haskell at Monmouth Park with Lion Heart and the 2003 King’s Bishop Stakes at Saratoga aboard Valid Video. He is nicknamed “Jersey Joe,” not only because that’s where he’s from but also for his dominance of the circuit. He has 13 Monmouth Park riding championships along with eight Meadowlands riding titles.  Other: Bravo is a third-generation jockey, following his grandfather Bartolo and father George into the business. He started out riding Quarter Horses at age 13 in Texas. He became a professional aboard thoroughbreds in 1987.