In 2014, he was elected to the horse racing hall of fame and on January 1, 2015, became the 29th jockey in North American history to have 5,000 wins.

The horse and rider went on to with the Preakness Stakes that year,[5] marking Solis' only win to date in an American Triple Crown race.

[1] He won the 2004 Dubai World Cup on Pleasantly Perfect,[4] and the 2006 Santa Anita Derby aboard Brother Derek.

Solis' most serious riding injury was a broken back in 2004, when he was out eight months following surgery that included two titanium rods and eight screws.

[2] His 5,000th win came on a horse named Lutine Belle, owned partly by trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and part-owned by Solis' son Alex II.

[3] On April 30, 2015, Solis was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to the California Horse Racing Board to fill the seat vacated by Bo Derek.

[8] On November 26, 2017, he announced his retirement from riding horses and is currently working with his son Andreu and Matt Weinmann at Equine Analysis finding future G1 Winners and Champions.