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There is no formal championship award given to the jockey who won the most races in United States Thoroughbred racing. However, it is a prestigious accomplishment always on any jockey's résumé and widely reported on by the various media. [1]
Jockey: Mounts: Wins: Earnings: 1908 Joe Notter: 872 249 $464,322 1910 Carroll H. Shilling: 506 172 $176,030 1911 Ted Koerner: 813 162 $88,308 1912 James Butwell: 684 144 $79,843 1913 Merritt C. Buxton: 887 146 $82,552 1914 Joe McCahey: 824 155 $121,845 1915 Mack Garner: 775 151 $96,628 1916 John McTaggart: 832 150 $155,055 1917 Frank Robinson ...
In Thoroughbred horse racing, a United States National Champion Jockey by earnings or a United States National Champion Jockey by earnings during the calendar year.
After 28 years in racing he retired in June 2002. He finished as thoroughbred racing's ALL-TIME leader in purse earnings with more than $264 million in winnings and 7,141 races won. He won about 21% of the races he rode, a percentage that only 5 jockeys have ever held.
Kent's brother, Keith, did not blame the jockey, but noted the horse had run all three legs of the Triple Crown series and had struggled with the Belmont track. [ 42 ] Desormeaux reached a milestone only 18 others in North America have met on Jan. 27, 2019 at Santa Anita Park, when he rode X S Gold to victory to secure his 6,000th win. [ 43 ]
The Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey is an American thoroughbred horse racing honor for jockeys first awarded in 1971. Part of the Eclipse Awards program, it is awarded annually. Panamanian jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. won the inaugural award in 1971 and was the first jockey to win consecutively (1973 and 1974).
In Thoroughbred horse racing a Champion jockey is the jockey who has won the most races in a particular season in a particular country. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
B. Braulio Baeza; Jerry Bailey; Paul J. Bailey; Robert L. Baird; Matt Baker (horse trainer) Chuck Baltazar; George Barbee; Caroll K. Bassett; Gary Baze; Michael Baze