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Most Wins by Horse Racing Jockeys

This list shows the most wins by a horse racing jockey. Each jockey has (or are about to have) more than 4,000 horse racing wins. Russell Baze tops with list with more that 10,000 wins, the only jockey to have more than 10,000. He also has the 2nd highest winning percentage on the list. The legendary Willie Shoemaker sits 3rd all-time. Other top jockeys to have over 4,000 wins are Sandy Hawley, Edgar Prado, Kent Desormeaux, Mike Smith, Calvin Borel, and John Velazquez.

Top Jockeys by Wins - through May 19, 2009
Source: Equibase Company

Jockey	Starts	Wins	Seconds	Thirds	Winning %	Earnings
Russell A. Baze*	45,693	10,533	7,942	6,587	23.05%	$162,088,811
Laffit A. Pincay, Jr.	48,486	9,530	7,784	6,650	19.66%	$237,120,625
William Shoemaker	40,350	8,833	6,136	4,987	21.89%	$123,375,524
Pat Day	40,299	8,803	6,860	5,687	21.84%	$297,914,839
David A. Gall	41,775	7,396	6,525	6,131	17.70%	$24,972,821
Chris J. McCarron	34,240	7,141	5,670	4,672	20.86%	$263,985,905
Angel Cordero, Jr.	38,658	7,057	6,136	5,359	18.25%	$164,570,627
Jorge Velasquez	40,852	6,795	6,178	5,755	16.63%	$125,544,379
Earlie Fires	45,026	6,470	5,569	5,388	14.37%	$86,392,977
Sandy Hawley	31,456	6,450	4,825	4,159	20.50%	$88,709,492
Larry Snyder	35,681	6,388	5,030	3,440	17.90%	$47,207,289
Eddie J. Delahoussaye	39,213	6,384	5,676	5,586	16.28%	$195,884,940
Carl Gambardella	39,018	6,349	5,953	5,353	16.27%	$29,389,041
Edgar S. Prado*	32,777	6,246	5,331	4,619	19.06%	$219,361,927
Mario G. Pino*	37,601	6,153	5,635	5,229	16.36%	$110,399,191
John Longden	32,413	6,032	4,914	4,273	18.61%	$24,665,800
Jerry D. Bailey	30,856	5,893	4,554	3,925	19.10%	$296,113,529
Jacinto Vasquez	37,338	5,228	4,714	4,510	14.00%	$85,754,515
Ronald D. Ardoin	32,335	5,226	4,298	3,793	16.16%	$58,908,059
Perry Wayne Ouzts*	40,529	5,170	5,068	4,960	12.76%	$30,653,205
Kent J. Desormeaux*	26,381	5,141	4,268	3,680	19.49%	$219,364,817
Anthony S. Black*	33,350	5,117	4,436	4,303	15.34%	$60,735,601
Mark Guidry*	31,321	5,044	4,466	4,185	16.10%	$100,949,397
Timothy T. Doocy*	32,872	5,021	4,473	4,142	15.27%	$66,064,385
Rick Wilson	24,681	4,939	4,250	3,461	20.01%	$77,303,270
Gary L. Stevens	27,595	4,888	4,365	3,977	17.71%	$221,212,704
Rodolfo Baez	28,609	4,875	4,291	4,103	17.04%	$30,474,225
Mike E. Smith*	29,289	4,788	4,113	3,740	16.35%	$198,605,250
Eddie Arcaro	24,092	4,779	3,807	3,302	19.84%	$30,039,543
Alex O. Solis*	30,884	4,685	4,327	4,376	15.17%	$213,686,712
Calvin H. Borel*	31,147	4,601	4,168	3,619	14.77%	$101,571,540
Don Brumfield	33,223	4,573	4,076	3,758	13.76%	$43,567,861
Roberto M. Gonzalez*	31,661	4,454	4,214	3,936	14.07%	$64,644,660
Steve Brooks	30,330	4,451	4,219	3,658	14.68%	$18,239,817
Craig Perret	27,164	4,415	3,895	3,611	16.25%	$113,837,299
Richard Migliore*	29,792	4,414	3,951	3,698	14.82%	$157,658,191
Eddie Maple	33,974	4,398	4,516	4,335	12.95%	$105,338,573
Jorge F. Chavez*	26,492	4,389	3,711	3,315	16.57%	$156,907,997
Walter Blum	28,673	4,382	3,913	3,350	15.28%	$26,497,189
Randy P. Romero	26,091	4,294	3,743	3,313	16.46%	$75,264,198
Jeffrey Scott Lloyd	31,296	4,276	4,318	4,179	13.66%	$34,199,413
Joe Bravo*	23,063	4,272	3,727	3,163	18.52%	$110,233,542
William Hartack	21,535	4,272	3,370	2,871	19.84%	$26,466,758
Ray Sibille	36,859	4,264	4,346	4,367	11.57%	$68,880,807
T. D. Houghton*	25,026	4,261	3,723	3,244	17.03%	$39,064,538
Robert Dean Williams*	28,106	4,254	3,733	3,523	15.14%	$30,830,788
Nick Santagata*	37,152	4,144	4,173	4,220	11.15%	$74,129,642
John R. Velazquez*	23,105	4,109	3,389	3,009	17.78%	$215,590,345
Randall A. Meier*	32,955	4,088	3,956	3,833	12.40%	$58,033,977
Jose A. Santos	25,919	4,083	3,657	3,588	15.75%	$187,242,605
Avelino Gomez	17,028	4,081	2,947	2,405	23.97%	$11,777,297
Shane J. Sellers	23,778	4,069	3,504	2,977	17.11%	$122,431,794
Stewart Elliott*	25,933	4,039	3,432	3,227	15.57%	$70,454,217
Patrick A. Valenzuela*	26,198	4,032	3,996	3,373	15.39%	$151,610,393
Hugo Dittfach	33,905	4,000	4,092	6,113	11.80%	$13,506,052
Michael Francis Rowland	26,723	3,999	3,666	3,246	14.96%	$28,644,820
Robby Albarado*	24,271	3,996	3,636	3,338	16.46%	$149,276,622

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