Who leads latest Top Midlantic jockey, trainer ranks? * The Racing Biz

WHO LEADS LATEST TOP MIDLANTIC JOCKEY, TRAINER RANKS?

*Trainer Bernie Houghton at Delaware Park. Photo by HoofprintsInc.com.*

Frank Vespe
August 17, 2020

The latest Top Midlantic Jockey and Trainer rankings are out for racing through August 16, and both lists have new leaders.

Among jockeys, Edwin Gonzalez, second a week ago, has moved up to first, while Joe Bravo, who topped the list last week, has fallen to third. Meanwhile, among trainers, the top two from last week — Anthony Farrior and Bernie Houghton — have flip-flopped this week, with Houghton now atop the list.

The ranks are compiled by comparing the performance of each trainer or jockey in three metrics – win percentage, earnings per start, and $2 wagering return on investment – to the average of the top 25 jockeys or trainers by starts at that track. The average of the top 25 jockeys at each track ranges from approximately 2.37 points to 2.63 points, while that for trainers falls between 2.57 and 2.70 points.

One tweak in the formula used this week had an impact on the standings. We added in a component designed to reduce scores for trainers and jockeys who have raced significantly less frequently than average in the region in order to give more credence to larger sample sizes. Thus, for example, Bravo and Ben Perkins, Jr. would have led the jockey and trainer standings, respectively, had they not seen their scores reduced for having raced infrequently; instead each ended up third in his respective category.

The list includes racing action from May 15 through August 16. Jockeys and trainers with fewer than 20 starts do not qualify.

TOP MIDLANTIC JOCKEY STANDINGS

RANK	JOCKEY	RATINGS POINTS	STARTS	WINS
1	Gonzalez Edwin	4.867	126	42
2	Castillo Angel	4.648	88	19
3	Bravo Joe	4.623	63	19
4	Bocachica Arnaldo	4.551	173	51
5	Hiraldo Christian	4.363	121	24
6	Sanchez Mychel J	4.057	146	32
7	Lopez Paco	4.036	132	38
8	Pennington Frankie	3.957	101	24
9	Crispin Alexander	3.887	93	22
10	Mccarthy Trevor	3.882	233	52
11	Alvarado Jr Roberto E	3.847	81	14
12	Russell Sheldon	3.827	110	21
13	Cedeno Carol	3.813	187	40
14	Karamanos Horacio	3.782	163	30
15	Acosta J D	3.747	125	21
16	Gallardo Antonio A	3.716	100	20
17	Beato Inoel	3.660	90	16
18	Thorpe Darius	3.612	102	19
19	Pimentel Julian	3.550	96	17
20	Toledo Jevian	3.543	201	32
21	Suarez Angel	3.472	170	25
22	Ho Wesley	3.469	128	22
23	Latchman Reshawn	3.358	183	29
24	Lynch Feargal	3.315	61	12
25	Peltroche Fredy	3.309	79	11
26	Wolfsont Andrew	3.306	73	12
27	Almodovar Gerald	3.237	136	23
28	Caballero Hector	3.219	58	8
29	Rodriguez Jaime	3.196	82	13
30	Chiappe Ricardo	3.166	89	14
31	Marquez Charlie	3.131	180	25
32	Peterson Ferrin	3.097	104	20
33	Silvera Ruben	3.062	124	17
34	Rosales Victor	2.985	96	11
35	Perez Xavier	2.977	130	17
36	Ferrer Jose C	2.959	97	14
37	Boyce Forest	2.957	91	15
38	Haddock Dexter	2.907	88	10
39	Lopez Antonio	2.877	160	18
40	Cruz Angel	2.857	133	17
41	Batista Luis A	2.792	136	19
42	Gonzalez Silvestre	2.773	78	10
43	Diaz Vladimir	2.729	62	9
44	Hernandez Julio A	2.620	118	20
45	Cora David	2.608	83	10
46	Larrosa Gustavo	2.603	105	12
47	Carrasco Victor R	2.597	84	9
48	Rodriguez Angel R	2.564	92	12
49	Conner Tyler	2.478	142	17
50	Juarez Nik	2.450	97	13
51	Adorno Abner	2.443	130	15
52	Gomez Kevin	2.435	106	8
53	Laprida Jeremy	2.421	49	9
54	Montanez Rosario	2.386	70	7
55	Montano Jose	2.367	44	8
56	Diaz Jr Sunday	2.344	171	20
57	Otero William P	2.318	59	9
58	Nguyen Jason	2.314	27	7
59	Cintron Alex	2.306	165	20
60	Ocasio Luis M	2.304	82	9
61	Maldonado Ramon R	2.262	85	7
62	Mejia Tomas B	2.243	77	8
63	Garcia Wilmer A	2.238	78	8
64	Lyapustina Tais	2.235	61	7
65	Torres Jomar	2.215	102	10
66	Ruiz Jorge	2.208	114	11
67	Vargas Jr Jorge A	2.197	68	7
68	Inirio Maicol J	2.181	97	10
69	Trotman Keimar	2.084	97	8
70	Villegas Jerry	2.069	77	7
71	Rosado Johan	2.053	111	10
72	Hamilton Weston	2.040	119	7
73	Ortiz Yomar Orlando	2.033	104	8
74	Diaz Jr Hector R	2.003	121	15
75	Milan Gerardo	1.994	82	8
76	Nunez Anthony Y	1.979	66	7
77	Bowman Adam	1.970	76	7
78	Rodriguez Victor	1.958	88	5
79	Coa Keiber J	1.951	52	7
80	Rodriguezcastro LA	1.866	56	7
81	Pedroza Brian	1.826	44	7
82	Scampton Brittany	1.813	55	3
83	Davis Katie	1.757	52	5
84	Whitney Dana G	1.731	73	4
85	Rivera Javier	1.702	46	6
86	Labarre Rebecca G	1.684	59	6
87	Delgado Carlos J	1.587	130	11
88	Schneider Joseph	1.570	67	5
89	Whisman Avery	1.559	110	8
90	Castillo Isaac	1.503	97	6
91	Whitacre Grant	1.482	31	4
92	Mena Raul	1.478	95	9
93	Morales Kelvin O	1.432	104	6
94	Simpson Jason	1.392	98	5
95	Panaijo Jorge	1.341	51	2
96	Rivera Edwin	1.273	89	4
97	Villa-Gomez Huber	1.241	30	4
98	Corujo Leonardo	1.122	38	3
99	Medina Jaime	0.982	49	2
100	Maragh Romero Ramsay	0.964	48	5
101	Hernandez Carlos J	0.945	91	4
102	Mangalee Navin	0.936	40	3
103	Rosado Roberto J	0.925	48	3
104	Rocha Wladimir	0.921	83	2
105	Spanabel Skyler	0.852	50	3
106	Batista Jose A	0.845	51	3
107	Centeno Daniel	0.841	50	3
108	Flores Jr Laureano	0.838	38	2
109	Hernandez Jann N	0.820	33	3
110	Chaves Manuel	0.811	26	2
111	Salgado Anthony	0.790	56	3
112	Vargas Jr Jorge L	0.767	50	2
113	Lopez Charles C	0.762	29	4
114	Rodriguez Edilberto	0.755	30	2
115	Bisono John	0.744	25	3
116	Davis Jacqueline A	0.692	50	2
117	Halliday Vince	0.676	48	2
118	Betancourt Jose R	0.636	48	1
119	Berticelli Lucas E	0.634	53	2
120	Marrero Carlos	0.439	61	1
121	Lopez Erick	0.340	20	1
122	Rojas Jose F	0.272	46	1
123	Rojas Jose F	0.256	41	1
124	Garcia Wilfredo J	0.240	21	1

Laurel Park cancels all weekend racing
Laurel Park will cancel all three days of live racing this weekend, and its three Saturday stakes will return as extras for Friday, Nov. 29.

There are just two newcomers to the Top 10 versus last week’s list. They are Alexander Crispin and Trevor McCarthy. The former has steadily been putting together a good apprentice campaign at Delaware Park, while the latter is among the top jockeys at four different regional tracks and was on an absolute hot streak at Colonial Downs before testing positive for Covid-19. He’s expected back in action August 27.

TOP MIDLANTIC TRAINER STANDINGS

RANK	TRAINER	RATINGS POINTS	STARTS	WINS
1	Houghton T Bernard B	5.182	51	15
2	Farrior Anthony	5.008	50	19
3	Perkins Jr Benjamin W	4.788	21	10
4	McKee John D	4.606	67	18
5	Kulp Brandon L	4.175	44	14
6	Casey James W	4.168	49	11
7	Robb John J	3.949	58	14
8	Demasi K A	3.876	75	17
9	Stidham Michael	3.841	41	10
10	Coker Jr Gerald A	3.766	34	6
11	Huston Rory K	3.758	44	6
12	Shanley Timothy	3.643	36	6
13	Robertson McLean	3.568	50	13
14	Russell Brittany	3.476	32	9
15	Breen Kelly J	3.473	52	14
16	Kreiser Timothy C	3.463	56	14
17	Casey John A	3.434	57	10
18	Hollendorfer Jerry	3.404	27	9
19	Vega Richard	3.394	27	6
20	Motion H Graham	3.332	29	6
21	Pecoraro Anthony	3.306	25	8
22	Rubley Kelly	3.294	43	8
23	Figgins III Ollie L	3.238	71	16
24	Dilodovico Damon R	3.236	61	13
25	Salvaggio Mark V	3.230	37	9
26	Pickett Crystal G	3.196	49	8
27	Camejo Jose M	3.178	36	7
28	Ness Jamie	3.173	240	57
29	Vazquez Juan C	3.148	54	9
30	Walters David	3.147	36	6
31	McBurney Patrick B	3.130	43	6
32	Whylie Herold O	3.078	26	7
33	Trombetta Michael J	3.049	60	9
34	Merryman Ann W	3.049	36	4
35	Servis John C	3.034	27	7
36	Potts Wayne	3.029	85	14
37	Lynch Cathal A	3.021	41	8
38	Brown Chad C	3.005	18	7
39	Runco Jeff C	2.963	144	27
40	Grams Timothy C	2.943	51	10
41	Gonzalez Claudio A	2.869	183	32
42	Simoff Andrew L	2.829	20	7
43	Pino Michael V	2.824	46	9
44	Graci Kimberly A	2.780	55	10
45	Dini Michael	2.777	35	8
46	Farro Patricia	2.746	68	11
47	Reid Mark J	2.666	22	7
48	Ferreira Fernando	2.657	17	3
49	Contreras Javier	2.589	79	10
50	Diaz Jorge	2.520	37	6
51	Cibelli Jane	2.482	31	7
52	McMahon Hugh I	2.465	56	8
53	Mcmahon Demelza	2.453	30	6
54	Keefe Timothy L	2.447	31	4
55	Capuano Dale	2.445	49	8
56	Carlisle John C	2.432	46	9
57	Corrales Jose	2.375	58	10
58	Caison Jody L	2.310	33	5
59	Lucas Anthony	2.269	31	5
60	Smith Hamilton A	2.255	58	5
61	Schoenthal Phil	2.254	34	3
62	Gaudet Lacey	2.250	40	4
63	Sanchez-Salomon R	2.249	38	6
64	O'Dwyer Jeremiah	2.225	33	5
65	Martin Silvio L	2.202	28	4
66	Delgado Jose H	2.178	48	9
67	Gorham Michael E	2.175	29	5
68	Coletti Jr Edward J	2.171	34	3
69	Velazquez Daniel	2.151	29	6
70	Mancilla Carlos A	2.148	37	2
71	Stites Flint W	2.126	50	5
72	Milian Carlos J	2.108	34	5
73	Brown Ronney W	2.105	132	16
74	Kravets Bruce M	2.065	45	6
75	Magee Kieron	1.988	58	8
76	Hogan William J	1.973	18	2
77	Bennett Gerald S	1.929	29	4
78	Johnston Robert JW	1.906	21	5
79	Lake Scott A	1.905	87	9
80	Mcclellan Erin C	1.890	34	4
81	Reynolds Joan A	1.880	30	5
82	Klesaris Steve	1.878	23	4
83	Linder Jr Louis C	1.858	44	7
84	Carvajal Jr Luis	1.840	39	5
85	Rodriguez Paige	1.822	17	3
86	Tobin Edwin L	1.814	46	3
87	Potts Jr Ron G	1.778	27	3
88	Reid Jr Robert E	1.755	23	3
89	Albright George R	1.736	23	3
90	Sweezey J Kent	1.711	28	5
91	Spina Chuck	1.683	34	3
92	White Donald R	1.677	29	2
93	Stehr Joseph P	1.671	29	2
94	Obed-Letts Keturah E	1.615	37	3
95	Sacco Gregory D	1.544	22	3
96	Guerrero Juan Carlos	1.540	26	3
97	Salvaggio Jr M W	1.516	25	2
98	Soto Carlos	1.515	25	4
99	Taylor Joseph	1.514	47	5
100	Joy Kevin J	1.503	33	4
101	Compton Greg	1.501	19	4
102	Dominguez Mario A	1.345	32	3
103	Collins Timothy M	1.320	43	2
104	Stephens John D	1.218	21	2
105	Madrigal Sr Rodrigo	1.214	26	2
106	Moore Michael M	1.194	19	2
107	Cronk Samuel F	1.165	27	2
108	Bailes W Robert	1.138	33	2
109	Guerrero J Guadalupe	1.099	22	2
110	O'Connell Kathleen	1.099	20	3
111	Allen III A Ferris	1.097	41	2
112	Correa Jr Alex A	1.037	38	3
113	Delacour Arnaud	1.025	17	2
114	Serey Jr Mario	0.903	32	2
115	Gaffney Hubert	0.874	17	2
116	Galvan Baltazar	0.838	28	2
117	Sinnefia Paulina	0.775	17	2
118	Bennett Dale	0.774	18	3
119	Mazza Joseph W	0.741	21	1
120	Caruso Nick Joseph	0.710	20	2
121	Morrow Shaun C	0.702	17	2
122	Jones Jr Michael E	0.680	50	2
123	Boggs M Joanna	0.669	33	1
124	Bobadilla Jose F	0.522	43	1
125	Mosco Robert	0.513	29	1
126	St Lewis Uriah	0.505	21	1
127	Ryan Derek S	0.505	26	1
128	Pimental John I	0.444	25	1
129	Einhorn Skip	0.402	40	1
130	Oliva Robert	0.399	20	1

“Bittersweet moment” as Hessica hits retirement
Two-time WVBC Cavada winner Hessica couldn’t get one last win, settling for second November 9, but she’s had quite a career for owner-trainer Kristy Petty.

While the jockey rankings are relatively stable from last week, there’s been a considerable amount of shuffling in the trainer ranks as compared to a week ago. One trainer, Kevin Patterson(3rd last week), has dropped off the list altogether; he was not among the top 25 trainers by starts at Charles Town through Sunday. Several others remain on the list but have dropped out of the top 10.

Only four of the top 10 were among the top 10 last week. They are Houghton and Farrior at the top, along with John McKee (moving up from sixth to fourth) and Michael Stidham (up from 10th to ninth).

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