Laurel Park: Latest jockey and trainer stats
Jaime Rodriguez has seized control of the Laurel Park winter meet jockey standings, while the husband-and-wife duo of jockey Sheldon Russell and trainer Brittany Russell are posting stellar stats of their own.
Rodriguez has 21 wins at the meet, seven more than Sheldon Russell and JG Torrealba, who are tied for second. Sheldon Russell is winning at nearly a 36% clip (14-for-39), while Brittany Russell is doing even a bit better, at 39% (16-for-41).
The numbers:
JOCKEY TOP 10 WINS
Rodriguez didn’t have a great week by his standards — 2-for-16 — but he still enjoys a solid edge on his nearest competitors… Sheldon Russell was 4-for-8 last week, while Torrealba also won four times… Four riders have 10 or more starts and remain winless…
Jockey | Starts | Wins | Win Pct |
Rodriguez Jamie | 89 | 21 | 23.60% |
Torrealba JG | 91 | 14 | 15.38% |
Russell Sheldon | 39 | 14 | 35.90% |
Sanchez Mychel J | 41 | 9 | 21.95% |
Mena Raul E | 38 | 8 | 21.05% |
Boyce Forest | 25 | 8 | 32.00% |
Toledo Jevian | 65 | 7 | 10.77% |
Hamilton Weston | 65 | 6 | 9.23% |
Cruz Angel | 59 | 5 | 8.47% |
Briceno Jean Gregor | 41 | 5 | 12.20% |
JOCKEY TOP 10 PERCENTAGE OF PURSE EARNED
Forest Boyce finished in the money on four of five mounts last week, including a win aboard Barbadian Runner in the Miracle Wood Stakes, to maintain a slight edge over Sheldon Russell in percentate of purse earned… Torrealba’s relatively high standing is powered in part by 37 second- and third-place finishes, to go with his 14 wins…
Jockey | Starts | Wins | PctPurseEarned |
Boyce Forest | 25 | 8 | 25.75% |
Russell Sheldon | 39 | 14 | 25.03% |
Hernandez Julio A | 18 | 4 | 21.28% |
Sanchez Mychel J | 41 | 9 | 19.16% |
Torrealba JG | 91 | 14 | 19.16% |
Rodriguez Jamie | 89 | 21 | 18.05% |
Mena Raul E | 38 | 8 | 17.11% |
Araujo Denis Vicente | 22 | 3 | 16.65% |
Lyapustina Tais | 25 | 4 | 15.21% |
Perez Xavier | 38 | 4 | 14.54% |
JOCKEY TOP 10 BY WINS ABOVE EXPECTATIONS
Boyce continues to own a solid advantage in wins above expectations — that is, comparing the rider’s actual number of wins to what the odds of their mounts would have predicted… She’s followed by Raul Mena, who won twice with seven starters last week… The range of all riders if 4.12 to (-3.64)…
Jockey | Starts | Wins | Wins above expectations |
Boyce Forest | 25 | 8 | 4.12 |
Mena Raul E | 38 | 8 | 2.96 |
Russell Sheldon | 39 | 14 | 1.82 |
Hernandez Julio A | 18 | 4 | 1.31 |
Sanchez Mychel J | 41 | 9 | 1.31 |
Lyapustina Tais | 25 | 4 | 0.69 |
Briceno Jean Gregor | 41 | 5 | 0.58 |
Araujo Denis Vicente | 22 | 3 | 0.36 |
Rodriguez Jamie | 89 | 21 | 0.32 |
Del Fabbro Sara | 24 | 2 | 0.25 |
TRAINERS TOP 10 BY WINS
At some point, Brittany Russell will probably cool off a bit, but it wasn’t last week, as she won three times on Sunday and four times from seven starters overall to move into first all by herself, with Jamie Ness three back… Gary Capuano moved into the top 10 with four wins after a week in which he sent out six runners and all six finished in the money, including two winners…
Trainer | Starts | Wins | Win Pct |
Russell Brittany T | 41 | 16 | 39.02% |
Ness Jamie | 52 | 13 | 25.00% |
Mcmahon Hugh I | 45 | 7 | 15.56% |
Magee Kieron | 44 | 7 | 15.91% |
Gorham Michael E | 25 | 7 | 28.00% |
Sanchez-Salomon Rodolfo | 43 | 6 | 13.95% |
Corrales Jose | 45 | 6 | 13.33% |
Lynch Cathal | 18 | 4 | 22.22% |
Farrior Anthony | 15 | 4 | 26.67% |
Capuano Gary A | 14 | 4 | 28.57% |
TRAINERS TOP 10 BY PERCENTAGE OF PURSE EARNED
Brittany Russell and Gary Capuano are both among the top three trainers in percentage of purse earned — Capuano has been in the money in 12 of 14 starts — but it’s Henry Walters who currently leads this list. That’s because his Barbadian Runner has won two $100,000 stakes — the only starts Walters had made for more than $30k…
Trainer | Starts | Wins | PctPurseEarned |
Walters Henry | 9 | 2 | 33.93% |
Capuano Gary A | 14 | 4 | 30.15% |
Russell Brittany T | 41 | 16 | 26.11% |
Bailes W Robert | 10 | 2 | 21.99% |
Gorham Michael E | 25 | 7 | 20.15% |
Milosevic Milan | 8 | 2 | 19.75% |
Farrior Anthony | 15 | 4 | 19.22% |
Salzman John E Jr | 9 | 2 | 18.97% |
Ness Jamie | 52 | 13 | 18.35% |
Trombetta Michael J | 21 | 3 | 17.72% |
TRAINER TOP 10 BY WINS ABOVE EXPECTATIONS
Michael Gorham won twice with four starters last week (and was in the money the other two starts) to move up to the top in wins above expectations, with Brittany Russell his nearest pursuer… Hugh McMahon, the leader last week, drops to third after a winless weekend… The range is from 3.18 to (-3.06)…
Trainer | Starts | Wins | Wins above expectations |
Gorham Michael E | 25 | 7 | 3.18 |
Russell Brittany T | 41 | 16 | 2.50 |
Mcmahon Hugh I | 45 | 7 | 1.68 |
Corrales Jose | 45 | 6 | 1.18 |
Farrior Anthony | 15 | 4 | 1.07 |
Walters Henry | 9 | 2 | 1.02 |
Gaudet Lacey | 17 | 3 | 0.70 |
Capuano Gary A | 14 | 4 | 0.61 |
Salazar Marco | 8 | 1 | 0.54 |
Milosevic Milan | 8 | 2 | 0.49 |
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