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

WHO LEADS LATEST TOP MIDLANTIC JOCKEY, TRAINER RANKS?

*John McKee, center right in brown blazer and holding end of saddle cloth. Photo by Coady Photography.*

Joe Bravo continues to win – four times in 12 starts this past week at Monmouth Park – and continues to maintain a narrow advantage over Edwin Gonzalez in our latest Top Midlantic Jockey ratings.

Bravo won a pair on each of the two days of the racing weekend at the Shore 5.207 points. That enabled him to hold off Gonzalez, who won with five of 13 starters at his Penn National base – including four of nine on September 16 – and has 4.994 points.

Meanwhile, there was some shuffling on the trainer side, as John McKee won with four of 11 starters at Charles Town, including stakes wins with Bridging the Gap and Theladyistrue, to grab first place with 5.026 points. Chad Brown, 12-for-36 at Monmouth Park, is second with 4.545 points.

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 jockeys or trainers at that track.

The formula also includes 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.

The average ranking score for all trainers is 2.447 points; for jockeys, it’s 2.603. In all, 255 trainers qualified for inclusion, as did 144 jockeys.

The rankings incorporate every rider and trainer at each track at which he or she had made at least 12 starts and won at least one race.

The list includes racing action from May 15 through September 20. It includes racing from Laurel Park, Delaware Park, Monmouth Park, Parx Racing, Penn National, and Charles Town. Colonial Downs data is incorporated for jockeys only.

TOP MIDLANTIC JOCKEY STANDINGS

RANK	JOCKEY	RATINGS POINTS	WINS	STARTS
1	Bravo Joe	5.207	38	129
2	Gonzalez Edwin	4.994	64	190
3	Bocachica Arnaldo	4.406	73	244
4	Mccarthy Trevor	4.146	65	276
5	Lopez Paco	4.095	49	193
6	Laprida Jeremy	4.024	23	117
7	Hiraldo Christian	4.019	31	172
8	Pennington Frankie	3.937	38	166
9	Crispin Alexander	3.867	43	190
10	Alvarado Jr Roberto E	3.865	26	149
11	Sanchez Mychel J	3.855	52	260
12	Suarez Angel	3.791	47	270
13	Beato Inoel	3.767	28	146
14	Russell Sheldon	3.701	21	110
15	Karamanos Horacio	3.694	42	242
16	Latchman Reshawn	3.694	43	248
17	Peltroche Fredy	3.595	15	112
18	Cedeno Carol	3.513	58	302
19	Castillo Angel	3.484	26	166
20	Pimentel Julian	3.459	26	147
21	Silvera Ruben	3.453	34	204
22	Toledo Jevian	3.422	47	286
23	Acosta J D	3.408	23	156
24	Gallardo Antonio A	3.392	34	184
25	Peterson Ferrin	3.339	40	216
26	Vargas Jr Jorge A	3.336	18	137
27	Thorpe Darius	3.277	26	140
28	Ho Wesley	3.253	27	173
29	Boyce Forest	3.201	22	127
30	Cruz Angel	3.135	28	195
31	Rodriguez Angel R	3.133	25	157
32	Rodriguez Jaime	3.106	34	196
33	Ferrer Jose C	2.975	24	162
34	Diaz Vladimir	2.957	15	104
35	Lopez Antonio	2.888	25	225
36	Marquez Charlie	2.875	37	259
37	Hernandez Julio A	2.868	31	183
38	Chiappe Ricardo	2.821	22	155
39	Almodovar Gerald	2.820	30	193
40	Pedroza Brian	2.815	14	82
41	Gonzalez Silvestre	2.794	18	134
42	Ocasio Luis M	2.716	16	132
43	Conner Tyler	2.693	25	191
44	Wolfsont Andrew	2.682	16	118
45	Cora David	2.667	17	129
46	Perez Xavier	2.663	25	195
47	Otero William P	2.659	16	96
48	Juarez Nik	2.657	23	167
49	Ruiz Jorge	2.656	18	147
50	Diaz Jr Sunday	2.573	29	227
51	Larrosa Gustavo	2.552	16	137
52	Batista Luis A	2.530	23	187
53	Haddock Dexter	2.530	16	163
54	Caballero Hector	2.519	10	78
55	Adorno Abner	2.486	25	213
56	Castillo Isaac	2.427	20	177
57	Gomez Kevin	2.424	14	163
58	Nunez Anthony Y	2.398	12	116
59	Delgado Carlos J	2.378	15	178
60	Diaz Jr Hector R	2.310	28	215
61	Rodriguezcastro LA	2.298	12	93
62	Cintron Alex	2.297	30	264
63	Inirio Maicol J	2.275	15	154
64	Ortiz Yomar Orlando	2.269	14	154
65	Maldonado Ramon R	2.264	13	124
66	Carrasco Victor R	2.233	13	140
67	Rosales Victor	2.227	11	133
68	Mejia Tomas B	2.211	13	133
69	Villegas Jerry	2.203	12	112
70	Davis Katie	2.181	11	66
71	Lynch Feargal	2.141	12	61
72	Hamilton Weston	2.100	12	168
73	Scampton Brittany	2.084	7	90
74	Rosado Roberto J	2.051	8	84
75	Garcia Wilmer A	2.037	12	137
76	Milan Gerardo	2.012	12	126
77	Trotman Keimar	2.010	12	136
78	Rosado Johan	1.997	13	156
79	Centeno Daniel	1.990	11	90
80	Torres Jomar	1.980	14	174
81	Rivera Edwin	1.963	11	150
82	Hernandez Carlos J	1.959	14	158
83	Nguyen Jason	1.955	9	68
84	Spanabel Skyler	1.933	11	112
85	Corujo Leonardo	1.844	8	87
86	Mena Raul	1.838	18	170
87	Lyapustina Tais	1.779	9	77
88	Coa Keiber J	1.740	9	65
89	Whitney Dana G	1.716	8	119
90	Bowman Adam	1.676	8	119
91	Rodriguez Victor	1.656	7	143
92	Medina Jaime	1.648	7	87
93	Flores Jr Laureano	1.617	6	97
94	Glaser Lauralea	1.566	10	32
95	Simpson Jason	1.521	8	134
96	Whisman Avery	1.518	8	110
97	Montanez Rosario	1.506	7	70
98	Montano Jose	1.492	8	44
99	Morales Kelvin O	1.324	7	128
100	Maragh Romero Ramsay	1.312	9	121
101	Labarre Rebecca G	1.296	7	103
102	Rivera Javier	1.268	7	64
103	Panaijo Jorge	1.240	3	84
104	Chaves Manuel	1.231	5	59
105	Gonzalez Jorge Luis	1.195	4	68
106	Marrero Carlos	1.140	6	90
107	Hernandez Jann N	1.137	6	58
108	Rocha Wladimir	1.132	4	102
109	Garcia Luis	1.067	7	43
110	Mangalee Navin	1.048	6	65
111	Garcia Wilfredo J	1.018	5	38
112	Schneider Joseph	1.000	5	67
113	Whitacre Grant	0.978	4	32
114	DeCarlo Christopher P	0.950	4	42
115	Vargas Jr Jorge L	0.944	4	78
116	Betancourt Jose R	0.939	3	75
117	Batista Jose A	0.835	4	74
118	Villa-Gomez Huber	0.818	4	30
119	Rojas Jose F	0.794	4	71
120	Rodriguez Edilberto	0.793	3	47
121	Ocasio Jonathan	0.769	4	53
122	Bisono John	0.723	4	42
123	Evans Cecily	0.721	4	19
124	Rivera Luis D	0.682	3	44
125	Flores Emilio	0.653	3	50
126	Berticelli Lucas E	0.600	3	69
127	Salgado Anthony	0.539	3	67
128	Lopez Charles C	0.514	4	29
129	Lloyd John W	0.497	2	37
130	Halliday Vince	0.466	2	74
131	Davis Jacqueline A	0.465	2	50
132	Correa Julio	0.448	2	65
133	Martinez Erasmo	0.447	3	23
134	Mayhew Glenmore W	0.447	1	22
135	Kay Winston R	0.287	1	19
136	Rivera Jr Jose L	0.286	1	19
137	Baker Christopher J	0.279	1	12
138	Burke Jermaine	0.267	1	30
139	Paz Robert	0.228	1	18
140	Lopez Erick	0.221	1	20
141	Vail James S	0.214	1	17
142	Carrasco Carlos	0.192	1	31
143	Torres Wesley	0.172	1	28
144	Herrera Jacinto R	0.139	1	13

Triple Crown: Preakness tickets punched?
Three weekend stakes offered the winners Preakness Stakes berths and thus could have Triple Crown implications.

Bravo, Gonzalez, and Charles Town-based Arnaldo Bocachica (4.406 points) remain one-two-three in the Jockey rankings, while Trevor McCarthy, 10^th a week ago, made a big jump to fourth with 4.146 points.

McCarthy won with five of 15 starters at Laurel Park during the racing week, including three of five on September 19, to make the move. Joining him in the upwardly mobile category was Paco Lopez, who jumped from 11^th a week ago to fifth this week after winning with four of 16 starters at Monmouth and finishing in the money six other times. He has 4.095 points.

The jump by Lopez – the only newcomer to the top 10 – pushed Mychel Sanchez down to 11^th. Sanchez, who won with three of 22 starters at Parx Racing, has 3.855 points and is just behind 10^th-place Delaware Park-based Roberto Alvarado, Jr.

With the shuffling, every operating track in the region is represented among the top 10 jockeys.

TOP MIDLANTIC TRAINER STANDINGS

RANK	TRAINER	RATINGS POINTS	WINS	STARTS
1	McKee John D	5.026	25	96
2	Brown Chad C	4.545	12	36
3	Perkins Jr Benjamin W	4.448	10	35
4	Patterson Kevin S	4.383	16	36
5	Pecoraro Anthony	4.224	12	42
6	Duarte Jr Jorge	4.102	16	61
7	Whylie Herold O	4.011	10	42
8	Farrior Anthony	3.973	30	104
9	Kulp Brandon L	3.954	22	73
10	Breen Kelly J	3.894	29	109
11	Houghton T Bernard B	3.842	17	78
12	Lynch Cathal A	3.823	18	73
13	Huston Rory K	3.796	11	74
14	Wyner Harold	3.794	9	48
15	Reid Mark J	3.771	11	42
16	Robb John J	3.762	20	89
17	Kreiser Timothy C	3.701	26	94
18	Russell Brittany	3.686	11	45
19	Casey James W	3.662	13	67
20	Hollendorfer Jerry	3.649	13	47
21	Ness Jamie	3.643	106	407
22	Cibelli Jane	3.637	10	45
23	Coletti Jr Edward J	3.613	9	63
24	Nunn Douglas	3.552	6	45
25	Shanley Timothy	3.499	8	48
26	Velazquez Daniel	3.464	10	41
27	Stidham Michael	3.423	17	78
28	Preciado Guadalupe	3.395	8	36
29	Vega Richard	3.392	8	52
30	Gorham Michael E	3.383	15	67
31	Servis John C	3.379	9	46
32	Camejo Jose M	3.355	12	59
33	Coker Jr Gerald A	3.328	6	34
34	Robertson McLean	3.284	21	91
35	Keefe Timothy L	3.256	7	43
36	Figgins III Ollie L	3.240	20	93
37	Vazquez Juan C	3.227	14	85
38	Grams Timothy C	3.223	13	69
39	Moore Michael M	3.212	10	60
40	Gonzalez Claudio A	3.205	54	273
41	Runco Jeff C	3.196	43	207
42	Demasi K A	3.181	28	158
43	Salvaggio Mark V	3.135	13	56
44	Sanchez-Salomon R	3.114	11	50
45	Graci Kimberly A	3.110	20	101
46	Trombetta Michael J	3.096	23	132
47	Stites Flint W	3.066	12	86
48	Capuano Gary	3.062	12	71
49	Mcmahon Demelza	3.047	11	50
50	Soto Carlos	3.022	6	40
51	McBurney Patrick B	3.016	13	95
52	Casey John A	3.010	12	76
53	Martin Silvio L	2.988	10	67
54	Carlisle John C	2.982	12	60
55	Pino Michael V	2.979	14	70
56	Pickett Crystal G	2.976	15	96
57	Simoff Andrew L	2.944	8	36
58	Potts Wayne	2.940	20	118
59	Dilodovico Damon R	2.917	16	82
60	Milian Carlos J	2.835	9	56
61	Carvajal Jr Luis	2.828	9	58
62	Hendriks Richard J	2.814	7	33
63	Motion H Graham	2.805	6	37
64	Smith Hamilton A	2.772	11	88
65	Madrigal Sr Rodrigo	2.713	6	37
66	Corrales Jose	2.709	15	85
67	Sacco Gregory D	2.668	6	43
68	Johnston Robert JW	2.657	7	32
69	Eubanks Annette M	2.653	6	20
70	Bennett Gerald S	2.621	9	61
71	Mcclellan Erin C	2.590	8	50
72	Brown Ronney W	2.574	24	177
73	Galvan Baltazar	2.568	6	40
74	Margotta Jr Anthony R	2.538	5	20
75	Rubley Kelly	2.494	8	55
76	Diaz Jorge	2.481	8	58
77	Stehr Joseph P	2.480	4	38
78	Contreras Javier	2.476	12	103
79	Lucas Anthony	2.469	6	40
80	Guerrero Juan Carlos	2.448	6	47
81	Hogan William J	2.448	3	38
82	Magee Kieron	2.445	17	93
83	Ramosagosto Miguel	2.428	4	34
84	Salazar Marco P	2.424	4	19
85	Farro Patricia	2.410	15	123
86	Capuano Dale	2.406	17	99
87	O'Connell Kathleen	2.391	7	41
88	Ferreira Fernando	2.391	3	29
89	Walters David	2.378	6	50
90	Salzman Jr John E	2.350	6	28
91	Craig Jr Lewis E	2.350	6	33
92	Delacour Arnaud	2.343	8	58
93	Schoenthal Phil	2.325	5	51
94	Lake Scott A	2.314	17	144
95	D'Angelo Ricardo	2.270	8	33
96	Mancilla Carlos A	2.262	5	57
97	Delgado Jose H	2.233	16	88
98	Merryman Ann W	2.221	4	51
99	Rodriguez Paige	2.193	4	29
100	Tessore Bruno	2.182	6	34
101	Mosco Robert	2.137	5	50
102	Posadas Pedro	2.130	5	29
103	McMahon Hugh I	2.114	10	77
104	Reid Jr Robert E	2.107	4	35
105	Salvaggio Jr M W	2.102	4	41
106	Hurley Jack	2.101	7	26
107	Rodriguez Franklin	2.061	4	20
108	Taylor Joseph	2.059	10	83
109	Catalano Jr Michael L	2.058	4	25
110	Dominguez Mario A	2.034	6	56
111	Kravets Bruce M	2.033	11	88
112	Klesaris Steve	2.031	6	49
113	Guerrero J Guadalupe	2.025	5	36
114	Ashby Lynn A	2.017	5	46
115	Thomas Jonathan	2.001	6	26
116	O'Dwyer Jeremiah	1.995	6	49
117	Caison Jody L	1.995	5	43
118	Matz Michael R	1.992	5	33
119	Bouchard Leslye G	1.988	3	21
120	Allen Jeffrey S	1.979	4	28
121	McAllen John P	1.974	4	44
122	Albright George R	1.968	4	36
123	Joy Kevin J	1.967	8	52
124	Shuman Mark	1.945	5	22
125	Dini Michael	1.898	9	65
126	Rideouttii Anthony M	1.897	5	28
127	Perez Ernesto	1.884	3	15
128	Gaudet Lacey	1.884	6	63
129	Eppler Mary E	1.882	5	27
130	Servis J Tyler	1.876	5	16
131	Compton Greg	1.831	6	23
132	Hemingway Ian	1.773	4	22
133	Beattie Todd M	1.771	4	20
134	Ortega Leopoldo M	1.767	5	34
135	Delgado Jorge	1.761	6	19
136	Linder Jr Louis C	1.749	9	73
137	Allen Randy	1.748	3	21
138	Davis Russell E	1.738	4	28
139	Reynolds Joan A	1.732	5	37
140	Potts Jr Ron G	1.725	3	38
141	Elamri Hassan	1.701	3	18
142	Serey Jr Mario	1.695	4	43
143	Santangelo Brett T	1.664	3	17
144	White Donald R	1.635	2	42
145	Viands Stacey R	1.635	5	26
146	Manchio Linda L	1.621	4	24
147	Sweezey J Kent	1.618	6	53
148	Groves Janice	1.618	3	12
149	Stephens John D	1.613	3	29
150	St Lewis Uriah	1.611	3	34
151	Jones Jr Michael E	1.552	4	64
152	Moreno-Barban L	1.544	4	22
153	Jones Carl C	1.541	3	22
154	Schneider Geoffrey L	1.532	4	13
155	Tobin Edwin L	1.530	3	59
156	Allen III A Ferris	1.519	4	61
157	Mangual Manolo	1.513	3	31
158	Doran Carl	1.502	3	12
159	Hanagan Lela G	1.501	4	17
160	Bailes W Robert	1.481	4	47
161	McMullen Marilyn G	1.461	3	15
162	Flores-Coba Felix L	1.457	3	27
163	Cooney Susan S	1.450	2	29
164	Collins Timothy M	1.450	3	54
165	Hawthorne Bobbi Anne	1.447	3	17
166	Boggs M Joanna	1.445	3	39
167	Downie Lofflin	1.443	2	15
168	Alsbrookiii Joseph B	1.435	3	30
169	Arriaga Antonio	1.422	3	20
170	Jenkins Rodney	1.417	3	24
171	Voss Katharine M	1.409	3	19
172	Pyke Joseph	1.406	2	35
173	Weeks Michael Lee	1.399	3	20
174	Aguirre Anthony	1.395	3	23
175	Obed-Letts Keturah E	1.374	3	49
176	Greaves Vernon	1.325	3	21
177	Solis Jacinto	1.321	3	17
178	Sillaman Richard P	1.310	3	21
179	McMahon W Thomas	1.290	2	16
180	Betancourt Jr Eli	1.288	3	36
181	Correa Jr Alex A	1.283	4	48
182	Pennella Rhea M	1.278	3	40
183	Haynes Ernest M	1.274	4	26
184	Riviezzo Ralph R	1.267	2	33
185	Dollinger-Stehr L	1.264	3	25
186	Bennett Dale	1.262	5	31
187	Adams Douglas S	1.258	3	20
188	Clark Tom A	1.257	4	16
189	Abrams Ronald B	1.240	3	21
190	Martinez Alexander	1.226	3	16
191	Englehart Jeffrey S	1.220	4	19
192	Lawrence II James L	1.200	3	15
193	Hills Timothy A	1.194	3	24
194	Albert Linda L	1.189	2	19
195	Graham Robin L	1.188	2	27
196	Spina Chuck	1.186	3	55
197	Maymo Alejandro	1.167	2	24
198	Sheppard Jonathan E	1.164	3	15
199	Castillo Michelle	1.158	2	20
200	Viands Gregory	1.140	2	22
201	Morrow Shaun C	1.137	3	24
202	Cronk Samuel F	1.135	2	37
203	Schottroffe Edward T	1.132	3	14
204	Aylor Jr William L	1.121	2	26
205	Ippolito Mark	1.103	2	22
206	Castellano Abel A	1.086	3	28
207	Simmonds Michael A	1.084	2	23
208	Brown Jr Howard R	1.070	2	31
209	Keller Christopher M	1.059	2	17
210	Velazquez Alfredo	1.035	2	20
211	Pearce Penny	1.032	2	22
212	Geralis Emanuel J	1.025	3	23
213	Zalalas Michael	1.013	2	54
214	Dotolo David	0.998	1	16
215	Bobadilla Jose F	0.998	3	71
216	Frock Charles L	0.988	2	34
217	Caruso Nick Joseph	0.983	3	33
218	Hedus William C	0.975	2	14
219	Allard Edward T	0.949	2	20
220	Martinez Joey A	0.940	2	38
221	Rodriguez Jose S	0.925	3	23
222	Perez Elisha	0.918	1	17
223	Butts Mike E	0.906	3	22
224	Serey Juan	0.898	1	24
225	Ingram Adam L	0.894	3	36
226	Barber Donald C	0.881	2	15
227	Synnefias Dimitrios K	0.871	3	18
228	McCaslin John S	0.869	2	20
229	Owens Jr Eddie	0.853	2	21
230	Campbell Marshall T	0.845	2	16
231	Ryan Derek S	0.839	2	44
232	Vera Miguel	0.823	3	14
233	Clagett Christine F	0.810	2	16
234	Gaffney Hubert	0.801	2	19
235	Krebs Steven	0.781	1	18
236	Wilson Tony	0.779	2	28
237	Oliva Robert	0.708	2	34
238	Sinnefia Paulina	0.704	2	22
239	Hussey David A	0.700	2	15
240	Casey Stephen M	0.687	2	12
241	Stahlin John L	0.680	2	17
242	Carrasco Jr Victor	0.678	2	24
243	Johnson Dewayne C	0.674	2	20
244	Pimental John I	0.656	2	44
245	Rodriguez John M	0.635	2	16
246	Dunham Bernard G	0.634	2	13
247	Einhorn Skip	0.613	2	63
248	Nicholson Jr James E	0.611	1	27
249	Aristone Philip T	0.571	1	22
250	Gallimore Trevor	0.554	1	50
251	Chacon Gustavo	0.550	1	26
252	Houghton Roy D	0.486	1	16
253	Geist David W	0.452	1	22
254	Shea Timothy H	0.368	1	25
255	Beattie Cody	0.355	1	18

“Something from Grandmother” helps Post Time win Carter
Family connections abounded as Post Time won the Carter, and owner Ellen Charles thinks her star may get a little bit extra from that.

On the trainer side, each of the top seven in the rankings was among the top eight last week, but at the bottom of the top group are three newcomers: Anthony Farrior, Brandon Kulp, and Kelly Breen.

They replace James Casey, Mark Reid, and Bernie Houghton. Casey went 0-for-7 during the racing week to drop to 19^th place overall, while Reid is in 15^th after an 0-of-3 ledger and Houghton (1-for-8 at Penn National) is in 11^th.

Farrior moved up from 11^th to 8^th with 3.973 points. He has 30 wins from 104 starters at Charles Town and Laurel. Kulp won with three of eight starters at his Penn National base to move from 12^th to ninth with 3.954 points. And Breen won with three of 12 starters to improve his point total to 3.894, good for 10^th overall.

Five of six operating tracks are represented in the top 10 with trainers doing the bulk of their work. While two of the top 10 — Farrior and Jorge Duarte, Jr. — have sufficient Laurel Park starts to qualify there, the highest rated trainer primarily racing there is Cal Lynch, who’s 12^th with 3.823 points.

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