The rankings take into account win percentage, earnings per start, and wagering return on investment. Specific to each track, they compare each trainer or jockey to the average at the track, with the higher the score, the better. Trainers and Jockeys who make fewer starts than the average at a given track see their scores reduced to minimize the impact on the standings of a rider who wins with, say, two of four starters.

At Parx, the average trainer score was 2.45, while the average jockey score was 2.62.

Preciado earned 5.04 points. While he didn’t lead the track in any categories, he ranked highly in all of them. The conditioner, who earned his 2000^th win during the season, won with 27 of 96 starters, good for a 28% strike rate that was the second-best among trainers with at least 50 starts.

His wagering return on investment for the season was +17%. That was good for fifth among all trainers with at least 50 starts at the track in 2020 and the highest among trainers who had at least the track average of 72 starts.

Preciado’s runners earned $7,681 per start. That was the second-most of any trainer with at least 72 starts, trailing only John Servis, whose 118 runners at the track earned a per-start average of $8,008.

OVERALL: Preciado was followed in the rankings by wins leader Jamie Ness (4.76 points), Tyler Servis (4.18), Juan Carlos Guerrero (3.95), and Marcos Zulueta (3.75).

WIN PERCENTAGE: Jamie Ness, who led Parx in wins with 109, also led all trainers who started at least 72 times in win percentage. Ness won at a 31% clip to outpace Preciado and Juan Carlos Guerrero (22%). Ness finished with 4.76 points and was second in the rankings.

EARNINGS PER START: John Servis narrowly edged Preciado in the earnings per start category and finished seventh in the overall rankings with 3.65 points. Ness was third among trainers making an average or greater number of starts, followed by Kathleen DeMasi and Guerrero.

WAGERING RETURN ON INVESTMENT: Among trainers who made at least the track average in starts, Preciado led the way, followed by Guerrero (+11%), Donald White (+9%), and Ness (+4%). White finished 27^th overall with 2.30 points.

TRAINER RANKINGS

Sanchez enjoyed a banner year at Parx Racing in 2020, leading the track’s riders in virtually every meaningful category. Unlike the trainer standings, in which conditioners with relatively few starts nevertheless did well, the leading rider standings fairly closely tracked the overall standings.

Sanchez, who registered 4.41 points, led all riders local riders with at least 60 starts – the track average was 88 – with a 21% strike rate after notching 131 wins from 624 starts. He was also third among those with at least 60 starts in wagering ROI, finishing +3%, and second in earnings per start ($5,390).

OVERALL: Sanchez was followed in the overall standings by Ruben Silvera (3.83 points). The next three were closely grouped: Frankie Pennington (3.66), Angel Castillo (3.56), and Angel Rodriguez (3.46).

WIN PERCENTAGE: Among riders with at least 60 starts, Sanchez took top honors in the win percentage category. He was followed by Pennington and Silvera, both at about 19%, with Kyle Frey next at 18%. Frey, who made just 72 starts at the track, finished 13^th overall with 2.52 points.

EARNINGS PER START: Pennington, Sanchez, and Frey were the top three in earnings per start. All three were above $5,100 in that category; no other rider hit the $5,000 mark.

WAGERING ROI: Hector Caballero grabbed the top spot in this category. Caballero, who rode 11% winners at Parx in 2020, nevertheless posted a +14% ROI. He finished eighth overall with 2.77 points. He was followed by Kyle Frey and Mychel Sanchez, both of whom were in slightly positive territory, and Jason Nguyen and Wilfredo Garcia, who were both in slightly negative territory. Nguyen finished 11^th overall with 2.56 points, while Garcia was 26^th with 1.75.

JOCKEY RANKINGS