With three racing weekends in the books at the current Laurel Park meet, it’s fair to say this meet’s going pretty well for trainer Horacio De Paz and jockey JG Torrealba.

The Racing Biz analyzed the performance of each rider and trainer versus the takeout-adjusted odds on their runners. Each jockey’s and trainer’s wins were compared to their expected wins. We include only jockeys that have made at least 10 starts at the meet and trainers that have made at least five…

Horacio De Paz has won with five of eight starters at the meet to date. That’s a 62.5% strike rate (!) and equates to 11.09 wins above expectations per 25 starts. No other trainer is above 3.13 wins above expectations/25 starts…

Trainers Jamie Ness and Kieron Magee are tied for the top spot in wins at the meet. Both have six, with Magee’s coming in 21 starts (1.41 wins above expectations/25 starts) and Ness’s in 32 starts (-0.85)…

Other trainers in the top tier for wins above expectations include Mario Serey (3.13), Graham Motion (2.96), Bonnie Lucas (2.58), and Michael Gorham (2.30)…

Twenty-nine trainers have made more than five starts at the meet, and 11 of those have won more often than their odds would have predicted…

To see the full list of trainers in Maryland and their wins above expectations for the year to date, check our Handicapping page…

De Paz has pulled in 39% of available purse money in his eight Laurel starts at the meet, which is easily the highest percentage of any trainer. He’s followed by Gorham (27.6%), Magee (23.4%), John Robb (22.2%), and Ness (20.9%)…

Eight trainers that have made more than five starts are winless at the meet, with Rudy Sanchez-Salomon’s 12 starts the most among winless trainers. Anthony Farrior (0-for-7) is at -5.17 wins above expectations/25 starts, the lowest rate in the last three weeks…

MARYLAND TRAINERS: WHO’S HOT NOW?

Trainer	Wins above expectations/25 starts	Starts	Wins
De Paz Horacio	11.09	8	5
Serey Mario Jr	3.13	22	5
Motion H Graham	2.96	8	2
Lucas Bonnie	2.58	10	2
Gorham Michael E	2.30	9	3
Keefe Timothy L	2.07	6	1
Robb John J	2.00	20	5
Mcmahon Hugh I	1.66	12	2
Magee Kieron	1.41	21	6

Among riders, JG Torrealba has won 15 races to start the meet, giving him a three-win advantage over both Jevian Toledo and Jaime Rodriguez, each with 12…

Torrealba has won at a rate that exceeds expectations by 5.79 wins per 50 starts. That’s second overall…

The leader in wins above expectations is Tais Lyapustina. She’s 3-for-11 to start the meet, which equates to 9.14 wins above expectations/50 starts. The rest of the top five includes Torrealba, Toledo, Jorge Hernandez (3.42), and Raul Mena (3.39)…

Four of the 22 riders to make 10 or more starts in the last three weeks have gone winless during that period. Those were Johan Rosado, Yomar Ortiz, Jean Briceno, and Andres Chavez…

To see the full year-to-date stats of Maryland riders, check our Handicapping page…

Torrealba has taken 24.0% of available purse moneys during his races, the highest percentage of any rider. He’s followed by Toledo (21.0%), Lyapustina (20.3%), Jaime Rodriguez (19.9%), and Mena (17.9%)…

MARYLAND JOCKEYS: WHO’S HOT NOW?

Jockey	Wins above expectations/50 starts	Starts	Wins
Lyapustina Tais	9.14	11	3
Torrealba JG	5.79	49	15
Toledo Jevian	5.07	41	12
Hernandez Jorge F	3.42	18	3
Mena Raul E	3.39	24	5
Alvelo Jean C	2.73	13	2

CHECK OUT THE LATEST OFF TO THE RACES RADIO!