Charles Town: Latest jockey and trainer stats
The Biz- June 4, 2025
We catch up on the latest jockey and trainer statistics from Charles Town Races. Who’s hot (and not)?
We break it down: total wins, percentage of purse money earned, added wins, and, new this week, wins in most recent 50 starts (jockeys) or 25 starts (trainers).
The numbers:
JOCKEY TOP 10 WINS
Marshall Mendez and Arnaldo Bocachica both went 4-for-10 last week to lead local jockeys in wins… Anthony Mawing, Denis Araujo, and JD Acosta all won twice…Arnaldo Bocachica is winning at a nearly-32% clip; the only other rider in the top 10 by wins above 20% is Angel Cruz (21.05%)…
| Jockey | Starts | Wins | Win % |
| Bocachica Arnaldo | 257 | 82 | 31.91% |
| Mendez Marshall | 219 | 42 | 19.18% |
| Cruz Angel | 171 | 36 | 21.05% |
| Maldonado Christian | 253 | 35 | 13.83% |
| Rodriguez V | 175 | 28 | 16.00% |
| Acosta J D | 231 | 27 | 11.69% |
| Lewis Justin M | 224 | 24 | 10.71% |
| Hiraldo Christian | 182 | 19 | 10.44% |
| Araujo Denis Vicente | 139 | 19 | 13.67% |
| Peltroche F | 121 | 18 | 14.88% |
| Bocachica O | 118 | 18 | 15.25% |
JOCKEY TOP 10 PERCENTAGE OF PURSE EARNED
Some shuffling of the order, but the same 10 riders comprise the top 10 in percentage of purse earned… Arnaldo Bocachica has opened a long lead in this category, as he has in wins… Marshall Mendez moved up a spot on the strength of his four-win week…
| Jockey | Starts | Wins | Pct of purse earned |
| Bocachica Arnaldo | 247 | 78 | 25.19% |
| Lopez Carlos Eduardo | 36 | 7 | 20.02% |
| Reynolds L C | 75 | 17 | 19.49% |
| Trotman Keimar | 15 | 2 | 18.76% |
| Whitacre Grant | 27 | 5 | 18.68% |
| Cruz Angel | 166 | 35 | 18.01% |
| Mendez Marshall | 209 | 38 | 18.01% |
| Latchman Reshawn | 110 | 16 | 15.53% |
| Rodriguez V | 165 | 27 | 15.18% |
| Bocachica O | 118 | 18 | 15.13% |
JOCKEY TOP 10 BY ADDED WINS
Victor Rodriguez maintains a clear lead over Angel Cruz in added wins, comparing a rider’s actual wins to what the odds of his or her starters would have predicted, with Fredy Peltroche in third… Arnaldo Bocachica is now clearly in fourth and well ahead of the rest… Luis Batista, 2-for-4 last week, moved into the top 10… The full range is 10.20 to (-11.28)…
| Jockey | Starts | Wins | Added wins |
| Rodriguez V | 175 | 28 | 10.20 |
| Cruz Angel | 171 | 36 | 8.23 |
| Peltroche F | 121 | 18 | 5.61 |
| Bocachica Arnaldo | 257 | 82 | 4.43 |
| Reynolds L C | 79 | 17 | 2.35 |
| Cullum W | 46 | 6 | 2.24 |
| Mawing M A | 73 | 10 | 2.09 |
| Bocachica Abnel J | 110 | 11 | 1.60 |
| Lewis Justin M | 224 | 24 | 1.14 |
| Batista Luis A | 49 | 6 | 0.88 |
JOCKEY TOP 10 BY WINS IN THEIR LAST 50 STARTS
This simply looks at the number of wins each jockey has posted in his or her last 50 starts… 27 riders qualify, having made at least 50 starts at the meet…
| Jockey | Wins in last 50 starts |
| Bocachica Arnaldo | 17 |
| Reynolds L C | 12 |
| Peltroche F | 11 |
| Mendez Marshall | 11 |
| Cruz Angel | 11 |
| Rodriguez V | 10 |
| Araujo Denis Vicente | 9 |
| Thorpe Darius | 8 |
| Mawing M A | 8 |
| Latchman Reshawn | 8 |
| Ho Wesley | 8 |
TRAINERS TOP 10 BY WINS
Jeff Runco (3-for-9) and Anthony Farrior (3-for-6) led the way last week at Charles Town, with Kent Knudsen, Kevin Joy, Ronney Brown, and Jean Adorno all winning twice… Farrior has won nine of his last 25 and now leads Ronney Brown by five wins, with Jeff Runco another five back… Javier Contreras is in fourth but, with 23 wins, is 18 behind Runco…
| Trainer | Starts | Wins | Win Pct. |
| Farrior Anthony | 222 | 51 | 22.97% |
| Brown Ronney W | 251 | 46 | 18.33% |
| Runco Jeff C | 146 | 41 | 28.08% |
| Contreras Javier | 130 | 23 | 17.69% |
| Jones Michael E Jr | 241 | 22 | 9.13% |
| Grams Timothy C | 105 | 20 | 19.05% |
| Joy Kevin J | 84 | 15 | 17.86% |
| Shanley Timothy | 116 | 12 | 10.34% |
| Knudsen Kent | 76 | 12 | 15.79% |
| Peltroche Vanessa | 61 | 10 | 16.39% |
| Mangual Manolo | 41 | 10 | 24.39% |
| Gazzier Kristy | 43 | 10 | 23.26% |
TRAINERS TOP 10 BY PERCENTAGE OF PURSE EARNED
Anthony Farrior, Kristy Gazzier, and Jeff Runco remain the only trainers in the top 10 in both wins and percentage of purse earned…
| Trainer | Starts | Wins | Pct of purse |
| Magee Kieron | 18 | 7 | 28.93% |
| Martinez Joseph A | 11 | 3 | 28.90% |
| Murdock Stephen | 23 | 6 | 24.01% |
| Gazzier Kristy | 43 | 10 | 22.75% |
| Reynolds Joan A | 22 | 7 | 22.61% |
| Runco Jeff C | 146 | 41 | 21.43% |
| Deiter Kelly Lynn | 28 | 6 | 21.35% |
| Farrior Anthony | 222 | 51 | 20.84% |
| Brown Kelton | 15 | 4 | 19.87% |
| Kreiser Timothy C | 13 | 3 | 19.66% |
TRAINER TOP 10 BY ADDED WINS
Jeff Runco has more than double the number of any other trainer in added wins, comparing a trainer’s actual wins to what the odds of his or her starters would have predicted… Kent Knudsen (2-for-6 last week) and Ronney Brown (2-for-7) are both new to the top 10, while Vanessa Peltroche (1-for-2) moved up the list… The range of all trainers is 10.24 to (-7.92)…
| Trainer | Starts | Wins | Added wins |
| Runco Jeff C | 146 | 41 | 10.24 |
| Mangual Manolo | 41 | 10 | 4.01 |
| Atkins Michael G | 53 | 8 | 3.80 |
| Reynolds Joan A | 22 | 7 | 3.32 |
| Peltroche Vanessa | 61 | 10 | 3.04 |
| Knudsen Kent | 76 | 12 | 3.03 |
| Jackson Sherry L | 26 | 5 | 2.98 |
| Collins Tim | 31 | 6 | 2.95 |
| Magee Kieron | 18 | 7 | 2.83 |
| Brown Ronney W | 251 | 46 | 2.68 |
TRAINER TOP 10 BY WINS IN THEIR LAST 25 STARTS
This simply looks at the number of wins each trainer has posted in his or her last 25 starts… 44 trainers have made at least 25 starts at the meet…
| Trainer | Wins in last 25 starts |
| Farrior Anthony | 9 |
| Joy Kevin J | 7 |
| Runco Jeff C | 6 |
| Haynes Ernest M | 6 |
| Collins Tim | 6 |
| Walters David L | 5 |
| Sanderson Wade S | 5 |
| McKee Cynthia E | 5 |
| Mangual Manolo | 5 |
| Jackson Sherry L | 5 |
| Hanagan Lela G | 5 |
| Deiter Kelly Lynn | 5 |
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