Laurel Park: Latest jockey and trainer stats
The Biz
July 4, 2025
Laurel Park was in action for three days of live racing this past weekend, and we’re crunching the numbers on jockey and trainer stats: wins, percentage of purse earned, added wins.
Stats are year-to-date in Maryland, including both Laurel and Pimlico, and not meet-specific. Here are the numbers:
JOCKEY TOP 10 WINS
Jaime Rodriguez won four times over the last weekend of the Laurel meet to pace all riders and finish in a four-way tie for the meet lead with 14 wins, and for the year he is far ahead of any other jock in Maryland… Mychel Sanchez, Sheldon Russell, and Horacio Karamanos all won three races, while Ismerio Villalobos, Jorge Ruiz, Yan Rodriguez, Weston Hamilton, and Daniel Centeno won two apiece… 19 different jockeys won at least one race…
| Jockey | Starts | Wins | Win Pct |
| Rodriguez Jamie | 335 | 70 | 20.90% |
| Russell Sheldon | 155 | 47 | 30.32% |
| Toledo Jevian | 257 | 40 | 15.56% |
| Torrealba JG | 275 | 38 | 13.82% |
| Sanchez Mychel J | 182 | 38 | 20.88% |
| Villalobos Ismerio | 158 | 28 | 17.72% |
| Hazlewood Yedsit | 143 | 22 | 15.38% |
| Mena Raul E | 84 | 19 | 22.62% |
| Lyapustina Tais | 124 | 19 | 15.32% |
| Hamilton Weston | 256 | 19 | 7.42% |
| Cruz Angel | 216 | 19 | 8.80% |
| Boyce Forest | 111 | 19 | 17.12% |
JOCKEY TOP 10 PERCENTAGE OF PURSE EARNED
The top 10 by percentage of purse earned among riders who have made at least 15 starts in Maryland this year… Two newcomers to the list are Horacio Karamanos (3-for-17 last week) and John Velazquez (1-for-3)… Seven of the top 10 in this category are also in the top 10 by wins…
| Jockey | Starts | Wins | PctPurseEarned |
| Russell Sheldon | 155 | 47 | 22.51% |
| Bocachica Arnaldo | 31 | 9 | 19.92% |
| Rodriguez Jamie | 335 | 70 | 17.46% |
| Villalobos Ismerio | 158 | 28 | 17.33% |
| Sanchez Mychel J | 182 | 38 | 17.06% |
| Karamanos H A | 51 | 8 | 16.77% |
| Torrealba JG | 275 | 38 | 15.76% |
| Boyce Forest | 111 | 19 | 15.48% |
| Hazlewood Yedsit | 143 | 22 | 15.28% |
| Velazquez J R | 15 | 3 | 14.50% |
JOCKEY TOP 10 BY ADDED WINS
Raul Mena, who did not ride in Maryland last week, retains a solid lead over Sheldon Russell, who is a clear second in added wins, comparing a rider’s actual wins to what the odds of his or her runners would have predicted… Arnaldo Bocachica (1-for-1 last week) is new to the top 10… The range of all riders is 6.89 to (-9.56)…
| Jockey | Starts | Wins | Added wins |
| Mena Raul E | 84 | 19 | 6.89 |
| Russell Sheldon | 155 | 47 | 5.24 |
| Villalobos Ismerio | 158 | 28 | 3.72 |
| Boyce Forest | 111 | 19 | 3.62 |
| Sanchez Mychel J | 182 | 38 | 3.16 |
| Hazlewood Yedsit | 143 | 22 | 3.13 |
| Conner Tyler | 64 | 10 | 2.76 |
| Lyapustina Tais | 124 | 19 | 2.34 |
| Crispin Alexander | 50 | 6 | 1.96 |
| Bocachica Arnaldo | 31 | 9 | 1.61 |
TRAINERS TOP 10 BY WINS
Brittany Russell and Jose Corrales won three each to lead the colony last weekend… Jerry Robb, Jamie Ness, Madison Meyers and Keri Brion each won twice… Russell has a seven-win lead over Ness for the yearlong lead, and she won the just-completed meet with 17 wins… 25 trainers won at least one race…
| Trainer | Starts | Wins | Win Pct |
| Russell Brittany T | 165 | 60 | 36.36% |
| Ness Jamie | 203 | 53 | 26.11% |
| Magee Kieron | 151 | 33 | 21.85% |
| Sanchez-Salomon Rodolfo | 135 | 24 | 17.78% |
| Mcmahon Hugh I | 127 | 21 | 16.54% |
| Corrales Jose | 181 | 19 | 10.50% |
| Gorham Michael E | 62 | 16 | 25.81% |
| Trombetta Michael J | 123 | 15 | 12.20% |
| Farrior Anthony | 68 | 14 | 20.59% |
| Robb John J | 88 | 13 | 14.77% |
| Capuano Gary A | 45 | 13 | 28.89% |
TRAINERS TOP 10 BY PERCENTAGE OF PURSE EARNED
The top 10 in percentage of purse earned (among those with at least 12 starts in Maryland this year) is below and includes nine trainers who were on the list last week… The lone newcomer is Mike Geralis, who went 1-for-1… Four of the top 10 by wins are also among the top 10 here…
| Trainer | Starts | Wins | PctPurseEarned |
| Capuano Gary A | 45 | 13 | 25.15% |
| Russell Brittany T | 165 | 60 | 24.85% |
| Moore Michael M | 13 | 5 | 22.66% |
| Saville Niall | 19 | 6 | 21.80% |
| Ness Jamie | 203 | 53 | 20.91% |
| Machado Antonio | 15 | 4 | 18.78% |
| Allard Edward T | 15 | 3 | 18.60% |
| Magee Kieron | 151 | 33 | 18.53% |
| Geralis Emanuel J | 27 | 5 | 18.44% |
| Bailes W Robert | 64 | 11 | 18.03% |
TRAINER TOP 10 BY ADDED WINS
Brittany Russell continues to enjoy a sizable lead in added wins, comparing a trainer’s actual wins to what the odds of his or her runners would have predicted… For the first time in three weeks there’s a newcomer to the top 10, as Madison Meyers (2-for-3 last week) enters at number eight… The range of all trainers is 11.94 to (-4.81)…
| Trainer | Starts | Wins | Added wins |
| Russell Brittany T | 165 | 60 | 11.94 |
| Gorham Michael E | 62 | 16 | 5.92 |
| Sanchez-Salomon Rodolfo | 135 | 24 | 4.65 |
| Saville Niall | 19 | 6 | 4.40 |
| Magee Kieron | 151 | 33 | 3.82 |
| Mcmahon Hugh I | 127 | 21 | 3.38 |
| Bailon Nesvil Hernan | 22 | 4 | 2.68 |
| Meyers Madison F | 35 | 6 | 2.65 |
| Moore Michael M | 13 | 5 | 2.10 |
| Capuano Gary A | 45 | 13 | 2.04 |
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