Colonial Downs: Latest jockey and trainer stats
The Biz
August 5, 2025
We catch up on the latest jockey and trainer statistics from Colonial Downs. Who’s hot (and not)?
We break it down: total wins, percentage of purse money earned, and added wins.
The numbers:
COLONIAL DOWNS JOCKEYS
The table below is sortable on all of its columns and includes every rider to have made at least eight starts at the meet… Last year’s wins leader among jockeys, Ben Curtis, won 7-of-16 last week and has won 12 of his last 31 to establish a clear lead in the jockey standings about halfway through the meet. He has 18 wins, seven more than any other rider… Paco Lopez and Antonio Gallardo both won four last week, with Gallardo’s wins coming in just nine starts… Mychel Sanchez won three, while six riders — Sheldon Russell, Jorge Ruiz, Carlos Lopez, Micah Husbands, Axel Concepcion, and Victor Carrasco — won two each… 16 riders won at least one race… Among the 34 riders with at least eight starts, Curtis also has the lead in added wins, comparing the number of wins a rider has recorded to what the odds of his or her mounts would have predicted, with Russell the only rider within about one added win (4.58 to 3.50); no other rider is above 1.83… The range is 4.58 to (-2.83)… JG Torrealba (2-for-8 overall) leads in percentage of purse earned with over 25%, while the four riders with at least 10 wins are all among the top seven…
Colonial Downs 2025 jockeys
| Jockey | Starts | Wins | Added wins | PctPurseEarned | Win Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Ben | 65 | 18 | 4.58 | 22.19% | 27.69% |
| Sanchez Mychel J | 67 | 11 | -0.51 | 15.78% | 16.42% |
| Lopez Pascacio | 56 | 11 | 0.19 | 16.27% | 19.64% |
| Russell Sheldon | 38 | 10 | 3.50 | 17.90% | 26.32% |
| Concepcion Axel | 47 | 9 | 1.83 | 15.40% | 19.15% |
| Gallardo Antonio A | 44 | 7 | 0.92 | 15.58% | 15.91% |
| Centeno D E | 59 | 7 | -0.78 | 13.59% | 11.86% |
| Toledo Jevian | 57 | 6 | -0.54 | 11.17% | 10.53% |
| Ruiz Jorge | 44 | 6 | 0.08 | 15.69% | 13.64% |
| Arrieta Francisco | 34 | 6 | 0.41 | 15.47% | 17.65% |
| Husbands Micah J | 20 | 5 | 1.21 | 18.46% | 25.00% |
| Carrasco Victor R | 35 | 5 | 0.80 | 13.06% | 14.29% |
| Karamanos H A | 59 | 4 | -2.83 | 9.75% | 6.78% |
| Esquivel Emmanuel | 21 | 4 | 1.22 | 15.93% | 19.05% |
| Lopez Carlos Eduardo | 14 | 3 | 0.62 | 15.11% | 21.43% |
| Villalobos Ismerio | 37 | 2 | -0.66 | 9.68% | 5.41% |
| Torrealba JG | 8 | 2 | 1.14 | 25.16% | 25.00% |
| Machado Luan | 10 | 2 | 1.08 | 12.14% | 20.00% |
| Cheminaud Vincent | 19 | 2 | -0.34 | 12.25% | 10.53% |
| Boyce Forest | 36 | 2 | -2.15 | 7.87% | 5.56% |
| Araujo Denis Vicente | 12 | 2 | 0.57 | 13.16% | 16.67% |
| Trejos Joseph | 15 | 1 | 0.27 | 3.70% | 6.67% |
| Rosado Johan | 25 | 1 | -0.55 | 7.65% | 4.00% |
| Perez Xavier | 20 | 1 | -0.69 | 6.91% | 5.00% |
| Lopez J E | 16 | 1 | -0.51 | 9.25% | 6.25% |
| Hamilton Weston | 46 | 1 | -1.24 | 4.23% | 2.17% |
| Conner Tyler | 25 | 1 | -1.31 | 7.65% | 4.00% |
| Briceno Jean Gregor | 10 | 1 | -0.09 | 8.59% | 10.00% |
| Rojas Carlos Eduardo | 15 | 0 | -0.41 | 2.90% | 0.00% |
| Rodriguez Yan | 15 | 0 | -0.61 | 2.13% | 0.00% |
| Riquelme J | 8 | 0 | -0.56 | 6.26% | 0.00% |
| Casique Ubardo | 21 | 0 | -0.83 | 3.86% | 0.00% |
| Burnham Matilda | 17 | 0 | -0.38 | 1.82% | 0.00% |
| Ashton Gavin | 32 | 0 | -2.34 | 4.79% | 0.00% |
COLONIAL DOWNS TRAINERS
The table below is sortable on all of its columns and includes every trainer to have made at least six starts at the meet… Mike Trombetta went 4-for-12 last week, while Brittany Russell won three, leaving the two of them in a flat-footed tie for the wins lead… Six trainers won twice each: Jamie Ness, Ethan West, Ken McPeek, Kieron Magee, Mark Casse, and Saffie Joseph… Ness is third with six wins… Among the 66 trainers to have made at least six starts, Trombetta leads in added wins, comparing the number of wins a trainer has recorded to what the odds of his or her horses would have predicted… Trombetta has 3.26 added wins, while Russell has 2.10 (fifth overall)… The range of all trainers is 3.26 to (-2.93)… Jack Fisher (4-of-8) leads with 30.53% of available purse money earned, and he’s followed by Mark Simms (2-for-7, 25.56%)… McPeek ranks highest with 22.16% of purse earned among the trainers with at least five wins, while Trombetta is highest (21.29%) among those to have made at least 20 starts…
Colonial Downs 2025 trainers
| Trainer | Starts | Wins | Added wins | PctPurseEarned | Win Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trombetta Michael J | 49 | 11 | 3.26 | 21.29% | 22.45% |
| Russell Brittany T | 48 | 11 | 2.10 | 17.56% | 22.92% |
| Munoz Carlos | 35 | 1 | -1.28 | 4.36% | 2.86% |
| Ness Jamie | 27 | 6 | -0.48 | 18.98% | 22.22% |
| Casse Mark | 27 | 4 | 0.03 | 13.87% | 14.81% |
| Brion Keri | 27 | 1 | -2.93 | 8.13% | 3.70% |
| Stidham Michael | 20 | 5 | 0.60 | 19.41% | 25.00% |
| Robb John J | 20 | 0 | -1.63 | 5.44% | 0.00% |
| Correas Ignacio Iv | 20 | 2 | -0.59 | 11.90% | 10.00% |
| Mcpeek Kenneth G | 17 | 5 | 2.19 | 22.16% | 29.41% |
| Ochoa Gerard | 16 | 0 | -0.96 | 4.20% | 0.00% |
| Meyers Madison F | 16 | 1 | 0.04 | 5.64% | 6.25% |
| Joseph Saffie A Jr | 16 | 5 | 1.55 | 21.67% | 31.25% |
| Desormeaux J Keith | 16 | 2 | -0.04 | 17.53% | 12.50% |
| Cooney Susan S | 16 | 1 | 0.13 | 4.71% | 6.25% |
| Bailes W Robert | 16 | 4 | 1.41 | 23.87% | 25.00% |
| Mcmahon Hugh I | 15 | 1 | -0.11 | 7.38% | 6.67% |
| Delacour Arnaud | 15 | 4 | 0.97 | 17.58% | 26.67% |
| Rodriguez Angel M | 14 | 1 | -0.49 | 10.81% | 7.14% |
| Godsey Karen Dennehy | 14 | 0 | -0.70 | 4.71% | 0.00% |
| Sillaman Richard P | 13 | 2 | 0.53 | 17.86% | 15.38% |
| Morris Neil R | 13 | 2 | 0.77 | 15.95% | 15.38% |
| Allen A Ferris III | 13 | 0 | -1.21 | 5.43% | 0.00% |
| Aguirre Anthony | 13 | 0 | -0.76 | 2.31% | 0.00% |
| Maldonado Jonathan | 12 | 2 | 1.10 | 16.83% | 16.67% |
| Magee Kieron | 12 | 2 | 0.03 | 17.40% | 16.67% |
| Cibelli Jane | 12 | 3 | 1.37 | 19.51% | 25.00% |
| De Paz Horacio | 11 | 0 | -0.96 | 5.55% | 0.00% |
| Caramori Eduardo | 11 | 0 | -0.97 | 3.31% | 0.00% |
| Flores Irvin G | 10 | 1 | 0.50 | 4.13% | 10.00% |
| Duarte Jorge Jr | 10 | 3 | 0.76 | 23.92% | 30.00% |
| Ashby Lynn | 10 | 1 | 0.25 | 7.57% | 10.00% |
| Werneth Robert A | 9 | 1 | 0.31 | 6.55% | 11.11% |
| Schoenthal Phil | 9 | 1 | -0.49 | 15.57% | 11.11% |
| Mccutchen Jason | 9 | 0 | -0.63 | 5.17% | 0.00% |
| Lawrence James Lee | 9 | 0 | -0.44 | 4.17% | 0.00% |
| Gaudet Lacey | 9 | 1 | 0.15 | 12.39% | 11.11% |
| Gardea Abraham | 9 | 1 | 0.52 | 10.64% | 11.11% |
| Figgins Ollie L III | 9 | 0 | -0.45 | 3.36% | 0.00% |
| Dilodovico Damon R | 9 | 0 | -0.61 | 2.85% | 0.00% |
| Corrales Jose | 9 | 1 | 0.28 | 8.14% | 11.11% |
| Aguirre Anthony Jr | 9 | 0 | -0.73 | 7.50% | 0.00% |
| Tomlinson Michael A | 8 | 1 | -0.69 | 7.83% | 12.50% |
| Thomas Jonathan | 8 | 1 | -0.93 | 14.00% | 12.50% |
| Salazar Marco | 8 | 1 | 0.47 | 11.77% | 12.50% |
| McGoey Monica | 8 | 0 | -0.36 | 4.78% | 0.00% |
| Lusk Brian R | 8 | 0 | -0.26 | 3.69% | 0.00% |
| Lightner Mary | 8 | 0 | -1.53 | 5.37% | 0.00% |
| Klesaris Steve | 8 | 2 | 0.80 | 23.34% | 25.00% |
| Fisher John R S | 8 | 4 | 2.28 | 30.53% | 50.00% |
| West Ethan W | 7 | 3 | 2.13 | 22.55% | 42.86% |
| Simms Mark Jr | 7 | 2 | 0.46 | 25.56% | 28.57% |
| Ramos Ben | 7 | 0 | -0.12 | 1.16% | 0.00% |
| Nagle Sarah | 7 | 2 | 0.97 | 23.10% | 28.57% |
| Mott Riley | 7 | 2 | 0.24 | 19.41% | 28.57% |
| Motion H Graham | 7 | 1 | -0.46 | 14.78% | 14.29% |
| Magana Jose J | 7 | 2 | 0.90 | 23.21% | 28.57% |
| Jones Michael E Jr | 7 | 0 | -0.12 | 0.79% | 0.00% |
| Gallegos Jose A | 7 | 1 | -0.53 | 8.68% | 14.29% |
| Capuano Phillip | 7 | 1 | 0.04 | 8.82% | 14.29% |
| Williams Gary L Jr | 6 | 1 | 0.57 | 7.95% | 16.67% |
| Vazquez Jose Juan | 6 | 0 | -0.22 | 2.32% | 0.00% |
| Saville Niall | 6 | 1 | 0.52 | 11.53% | 16.67% |
| Mcgaughey Claude III | 6 | 0 | -1.17 | 11.64% | 0.00% |
| Kelly Blake | 6 | 1 | -0.28 | 20.03% | 16.67% |
| Danner Kelsey | 6 | 0 | -0.99 | 10.64% | 0.00% |
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