In this post we explore jockeys in dirt sprints in Breeders’ Cup races.
The data below is filtered for all Breeders’ Cup races (only BC races, not all races run on BC day), since 2000, at all tracks that Breeders’ Cup races have been run.
| COURSE | JOCKEY | starts | wins | seconds | thirds | win_pct | avg_implied_win_pct | payout | roi | impact_value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirt | John Velazquez | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5.00 | 9.16 | 4.7 | 0.24 | 0.55 |
| Dirt | Javier Castellano | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.00 | 6.98 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Dirt | Mike Smith | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17.65 | 14.89 | 22.7 | 1.34 | 1.19 |
| Dirt | Joel Rosario | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6.67 | 9.11 | 11.0 | 0.73 | 0.73 |
| Dirt | Julien Leparoux | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.39 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Dirt | Garrett Gomez | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.33 | 11.03 | 3.5 | 0.29 | 0.76 |
| Dirt | Rafael Bejarano | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 | 12.72 | 1.4 | 0.13 | 0.71 |
- John Velazquez interestingly shows up here with only 1 win from 20 starts and a dismal ROI.
- Javier Castellano has never won in a dirt sprint Breeders’ Cup race, as is the case with Julien Leparoux.
- Joel Rosario I find potentially most interesting. He has only one winner from 15 starters, but if you look at seconds and thirds (4 and 5 respectively) he is 10 for 15 in hitting the board.
- Mike Smith is the only Jockey to have a positive return on a dollar investment in these types, and that with only three winners from 17 starters suggests he’s won on some horses with some larger mutuel prices.
