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John R Velazquez: Jockey Form, Stats and Records

John R Velazquez has ridden 797 winners from 4335 rides, a strike rate of 18%. A further 1262 finished second or third. The record reads best at Turfway Park (USA), where 7 wins from 14 is 50% against 18% everywhere else.

A record is what has happened, not a forecast of what will.

By course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Belmont Park (USA) 949 166 17% -312.98
Saratoga (USA) 815 169 21% -94.05
Gulfstream Park (USA) 634 128 20% -73.15
Keeneland (USA) 343 69 20% +35.14
Churchill Downs (USA) 319 47 15% +44.64
Aqueduct (USA) 237 46 19% -58.69
Santa Anita (USA) 208 27 13% -88.60
Pimlico (USA) 117 20 17% -43.90
Woodbine (CAN) 94 13 14% -33.80
Del Mar (USA) 85 12 14% -25.22
Fair Grounds (USA) 64 8 13% -20.70
Monmouth Park (USA) 61 18 30% -7.70

By distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
9f 874 171 20% -181.70
8.5f 809 150 19% -112.36
8f 718 134 19% -48.89
7f 444 75 17% -110.30
6f 366 73 20% -99.02
10f 294 49 17% -37.47
12f 219 34 16% -18.45
6.5f 156 27 17% -58.03
11f 115 17 15% -22.80
5.5f 113 23 20% -25.55
9.5f 87 14 16% -7.80
5f 74 14 19% +14.45

Best trainers to ride for

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Todd Pletcher 1526 360 24% -267.47
Claude R McGaughey III 188 43 23% -3.40
H Graham Motion 178 27 15% +18.90
William Mott 141 21 15% -42.90
Wesley A Ward 128 23 18% -22.27
Chad C Brown 123 29 24% -9.70
Bob Baffert 106 29 27% -25.10
Mark Casse 96 12 13% -40.15
Kiaran McLaughlin 70 14 20% +3.85
Roger L Attfield 54 9 17% +15.95
Steven Asmussen 53 9 17% -28.60
Nicholas Zito 50 8 16% -27.15

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