girvin classic empire Season Rank Season Rank 1 2 Season Points Season Points 150 132 Jockey Jockey Mike Smith—Son of a jockey, rode in Julien Leparoux—Six wins his first race at age 11. Won the 2005 at the Breeders’ Cup World Kentucky Derby. Has also won the Championships. Won the Eclipse Preakness and Belmont Stakes and Award for Outstanding Jockey 17 Breeder’s Cup races. in 2009. Trainer Trainer Joe Sharp—Won 2014 Kentucky Mark Casse—Veteran owner and Downs with first horse, Holiday breeder for over 40 years. Won his Drama. Husband of top jockey first race in 1979 at Keeneland Won Rosie Napravnik. the Sovereign Award as Canada’s top trainer seven times. gormley irap Season Rank Season Rank 3 4 Season Points Season Points 125 113 Jockey Jockey Jose Espinoza—Has won numerous Mario Gutierrez—Won the 2016 graded stakes during his career, Kentucky Derby with Nyquist this is his second time in the and the 2012 Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby. and 2012 Preakness Stakes with I’ll Have Another. Trainer John Shirreffs—Trained Giacomo, Trainer who won the 2005 Kentucky Doug O’Neill—Runs the largest Derby in a record 50-1 upset. and most successful stable in the Also trained Tiago, winner of the country. Over 2,000 career wins, 2007 Santa Anita Derby, and and over $100 million in career Zenyatta,winner of the 2009 earnings, including the 2016 Breeder’s Cup Classic. Kentucky Derby with Nyquist. irish war cry thunder snow Season Rank Season Rank 5 6 Season Points Season Points 110 100 Jockey Jockey Rajiv Maragh—Second generation Christophe Soumillion—Son of horse jockey from Jamaica. 9th place finish jumping jockey Jean-Marc Soumillon. in the Kentucky Derby in 2010. French champion jockey of 2013. Trainer Trainer Graham Motion—Over 2000 wins. Saeed bin Suroor—Private trainer His biggest victory was at the for United Arab Emirates Vice- 2011 Kentucky Derby with Animal President, Prime Minister, and Ruler Kingdom, who also placed second at of Dubai. Seventh Kentucky Derby. the Preakness Stakes. always dreaming gunnevera Season Rank Season Rank 7 8 Season Points Season Points 100 84 Jockey Jockey John Velazquez—Has ridden in Javier Castellano—Scored his thirteen editions of the Kentucky biggest victories in the 2004 Derby and won the 2011 Kentucky Breeders’ Cup Classic and the Derby aboard Animal Kingdom. 2006 Preakness. Trainer Trainer Todd Pletcher—Won the 2010 Antonio Sano—Record breaking Kentucky Derby and 2013 Kentucky number of wins in his native Oaks. Won four straight Eclipse Venezuela before fleeing to Awards as top trainer. the U.S. after being kidnapped and held for ransom by the Venezuelan Horse Mafia. practical joke j boys echo Season Rank Season Rank 9 10 Season Points Season Points 74 63 Jockey Jockey Joel Rosario—Won the 2013 Robby Albarado—Has won nearly Kentucky Derby aboard Orb and 4,200 races in his career and was the the Dubai World Cup aboard regular rider of Horse of the Year, Animal Kingdom. who finished third in the Kentucky Derby before going on to win The Trainer Preakness Stakes and others. Chad Brown—Was an assistant trainer to two Hall Of Fame Trainer trainers. He has seven Breeders’ Dale Romans—Trained Kentucky Cup victories. Derby third place finisher Paddy O’Prado in 2010. Won the 2011 Preakness Stakes with Shackleford. state of honor tapwrit Season Rank Season Rank 11 12 Season Points Season Points 62 54 Jockey Jockey Jose Lezcano—Three Breeder’s Cup Jose Ortiz—Born in Puerto Rico, wins. This is his fifth Kentucky Derby. currently rides on the New York circuit with his older brother Irad Trainer Ortiz Jr. Mark Casse—Veteran owner and breeder for over 40 years. Won his Trainer first race in 1979 at Keeneland Won Todd Pletcher—Won the 2010 the Sovereign Award as Canada’s Kentucky Derby and 2013 Kentucky top trainer seven times. Oaks. Won four straight Eclipse Awards as top trainer. hence fast and accurate Season Rank Season Rank 13 14 Season Points Season Points 50 50 Jockey Jockey Florent Geroux—Born in Normandy, Channing Hill—Ranks in the top 50 France, Geroux was a leading jockeys by earnings. 2005 Eclipse apprentice in France and is a relative Award finalist for Outstanding newcomer to the American scene. Apprentice Jockey. Has already earned three Breeders’ Cup wins. Trainer Michael Maker—Part of a horse Trainer training family, has trained top Steven Assmussen—Veteran owner horses including Eclipse Award and breeder for over 40 years. Won winner Hansen, Derby Kien, Stately his first race in 1979 at Keeneland Victor, and Stay Thirsty. Won the Sovereign Award as Canada’s top trainer seven times. mccracken battle of midway Season Rank Season Rank 15 16 Season Points Season Points 40 40 Jockey Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr—Eclipse Flavien Prat—Won 2016 Breeders’ Award for Outstanding Apprentice Cup Turf Sprint with Obviously and Jockey in 2003. Won the $5 million had two 3rd place finishes in the Breeders’ Cup Classic in 2012. World Championships. Trainer Trainer Ian Wilkes—Trained Fort Larned, Jerry Hollendorfer—Inducted into winner of the 2012 Breeders’ Cup the Racing Hall of Fame in 2011. Classic. Early in his career he Over 7000 career wins, including helped train the 1990 Kentucky Kentucky Oaks wins in 1991, 1996, Derby winner Unbridled. and 2010. patch untrapped Season Rank Season Rank 17 18 Season Points Season Points 50 34 Jockey Jockey Tyler Gaffalione—Third generation Ricardo Santana Jr—Second jockey. Received the 2015 Eclipse generation jockey from Panama. Award for top apprentice rider. Fourth leading rider at Churchill Downs in the spring of 2013. Trainer Todd Pletcher—Won the 2010 Trainer Kentucky Derby and 2013 Kentucky Steven Asmussen—Has trained Oaks. Won four straight Eclipse over 6000 winners and in 2009, Awards as top trainer. shattered his own record for wins in a single year with 650, earning the Eclipse Award as the nation’s top trainer. lookin at lee sonneteer Season Rank Season Rank 19 20 Season Points Season Points 32 30 Jockey Jockey Corey Lanerie—Was the leading Kent Desormeaux—Has six Tri- rider at all three major tracks in Texas ple Crown wins and four wins at at one point, a feat he also achieved the Breeders Cup events. Hall of at Churchill Downs in 2013. In 2014, Fame and multiple Eclipse Awards. he was awarded the Woolf Memorial Award by his peers. Trainer Keith Desormeaux—Best known Trainer for training Ive Struck A Nerve, Steven Asmussen—Has trained over who won the 2013 Risen Star 6000 winners and in 2009, shattered Stakes before being injured on the his own record for wins in a single derby trail. year with 650, earning the Eclipse Award as the nation’s top trainer..