Racing Encylopedia

Most points by a horse, 2008

  1. Big Brown, 16
  2. Einstein, 12
  3. Indian Blessing, 10
  4. Curlin, 10
  5. Ginger Punch, 9
  6. Intangaroo, 8
  7. Zenyatta, 8
  8. Little Belle,8
  9. Music Note, 8
  10. Street Boss, 8

(4 points for a win, 2 for second, 1 for third)


Most career points by an active horse

  1. Curlin, 30
  2. Better Talk Now, 24
  3. Ginger Punch, 24
  4. Indian Blessing, 18
  5. Einstein, 17
  6. Big Brown, 16
  7. Perfect Drift, 15

Most points by a horse since 2000

  1. Azeri, 48
  2. Ashado, 37
  3. Lava Man, 37
  4. Medaglia D’Oro, 34
  5. Sightseek, 34
  6. English Channel, 33
  7. You, 33
  8. Point Given, 32
  9. Curlin, 30

Most points by a horse in one year since 2000

  1. Point Given, 24 (2001)
  2. You, 21 (2002)
  3. Riboletta, 20 (2000)
  4. Azeri, 20 (2002)
  5. Sightseek, 20 (2003)
  6. Lava Man, 20 (2006)
  7. Curlin, 20 (2007)
  8. Mineshaft, 18 (2003)
  9. Saint Liam, 18 (2005)
  10. Bernardini, 18 (2006)
  11. Rags to Riches, 18 (2007)
Most wins by a trainer, 2008

  1. Bobby Frankel, 7
  2. Rick Dutrow, 6
  3. Steve Asmussen, 3
  4. 10 tied with 2

Most career wins by an active trainer

  1. D. Wayne Lukas, 231
  2. Bobby Frankel, 164
  3. Shug McGaughey, 109
  4. Bob Baffert, 97
  5. Allen Jerkens, 78
  6. Todd Pletcher, 76
  7. Richard Mandella, 72
  8. Neil Drysdale, 70
  9. Bill Mott, 69
  10. Doug O’Neill, 21
  11. Carl Nafzger, 21

Most wins by a trainer since 2000

  1. Bobby Frankel, 105
  2. Todd Pletcher, 71
  3. Bob Baffert, 55
  4. Richard Mandella, 28
  5. D. Wayne Lukas, 22
  6. Doug O’Neill, 21
  7. Neil Drysdale, 20
  8. Rick Dutrow, 19
  9. Kiaran McLaughlin, 17
  10. Shug McGaughey, 16

Most wins by a trainer in one year since 2000

  1. Bobby Frankel, 27 (2003)
  2. Todd Pletcher, 19 (2007)
  3. Bobby Frankel, 18 (2001)
  4. Todd Pletcher, 17 (2006)
  5. Bobby Frankel, 16 (2002)
  6. Bob Baffert, 14 (2001)
  7. Bobby Frankel, 12 (2004)
  8. Todd Pletcher, 11 (2005)
  9. Bob Baffert, 10 (2000)
  10. Bobby Frankel, 9 (2007)
Most wins by a jockey, 2008

  1. Rafael Bejarano, 7
  2. John Velasquez, 4
  3. Kent Desormeaux, 4
  4. Edgar Prado, 3
  5. Robby Albarado, 3
  6. Corey Nakatani, 3
  7. David Flores, 3
  8. Javier Castellano, 3
  9. Garrett Gomez, 3

Most career wins by an active jockey

  1. Mike Smith, 113
  2. Kent Desormeaux, 104
  3. Corey Nakatani, 101
  4. Alex Solis, 85
  5. John Velasquez, 85
  6. Edgar Prado, 75
  7. Pat Valenzuela, 75
  8. Garrett Gomez, 48
  9. David Flores, 42
  10. Victor Espinoza, 38

Most wins by a jockey since 2000

  1. Jerry Bailey, 96
  2. Edgar Prado, 72
  3. John Velasquez, 65
  4. Garrett Gomez, 42
  5. Corey Nakatani, 41
  6. Victor Espinoza, 38
  7. Alex Solis, 37
  8. Kent Desormeaux, 35
  9. Mike Smith, 31
  10. Pat Day, 30

Most wins by a jockey in one year since 2000

  1. Jerry Bailey, 28 (2003)
  2. Jerry Bailey, 16 (2000)
  3. Jerry Bailey, 14 (2002)
  4. Jerry Bailey, 13 (2001)
  5. Jerry Bailey, 13 (2005)
  6. Edgar Prado, 12 (2006)
  7. Garrett Gomez, 12 (2007)

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