United States Champion Jockey by earnings

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There is recognition for the United States Champion Jockey by earnings but no formal award is given to the jockey whose mounts earned the most purse money in American Thoroughbred racing. [1]

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Most years won

  1. Bill Shoemaker (10)
  2. Laffit Pincay Jr. (7)
  3. Eddie Arcaro, Jerry Bailey (6)


YearJockeyMountsWinsEarnings
1908 Joe Notter 872249$464,322
1910 Carroll H. Shilling 506172$176,030
1911 Ted Koerner 813162$88,308
1912 James Butwell 684144$79,843
1913 Merritt C. Buxton 887146$82,552
1914 Joe McCahey 824155$121,845
1915 Mack Garner 775151$96,628
1916 John McTaggart 832150$155,055
1917 Frank Robinson 731147$148,057
1918 Lawrence Lyke 756178$201,864
1919 Johnny Loftus 17765$252,707
1920 Clarence Kummer 35387$292,376
1921 Earl Sande 340112$263,043
1922 Albert Johnson 29743$345,054
1923 Earl Sande 430122$569,394
1924 Ivan H. Parke 844205$290,395
1925 Laverne Fator 31581$305,775
1926 Laverne Fator 511143$361,435
1927 Earl Sande 17949$277,877
1928 Linus McAtee 23555$301,295
1929 Mack Garner 27457$314,975
1930 Raymond Workman 571152$420,438
1931 Charley Kurtsinger 51993$392,095
1932 Raymond Workman 37887$385,070
1933 Robert Jones 47163$226,285
1934 Wayne D. Wright 919174$287,185
1935 Silvio Coucci 749141$319,760
1936 Wayne D. Wright 670100$264,000
1937 Charley Kurtsinger 765120$384,202
1938 Nick Wall 65897$385,161
1939 Basil James 904191$353,333
1940 Eddie Arcaro 783132$343,661
1941 Don Meade 1164210$398,627
1942 Eddie Arcaro 687123$481,949
1943 Johnny Longden 871173$573,276
1944 Ted Atkinson 1539287$899,101
1945 Johnny Longden 778180$981,977
1946 Ted Atkinson 1377233$1,036,825
1947 Douglas Dodson 646141$1,429,949
1948 Eddie Arcaro 726188$1,686,230
1949 Steve Brooks 906209$1,316,817
1950 Eddie Arcaro 888195$1,410,160
1951 Bill Shoemaker 1161257$1,329,890
1952 Eddie Arcaro 807188$1,859,591
1953 Bill Shoemaker 1683485$1,784,187
1954 Bill Shoemaker 1251380$1,876,760
1955 Eddie Arcaro 820158$1,864,796
1956 Bill Hartack 1387347$2,343,955
1957 Bill Hartack 1238341$3,060,501
1958 Bill Shoemaker 1133300$2,961,693
1959 Bill Shoemaker 1285347$2,843,133
1960 Bill Shoemaker 1227274$2,123,961
1961 Bill Shoemaker 1256304$2,690,819
1962 Bill Shoemaker 1126311$2,916,844
1963 Bill Shoemaker 1203271$2,526,925
1964 Bill Shoemaker 1056246$2,649,553
1965 Braulio Baeza 1245270$2,582,702
1966 Braulio Baeza 1341298$2,951,022
1967 Braulio Baeza 1064256$3,088,888
1968 Braulio Baeza 1089201$2,835,108
1969 Jorge Velásquez 1442258$2,542,315
1970 Laffit Pincay Jr. 1328269$2,626,526
1971 Laffit Pincay Jr. 1627380$3,784,377
1972 Laffit Pincay Jr. 1388289$3,225,827
1973 Laffit Pincay Jr. 1444350$4,093,492
1974 Laffit Pincay Jr. 1278341$4,251,060
1975 Braulio Baeza 1190196$3,674,398
1976 Ángel Cordero Jr. 1534274$4,709,500
1977 Steve Cauthen 2075487$6,151,750
1978 Darrel McHargue 1762375$6,188,353
1979 Laffit Pincay Jr. 1708420$8,183,535
1980 Chris McCarron 1964405$7,666,100
1981 Chris McCarron 1494326$8,397,604
1982 Ángel Cordero Jr. 1838397$9,702,520
1983 Ángel Cordero Jr. 1792362$10,116,807
1984 Chris McCarron 1565356$12,038,213
1985 Laffit Pincay Jr. 1409289$13,415,049
1986 José A. Santos 1636329$11,329,297
1987 José A. Santos 1639305$12,407,355
1988 José A. Santos 1867370$14,877,298
1989 José A. Santos 1459285$13,847,003
1990 Gary Stevens 1504283$13,881,198
1991 Chris McCarron 1440265$14,456,073
1992 Kent Desormeaux 1568361$14,193,006
1993 Mike E. Smith 1510343$14,024,815
1994 Mike E. Smith 1484317$15,979,820
1995 Jerry Bailey 1367287$16,311,876
1996 Jerry Bailey 1187298$19,465,376
1997 Jerry Bailey 1136269$18,206,013
1998 Gary Stevens 869178$19,358,840
1999 Pat Day 1265254$18,092,845
2000 Pat Day 1219267$17,479,838
2001 Jerry Bailey 912227$22,597,720
2002 Jerry Bailey 833214$22,871,814
2003 Jerry Bailey 776206$23,354,960
2004 John Velazquez 1327335$22,248,661
2005 John Velazquez 1148251$24,459,923
2006 Garrett Gomez 1273261$21,922,592
2007 Garrett Gomez 1258265$22,800,074
2008 Garrett Gomez 1023214$23,344,351
2009 Garrett Gomez 967210$18,536,105
2010 Ramon Domínguez 1474369$16,911,880
2011 Ramon Domínguez 1424348$20,267,032
2012 Ramon Domínguez 1398342$25,639,432
2013 Javier Castellano 1617362$26,219,907
2014 Javier Castellano 1365315$25,056,464
2015 Javier Castellano 1507344$28,120,809
2016 Javier Castellano 1418300$26,826,241
2017 José Ortiz 1408270$27,318,875
2018 Irad Ortiz Jr. 1616346$27,727,039
2019 Irad Ortiz Jr. 1516324$34,109,019
2020 Irad Ortiz Jr. 1266300$21,050,726

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