Rosario Joel

Starts

5665

1st

1069

2nd

963

3rd

830

Win %

19%

Show %

51%

$2 ROI

$1.62

DHP

Good

Surfaces

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Turf 2774 461 441 373 17% 46% $1.53 Avg
Dirt 2863 604 518 455 21% 55% $1.71 Great
All Weather Track 28 4 4 2 14% 36% $1.54 Poor

Conditions

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Dirt - Fast 2244 470 409 338 21% 54% $1.69 Great
Turf - Firm 2140 345 335 293 16% 45% $1.52 Avg
Dirt - Good 670 132 109 83 20% 48% $1.68 Good
Dirt - Sloppy 338 67 64 73 20% 60% $1.66 Great
Dirt - Muddy 110 22 19 15 20% 51% $1.49 Great
Dirt - Wet Fast 16 3 3 1 19% 44% $1.68 Good
Turf - Soft 17 2 2 4 12% 47% $1.74 Good
Turf - Yeilding 130 28 22 23 22% 56% $1.89 Great

Posts

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
1-3 2185 463 394 351 21% 55% $1.72 Great
4-6 2039 382 384 309 19% 53% $1.57 Great
7-9 1109 174 149 141 16% 42% $1.47 Poor
10-12 324 49 36 29 15% 35% $1.88 Bad
13+ 8 1 0 0 12% 12% $0.93 Bad

Distances

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
5 Furlongs 108 28 21 15 26% 59% $1.83 Great
5.5-6 Furlongs 1511 310 239 234 21% 52% $1.74 Good
6.5-7 Furlongs 989 190 167 142 19% 50% $1.71 Good
1 Mile 1137 189 194 162 17% 48% $1.49 Avg
1 1/16 Mile 1537 287 289 222 19% 52% $1.60 Good
1 1/8 Mile and Over 383 65 53 55 17% 45% $1.38 Avg

Tracks

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Belmont Park 1533 274 278 246 18% 52% $1.57 Good
Aqueduct 338 68 61 45 20% 51% $1.94 Good
Kentucky Downs 168 31 23 22 18% 45% $1.59 Avg
Santa Anita Park 585 139 113 85 24% 58% $1.95 Great
Keeneland 554 103 82 78 19% 47% $1.46 Avg
Gulfstream Park 310 37 38 43 12% 38% $1.13 Poor
Oaklawn Park 225 56 49 29 25% 60% $1.45 Great
Saratoga 1166 209 195 172 18% 49% $1.80 Good
Indiana Downs 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Churchill Downs 329 58 51 50 18% 48% $1.31 Good
Charles Town 4 0 1 0 0% 25% $0.00  - 
Monmouth Park 31 9 5 4 29% 58% $3.01 Great
Penn National 4 0 0 2 0% 50% $0.00  - 
Woodbine 24 2 5 4 8% 46% $0.41 Poor
Arlington 4 0 1 1 0% 50% $0.00  - 
Del Mar 97 21 9 12 22% 43% $1.90 Avg
Tampa Bay Downs 8 0 3 2 0% 62% $0.00 Great
Pimlico 47 11 9 5 23% 53% $1.80 Great
Los Alamitos (Thoroughbred) 6 1 0 1 17% 33% $0.35 Great
Parx Racing 21 3 2 2 14% 33% $0.56 Bad
Fair Grounds 59 14 13 3 24% 51% $1.36 Great
Lone Star Park 6 1 2 1 17% 67% $1.30 Good
Prairie Meadows 2 2 0 0 100% 100% $3.60  - 
Remington Park 11 3 1 3 27% 64% $1.73 Great
Sam Houston Race Park 6 2 0 1 33% 50% $2.67 Good
Sunland Park 6 2 1 1 33% 67% $1.97 Great
Colonial Downs 7 0 1 1 0% 29% $0.00 Bad
Belmont At The Big A 90 14 16 14 16% 49% $0.94 Avg
Ellis Park 10 3 1 1 30% 50% $3.25 Great
Finger Lakes 1 1 0 0 100% 100% $5.40  - 
Zia Park 11 5 3 2 45% 91% $3.68 Great

Race Types

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Stake 1402 292 237 213 21% 53% $1.84 Great
Maiden 1832 332 314 245 18% 49% $1.58 Good
Claiming 1573 277 262 242 18% 50% $1.45 Good
Allowance 858 168 150 130 20% 52% $1.68 Good

More Details

Primary Tracks: Saratoga, Belmont, Aqueduct, Santa Anita, Keeneland

 

Joel Rosario came to America by way of the Dominican Republic and started his riding career on the California racing circuit. His American riding career started in 2006 when he took mounts primarily at Golden Gate Fields, Bay Meadows, and Fresno Fair Meet.

 

It didn’t take Rosario long to climb the ranks of California racing, winning his first major stakes race in 2007, just one year after his American Debut. His career would soon explode. In 2008 he would ride 4 major stakes winners and crack the top 20 riders in earnings for the year. Since 2008 he has only finished out of the top 5 in yearly earnings twice among all American riders.

 

In 2020 Rosario reached a milestone riding Hit the Whoa to his 3,000th career victory. In recent years Rosario has gained a reputation for being one of the best timing and finishing jockeys in the United States. This skill set is particularly noticeable when he rides in turf races.

 

Accomplishments


Rosario has become one of the top jockeys in American racing, eclipsing 25 graded stakes wins in 9 of the last 11 years. His list of stakes wins is extensive including some top prizes such as the La Brea Stakes, the Malibu, and the Shoemaker Mile.

 

In 2013 he gained international fame winning the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Dubai World Cup. Rosario also had domestic success that year earning his first and only Kentucky Derby to date with Animal Kingdom.

 

Rosario has won a Breeder’s Cup race 9 times and In 2021 he added the Pegasus World Cup to his list of accomplishments getting Knicks Go home first for trainer Brad Cox.

 

Top Riders/Trainers: Christophe Clement, Chad Brown, Steven Asmussen, William Mott, Shug McGaughey

 

Top 5 Career Horses in Earnings: Animal Kingdom, Accelerate, Mind Your Biscuits, Knicks Go, Frosted