Rosario Joel

Starts

5169

1st

993

2nd

885

3rd

758

Win %

19%

Show %

51%

$2 ROI

$1.64

DHP

Good

Surfaces

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Turf 2499 421 398 336 17% 46% $1.54 Avg
Dirt 2642 568 483 420 21% 56% $1.73 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 2056 438 377 312 21% 55% $1.70 Great
Turf - Firm 1915 312 304 262 16% 46% $1.52 Avg
Dirt - Good 625 127 100 78 20% 49% $1.71 Good
Dirt - Sloppy 324 65 64 66 20% 60% $1.71 Great
Dirt - Muddy 94 20 16 14 21% 53% $1.50 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 122 26 19 21 21% 54% $1.85 Great

Posts

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
1-3 2009 435 360 318 22% 55% $1.74 Great
4-6 1867 355 356 285 19% 53% $1.60 Great
7-9 991 158 134 128 16% 42% $1.48 Poor
10-12 294 44 35 27 15% 36% $1.74 Bad
13+ 8 1 0 0 12% 12% $0.93 Bad

Distances

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
5 Furlongs 102 27 19 13 26% 58% $1.84 Great
5.5-6 Furlongs 1386 291 218 218 21% 52% $1.75 Great
6.5-7 Furlongs 904 178 152 130 20% 51% $1.72 Good
1 Mile 1035 176 179 148 17% 49% $1.53 Good
1 1/16 Mile 1402 261 269 203 19% 52% $1.59 Good
1 1/8 Mile and Over 340 60 48 46 18% 45% $1.43 Avg

Tracks

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Belmont Park 1436 258 257 230 18% 52% $1.59 Good
Aqueduct 314 64 59 40 20% 52% $1.96 Great
Kentucky Downs 124 24 17 17 19% 47% $1.72 Good
Santa Anita Park 565 139 110 79 25% 58% $2.02 Great
Keeneland 497 98 78 71 20% 50% $1.50 Good
Gulfstream Park 310 37 38 43 12% 38% $1.13 Poor
Oaklawn Park 225 56 49 29 25% 60% $1.45 Great
Saratoga 1026 188 171 152 18% 50% $1.81 Good
Indiana Downs 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $0.00  - 
Churchill Downs 318 55 50 50 17% 49% $1.24 Good
Charles Town 4 0 1 0 0% 25% $0.00  - 
Monmouth Park 15 4 2 1 27% 47% $3.81 Good
Penn National 4 0 0 2 0% 50% $0.00  - 
Woodbine 21 2 4 4 10% 48% $0.47 Poor
Arlington 4 0 1 1 0% 50% $0.00  - 
Del Mar 87 20 8 11 23% 45% $1.99 Good
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) 1 1 0 0 100% 100% $2.10  - 
Parx Racing 20 3 2 2 15% 35% $0.58 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 5 3 0 1 60% 80% $3.80 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 50 9 9 11 18% 58% $1.04 Great

Race Types

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Stake 1252 262 209 188 21% 53% $1.83 Great
Maiden 1679 315 293 228 19% 50% $1.61 Good
Claiming 1455 262 246 220 18% 50% $1.48 Good
Allowance 783 154 137 122 20% 53% $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