Rosario Joel

Starts

6023

1st

1130

2nd

1018

3rd

894

Win %

19%

Show %

51%

$2 ROI

$1.61

DHP

Good

Surfaces

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Turf 2937 480 465 400 16% 46% $1.50 Avg
Dirt 3051 644 547 492 21% 55% $1.71 Great
All Weather Track 35 6 6 2 17% 40% $1.77 Avg

Conditions

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Dirt - Fast 2400 500 438 366 21% 54% $1.68 Great
Turf - Firm 2279 361 357 318 16% 45% $1.49 Avg
Dirt - Good 693 136 112 85 20% 48% $1.66 Good
Dirt - Sloppy 363 76 65 79 21% 61% $1.74 Great
Dirt - Muddy 121 23 19 18 19% 50% $1.42 Great
Dirt - Wet Fast 16 3 3 1 19% 44% $1.68 Good
Turf - Soft 21 3 2 4 14% 43% $1.96 Good
Turf - Yeilding 130 28 22 23 22% 56% $1.89 Great

Posts

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
1-3 2324 496 413 374 21% 55% $1.73 Great
4-6 2162 397 406 339 18% 53% $1.52 Great
7-9 1188 185 162 152 16% 42% $1.48 Poor
10-12 341 51 37 29 15% 34% $1.84 Bad
13+ 8 1 0 0 12% 12% $0.93 Bad

Distances

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
5 Furlongs 111 28 21 15 25% 58% $1.79 Great
5.5-6 Furlongs 1606 324 254 251 20% 52% $1.69 Good
6.5-7 Furlongs 1058 197 179 160 19% 51% $1.68 Good
1 Mile 1198 206 198 172 17% 48% $1.53 Avg
1 1/16 Mile 1638 306 307 236 19% 52% $1.59 Good
1 1/8 Mile and Over 412 69 59 60 17% 46% $1.39 Avg

Tracks

  Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Win % Show % $2 ROI DHP
Belmont Park 1533 274 278 246 18% 52% $1.57 Good
Aqueduct 353 73 61 48 21% 52% $1.97 Great
Kentucky Downs 191 31 27 26 16% 44% $1.40 Avg
Santa Anita Park 640 150 119 98 23% 57% $1.94 Great
Keeneland 566 107 83 79 19% 48% $1.48 Avg
Gulfstream Park 327 39 42 46 12% 39% $1.13 Poor
Oaklawn Park 247 62 50 33 25% 59% $1.46 Great
Saratoga 1296 225 217 196 17% 49% $1.77 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 52 11 9 6 21% 50% $1.63 Good
Los Alamitos (Thoroughbred) 8 1 1 2 12% 50% $0.26 Great
Parx Racing 24 3 2 3 12% 33% $0.49 Bad
Fair Grounds 106 25 26 7 24% 55% $1.38 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 11 6 1 1 55% 73% $2.63 Great
Colonial Downs 7 0 1 1 0% 29% $0.00 Bad
Belmont At The Big A 112 16 19 19 14% 48% $0.89 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 1503 309 255 228 21% 53% $1.81 Great
Maiden 1952 355 332 269 18% 49% $1.56 Good
Claiming 1665 289 277 259 17% 50% $1.46 Good
Allowance 903 177 154 138 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