Saratoga Trainer Standings (2024)

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Q - What does the trainer/jockey receive out of the prize money? A - The owner receives 75% of the prize money the remaining 25% is split between the trainer 10%, the jockey 10%, stable staff and racing charities 5%.

Antonucci back in the saddle at Saratoga as Belmont, Travers Stakes champion. Success on the track has put the spotlight on horse trainer Jena Antonucci over the last year. “The horse part, we always say is the easy part. It's the everything else,” said Antonucci, who trained the 2023 Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo.

The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Jockeys must be at least 16 years old. There is no set height or weight requirement, but the majority of jockeys do not weigh more than 125 pounds, many even less, with height (usually around 5 feet tall) or proportionate to their weight.

The average jockey salary in the United States is $52,645. Jockey salaries typically range between $35,000 and $77,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for jockeys is $25.31 per hour. Jockey salary is impacted by location, education, and experience.

While ZipRecruiter is seeing hourly wages as high as $43.51 and as low as $11.54, the majority of Race Horse Trainer wages currently range between $19.23 (25th percentile) to $29.81 (75th percentile) across the United States.

He counseled owner Harry Veruchi to spend $11,000 for the colt, and Veruchi named him after the street he grew up on in Littleton, Colo. West Saratoga has since returned $460,140 in purse money on that modest initial investment. “I buy good horses cheap,” Demeritte says. “I don't buy cheap horses.”

Could West Saratoga win the Kentucky Derby? ›

West Saratoga hasn't won a race since September, but garnered enough qualifying points with a third in the Sam Davis and a second in the Jeff Ruby Steaks to make the Derby field. At 50-1, he and Grand Mo the First and Society Man had the longest odds on the morning line.

Girl's Best Friend is a 16yo bay mare (female) from Australia trained by Wendy Kelly, who is based at Cranbourne. She is sired by the stallion Falbrav out of the dam Diamond D'oro. Girl's Best Friend is yet to break her maiden status, having not won a race yet from 1 attempt.

Bet on Multiple Races

Mainly, that is if you want to win a considerable amount of money. This strategy involves placing bets on several horses participating in different races. Suppose that all the horses you put stake with all win. In this case, you will likely win a massive amount of cash.

Wagers must be placed before the running of the first of the five races. MINIMUM WAGERS – The minimum wager in most cases is $1.