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United States Champion Jockey by wins

There is no formal championship award given to the jockey who won the most races in United States Thoroughbred racing. However, it is a prestigious accomplishment always on any jockey's résumé and widely reported on by the various media.Churchill Downs Incorporated National Leaders - Annual Leading Jockeys – Races-Won {{webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210602111335/https://www.kentuckyderby.com/uploads/wysiwyg/assets/uploads/Jockeys__National_Leaders__2021_.pdf

Milestones

In 1952, Anthony DeSpirito won 390 races, breaking Walter Miller's forty-six-year-old record of 388.https://www.nytimes.com/1952/12/31/archives/despirito-breaks-record-of-1906-by-riding-389th-winner-in-year.html
On December 15, 1973, Sandy Hawley became the first jockey in history to win 500 races in a single year.https://www.nytimes.com/1973/12/16/archives/4-winners-makes-503-for-hawley-hawley-rides-4-winners-to-reach-503.html
In 1989, Kent Desormeaux set the current record for wins in a single calendar year with 598. http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall/jockey.asp?ID=397
With ten championships, Russell Baze has won the title more than any other jockey.



Champions since 1884
Year – Jockey – Wins

*Often recorded misspelled as "Ranch"

References

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