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 resumé and widely reported on by the various media.
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Milestones
- In 1952, Anthony DeSpirito won 390 races, breaking Walter Miller's forty-six-year-old record of 388.[1]
- On December 15, 1973 Sandy Hawley became the first jockey in history to win 500 races in a single year.[2]
- In 1989, Kent Desormeaux set the current record for wins in a single calendar year with 598. [3]
- With ten championships, Russell Baze has won the title more than any other jockey.
Champions since 1920
| Year | Jockey | Wins |
| 1920 | James H. Butwell | 146 |
| 1921 | Chick Lang | 135 |
| 1922 | Lester Mark Fator | 187 |
| 1923 | Ivan H. Parke | |
| 1924 | Ivan H. Parke | 205 |
| 1925 | Arthur Mortensen | |
| 1926 | Robert Jones | |
| 1927 | Lee Hardy | 207 |
| 1928 | Not found | |
| 1929 | Melvin Knight | 142 |
| 1930 | Raymond Workman | |
| 1931 | Harry Roble | 173 |
| 1932 | John Gilbert | 212 |
| 1933 | Jack Westrope | 302 |
| 1934 | Maurice Peters | 221 |
| 1935 | Raymond Workman | |
| 1936 | Basil James | 245 |
| 1937 | John Adams | |
| 1938 | Johnny Longden | 236 |
| 1939 | Don Meade | 256 |
| 1940 | Earl Dew | 287 |
| 1941 | Don Meade | 210 |
| 1942 | John Adams | 245 |
| 1943 | John Adams | |
| 1944 | Ted Atkinson | 287 |
| 1945 | Job Dean Jessop | 290 |
| 1946 | Ted Atkinson | 233 |
| 1947 | Johnny Longden | 316 |
| 1948 | Johnny Longden | 319 |
| 1949 | Gordon Glisson | 270 |
| 1950 | Joe Culmone (tie) | 380 |
| 1950 | Bill Shoemaker (tie) | 380 |
| 1951 | Charlie Burr | 310 |
| 1952 | Anthony DeSpirito | 390 |
| 1953 | Bill Shoemaker | 485 |
| 1954 | Bill Shoemaker | 380 |
| 1955 | Bill Hartack | 417 |
| 1956 | Bill Hartack | 347 |
| 1957 | Bill Hartack | 341 |
| 1958 | Bill Shoemaker | 300 |
| 1959 | Bill Shoemaker | 347 |
| 1960 | Bill Hartack | 307 |
| 1961 | Johnny Sellers | 328 |
| 1962 | Ronnie Ferraro | 352 |
| 1963 | Walter Blum | 360 |
| 1964 | Walter Blum | 324 |
| 1965 | Jesse Davidson | 319 |
| 1966 | Avelino Gomez | 318 |
| 1967 | Jorge Velásquez | 437 |
| 1968 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | 345 |
| 1969 | Larry Snyder | 352 |
| 1970 | Sandy Hawley | 452 |
| 1971 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | 380 |
| 1972 | Sandy Hawley | 367 |
| 1973 | Sandy Hawley | 515 |
| 1974 | Chris McCarron | 546 |
| 1975 | Chris McCarron | 465 |
| 1976 | Sandy Hawley | 417 |
| 1977 | Not found | |
| 1978 | Eddie Delahoussaye | 384 |
| 1979 | David A. Gall | 479 |
| 1980 | Chris McCarron | 405 |
| 1981 | David A. Gall | 376 |
| 1982 | Pat Day | 399 |
| 1983 | Pat Day | 455 |
| 1984 | Pat Day | 400 |
| 1985 | Chris Antley | 469 |
| 1986 | Pat Day | 429 |
| 1987 | Kent Desormeaux | 450 |
| 1988 | Kent Desormeaux | 474 |
| 1989 | Kent Desormeaux | 598 |
| 1990 | Pat Day | |
| 1991 | Pat Day | |
| 1992 | Russell Baze | 433 |
| 1993 | Russell Baze | 410 |
| 1994 | Russell Baze | 415 |
| 1995 | Russell Baze | 448 |
| 1996 | Russell Baze | 415 |
| 1997 | Edgar Prado | 536 |
| 1998 | Edgar Prado | 470 |
| 1999 | Edgar Prado | 402 |
| 2000 | Russell Baze | 412 |
| 2001 | Ramon Dominguez | 431 |
| 2002 | Russell Baze | 431 |
| 2003 | Ramon Dominguez | 453 |
| 2004 | Rafael Bejarano | 455 |
| 2005 | Russell Baze | 375 |
| 2006 | Julien Leparoux | 403 |
| 2007 | Russell Baze | 399 |
| 2008 | Russell Baze | 403 |
See also
References
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