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How Much Do Jockeys Make?

May and June are the highest-profile months for horse racing in the United States with the running of the Triple Crown races: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. Those marquee races are known for their rich purses — the 2022 Kentucky Derby’s purse was $3 million, with $1.86 million going to the winner, Rich Strike.

Jockey Earnings

Far less attention is given to the jockey, the person who travels the whole way with the horse. A winning jockey takes 10% of the horse’s purse at the Kentucky Derby, so $186,000 for this year‘s Derby winner, Sonny Leon. From those winnings, Leon likely paid a 25% to 30% fee to his agent and a 5% tip to the valet who helped him prepare his gear for the race. That’s still a huge payday in a sport where an average year’s earning can be around $40,000. Did You Know? Jockeys are some of the original “gig workers” because they work as independent contractors. Rather than earn a salary, a jockey receives a “mounting fee” — often $50-$110 — for each race, riding sometimes eight races per day.

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Prize Money

The real money for jockeys comes from prize money, if they can ride a horse to finish first, second or third in a race and earn part of the purse. The percentages a jockey receives for a thoroughbred race range from 5% for a second- or third-place finish to 10% for first place, according to the Covington Reporter. In less competitive races, the jockey’s earnings can be as low as 0.50% for a third-place finish, 1% for placing second and perhaps 6%-10% for first place.

Highest-Earning Jockeys

Certainly, the top jockeys do quite well. The winningest thoroughbred jockey in history is John Velazquez, who has earned $458,797,243 in his long career. He’s started over 35,000 races, winning 6,459. The next highest-earning U.S. jockey is Javier Castellano, who has started over 30,000 races with 5,568 wins, for earnings of over $374 million.

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Daria Uhlig contributed to the reporting for this article.

Information is accurate as of Nov. 3, 2022.

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What is the biggest win in rugby?

In Denmark, Comet beat Lindo by 194–0 on 17 Nov 1973.

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In Denmark, Comet beat Lindo by 194–0 on 17 Nov 1973. The highest British score is 177–3 by Norwich against Eccles and Attleborough in a Norfolk Cup match in December 1996. Scores of over 200 points have been recorded in school matches. The highest score in the English league match is 170–3 by St Brendans Old Boys against Aller in a Somerset Division 3 match at Bristol on 9 Dec 1995. In one of the National Leagues/Premierships, the highest score is Newcastles 156–5 defeat of Rugby at Newcastle on 5 Oct 1996. While in European club competition, Saracens beat Dinamo Bucharest 151-0 at Vicarage Road, Watford, UK on 20 October 2002. All records listed on our website are current and up-to-date. For a full list of record titles, please use our Record Application Search. (You will need to register / login for access)

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