Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Ben Curtis is a jockey with 9669 career rides 1196 winners. He rides at a 12.4% strike rate. He has placed 3268 times. He has earned £16.8M in prize money. His strongest track is Deauville (FR) (2w from 5r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

12.4%

Total Wins

1,196

Total Runs

9,669

Places

3,268

Place %

33.8%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

10 seasons
201720182019202020212022202320242025202604590135180358.16
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-06-21Churchill Downs (USA)Chicago Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)Queen's Martini (USA)487ffFast
2026-06-13Delaware Park (USA)Robert G Dick Memorial Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Tricky Kitty (USA)6611ffFirm
2026-05-30Churchill Downs (USA)Regret Stakes (Fillies) (Turf)Surprise Ending (USA)779ffFirm
2026-05-17Churchill Downs (USA)Louisville Stakes (Turf)Freedom's Way (USA)5612ffGood
2026-05-01Churchill Downs (USA)Fasig-Tipton La Troienne Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)Drexel Hill (USA)6108.5ffFast
2026-04-24Keeneland (USA)Bewitch Stakes Presented By Keeneland Sales (Turf)Triumphant Spirit (USA)7812ffFirm
2026-04-18Keeneland (USA)VisitLEX Elkhorn Stakes (Turf)Utah Beach (USA)61112ffFirm
2026-04-11Keeneland (USA)Jenny Wiley Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Aussie Girl (IRE)788.5ffFirm
2026-02-14Fair Grounds (USA)Fair Grounds Stakes Presented By Horse Racing Nation (Turf)Cameo Performance (USA)6109ffFirm
2026-02-14Fair Grounds (USA)Fasig-Tipton Rachel Alexandra Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)Majestical (USA)668.5ffFast
2026-02-14Fair Grounds (USA)Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes (Dirt)Carson Street (USA)589ffFast
2026-01-31Tampa Bay Downs (USA)Endeavour Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Aussie Girl (IRE)1108.5ffFirm
2026-01-18Fair Grounds (USA)Lecomte Stakes (Dirt)Stop The Car (USA)7108.5ffFast
2026-01-17Fair Grounds (USA)Louisiana Stakes Presented By Hagyard (Dirt)Tarantino (USA)888.5ffFast
2025-12-27Fair Grounds (USA)Woodchopper Stakes () (3yo) (Turf)Coco Cool (USA)778.5ffFirm
2025-10-25Keeneland (USA)Bryan Station Stakes (3yo) (Turf)Giocoso (USA)3128ffFirm
2025-10-25Keeneland (USA)Hagyard Fayette Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Honor Marie (USA)6119ffFast
2025-10-24Keeneland (USA)Bank of America Valley View Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)May Day Ready (USA)7128ffFirm
2025-10-19Keeneland (USA)Rood & Riddle Dowager Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Venencia (FR)1912ffYielding
2025-10-17Keeneland (USA)Allowance Race (3yo+) (Turf)Jakajaro (IRE)5105.5ffFirm

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Newcastle (AW)21%18%18%18%19%20%
Wolverhampton (AW)12%8%23%—13%16%
Southwell (AW)19%27%18%20%—23%
Beverley8%—26%12%35%32%
Haydock14%6%13%12%0%17%
Ayr14%15%15%15%28%13%
Pontefract21%24%—21%19%24%
Catterick18%15%13%——18%

Going Performance

Based on 5000 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Standard
232W / 1365R17%
Good
145W / 1029R14%
Good To Firm
157W / 945R17%
Soft
77W / 514R15%
Good To Soft
72W / 476R15%
Standard To Slow
60W / 385R16%
Heavy
17W / 133R13%
Fast
9W / 106R8%
Firm
7W / 37R19%
Yielding
1W / 4R25%
Sloppy
0W / 4R0%
Good To Yielding
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 5000 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
378W / 2550R15%
Mile
285W / 1751R16%
Middle
107W / 646R17%
Staying
7W / 53R13%

Course Specialists

Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).

#1Deauville (FR)
2W / 5R40%
#2Al Ain (UAE)
3W / 8R38%
#3Colonial Downs (USA)
2W / 6R33%
#4Hamilton
48W / 170R28%
#5Maisons-Laffitte (FR)
1W / 4R25%
#6Southwell (AW)
71W / 329R22%
#7Pontefract
41W / 185R22%
#8Beverley
46W / 219R21%
#9Newcastle (AW)
104W / 562R19%
#10Carlisle
27W / 140R19%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C6C705101520

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec06121824

Trainer Partnerships

Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).

#1K R Burke
87W / 486R18%
#2Roger Fell
71W / 554R13%
#3Mark Johnston
54W / 326R17%
#4George Boughey
43W / 179R24%
#5Hugo Palmer
39W / 192R20%
#6David Barron
28W / 229R12%
#7Michael Appleby
26W / 170R15%
#8David Evans
21W / 120R18%
#9Ian Williams
18W / 113R16%
#10William Haggas
17W / 64R27%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).

#1Liam Kelly Mrs E Burke
9W / 23R39%
#2Mrs Susan Roy
7W / 22R32%
#3C R Hirst
7W / 45R16%
#4Vefa Ibrahim Araci
6W / 12R50%
#5Laurence Okane
6W / 20R30%
#6S P C Woods
6W / 27R22%
#7Colne Valley Racing Partner
6W / 27R22%
#8Carl Waters Mrs E Burke
6W / 30R20%
#9Dr Ali Ridha
5W / 18R28%
#10K Abdullah
5W / 19R26%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Dirt

Runs

110

Wins

9

Win Rate

8%

Turf

Runs

3139

Wins

476

Win Rate

15%

AW

Runs

1750

Wins

292

Win Rate

17%

None

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

5000

Wins

777

Win %

16%

Place %

41%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

First Lady Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Simply In Front (USA) · Keeneland (USA) · 4 Oct 2025

£367k
#2

Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes presented by Accenture (3yo+) (Turf)

Think Big (USA) · Churchill Downs (USA) · 3 May 2025

£283.6k
#3

Secretariat Stakes (3yo) (Turf)

Giocoso (USA) · Colonial Downs (USA) · 9 Aug 2025

£248k
#4

Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Magnitude (USA) · Fair Grounds (USA) · 16 Feb 2025

£240k
#5

Valvoline Global Shakertown Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Think Big (USA) · Keeneland (USA) · 8 Apr 2025

£186k
#6

Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes presented by Horse Racing Nation (4yo+) (Turf)

Idratherbeblessed (USA) · Fair Grounds (USA) · 22 Mar 2025

£144k
#7

Houston Ladies Classic Stakes presented by PENN Women (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Main Track)

Recharge (USA) · Sam Houston (USA) · 25 Jan 2025

£139.7k
#8

Rood & Riddle Dowager Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Venencia (FR) · Keeneland (USA) · 19 Oct 2025

£117.8k
#9

bet365 Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap)

Kynren (IRE) · Ascot · 5 Oct 2019

£112k
#10

Zabeel Turf Sponsored By Riviera 1 (Listed Handicap) (Turf)

Certain Lad (GB) · Meydan (UAE) · 16 Jan 2020

£78.9k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

6.2/1

Shortest Winner

0.0/1

Biggest Winner

86/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
216
2/1–4/1
221
4/1–8/1
192
8/1–16/1
104
16/1+
40

Draw Performance

Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).

Low
177W / 1230R14%
Mid
277W / 1765R16%
High
323W / 2004R16%