Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Fernando De La Cruz

Fernando De La Cruz

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Fernando De La Cruz is a jockey with 176 career rides 18 winners. He rides at a 10.2% strike rate. He has placed 58 times. He has earned £2.8M in prize money. His strongest track is Kentucky Downs (USA) (1w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

10.2%

Total Wins

18

Total Runs

176

Places

58

Place %

33.0%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

19 seasons
20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520260123449.29
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-05-02Churchill Downs (USA)Edgewood Stakes Presented By Accenture (Fillies) (Turf)Lorelei Lee (USA)12138.5ffFirm
2026-05-02Churchill Downs (USA)Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes Presented By Accenture (Turf)Joe Shiesty (USA)2105.5ffFirm
2026-04-04Keeneland (USA)Valvoline Global Shakertown Stakes (Turf)Joe Shiesty (USA)5125.5ffFirm
2026-03-21Turfway Park (USA)TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (Tapeta)Tickled Quist (USA)899ffFast
2025-08-30Kentucky Downs (USA)DK Horse Nashville Derby Invitational Stakes (3yo) (Turf)Tomasello (USA)121210.5ffFirm
2025-08-23Charles town (USA)Charles Town Oaks (3yo Fillies) (Dirt)Top (USA)9107ffFast
2025-08-23Charles town (USA)Charles Town Classic Stakes (3yo+) (Dirt)Trademark (USA)689ffFast
2025-07-05Indiana Grand (USA)Daily Racing Form Indiana Oaks (3yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)Top (USA)268.5ffFast
2024-12-15Turfway Park (USA)Prairie Bayou Turfway Park Synthetic Championship Stakes () (3yo+) (All-Weather Track)Tremor (USA)12128.5ffFast
2024-09-07Kentucky Downs (USA)FanDuel TV Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Get Smokin (USA)7912ffFirm
2024-07-20Monmouth Park (USA)United Nations Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Get Smokin (USA)11111ffFirm
2024-07-06Indiana Grand (USA)Indiana Derby (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)Kitty Hawk (USA)778.5ffFast
2024-06-01Woodbine (CAN)bet365 Eclipse Stakes (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Get Smokin (USA)478.5ffFast
2024-03-03Turfway Park (USA)John Battaglia Memorial Stakes () (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Fidget (USA)10118.5ffFast
2024-01-27Gulfstream Park (USA)Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes presented by Baccarat (4yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Trademark (USA)10129ffFast
2023-11-24Churchill Downs (USA)Clark Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Trademark (USA)199ffFast
2023-09-10Kentucky Downs (USA)FanDuel Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Get Smokin (USA)11212ffFirm
2023-09-03Saratoga (USA)Spinaway Stakes (2yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)Lemorian (USA)897ffFast
2023-07-08Indiana Grand (USA)Jonathan B Schuster Memorial Stakes () (4yo+) (Turf)Maasai Warrior (USA)6108.5ffGood
2023-07-08Indiana Grand (USA)Indiana Oaks (3yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)Cloak Of Mercy (USA)678.5ffStandard

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Tampa Bay Downs (USA)0%0%14%6%0%—
Indiana Grand (USA)17%0%—9%——
Oaklawn Park (USA)—13%—0%——
Hoosier park (USA)0%25%—13%——
Churchill Downs (USA)0%0%—0%100%—
Tampa Bay Downs0%25%—0%——
Keeneland (USA)50%——0%0%0%
Turfway Park (USA)———0%0%—

Going Performance

Based on 176 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Fast
10W / 90R11%
Firm
5W / 45R11%
Good
2W / 15R13%
Sloppy
1W / 13R8%
Standard
0W / 5R0%
Muddy
0W / 5R0%
Yielding
0W / 2R0%
Soft
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 176 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
9W / 60R15%
Mile
8W / 113R7%
Middle
1W / 3R33%

Course Specialists

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

#1Kentucky Downs (USA)
1W / 3R33%
#2Keeneland (USA)
2W / 7R29%
#3Hoosier park (USA)
2W / 13R15%
#4Indiana Grand (USA)
3W / 30R10%
#5Tampa Bay Downs
1W / 10R10%
#6Churchill Downs (USA)
1W / 12R8%
#7Tampa Bay Downs (USA)
3W / 46R7%
#8Oaklawn Park (USA)
2W / 30R7%
#9Turfway Park (USA)
0W / 3R0%
#10Arlington Park (USA)
0W / 3R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

No class data yet.

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec09182736

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Eoin Harty
3W / 19R16%
#2Mark Casse
2W / 5R40%
#3Tim Glyshaw
2W / 6R33%
#4Brad H Cox
2W / 19R11%
#5Kim Puhl
1W / 3R33%
#6Robert Gorham
1W / 3R33%
#7Lori A Smock
1W / 3R33%
#8Randy L Klopp
1W / 3R33%
#9Victoria H Oliver
1W / 5R20%
#10Michelle L Elliott
0W / 4R0%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Godolphin Racing Llc
3W / 16R19%
#2Ironhorse Racing Stable Llc Blackridge Stables Llc Et Al
2W / 4R50%
#3Ironhorse Racing Stable Llc
2W / 6R33%
#4Klein Racing
1W / 2R50%
#5Peggy J Shaw
1W / 2R50%
#6Circle S Ranch
1W / 2R50%
#7Gene Burkholder
1W / 3R33%
#8James R Elliott
1W / 3R33%
#9Mast Thoroughbreds Llc
1W / 3R33%
#10Bbn Racing Llc
1W / 4R25%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

70

Wins

9

Win Rate

13%

Dirt

Runs

101

Wins

9

Win Rate

9%

AW

Runs

5

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

176

Wins

18

Win %

10%

Place %

33%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

FanDuel Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Get Smokin (USA) · Kentucky Downs (USA) · 10 Sept 2023

£810.2k
#2

Clark Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Trademark (USA) · Churchill Downs (USA) · 24 Nov 2023

£298k
#3

United Nations Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Get Smokin (USA) · Monmouth Park (USA) · 20 Jul 2024

£283.5k
#4

Woodford Stakes presented by Keeneland Select (3yo+) (Turf)

Bucchero (USA) · Keeneland (USA) · 7 Oct 2017

£97.6k
#5

Woodford Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)

Bucchero (USA) · Keeneland (USA) · 6 Oct 2018

£88.9k
#6

Indiana First Lady Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)

Yeardley (USA) · Indiana Grand (USA) · 11 Jul 2012

£72.8k
#7

Governor's Stakes (Dirt)

Prince Of Time (USA) · Indiana Grand (USA) · 11 Jul 2012

£72.8k
#8

Florence Henderson Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Wondrshegotthundr (USA) · Indiana Grand · 3 Sept 2019

£47.2k
#9

Hilton Garden Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites Sprint Stakes (Dirt)

Catalina Red (USA) · Tampa Bay Downs · 9 Apr 2016

£30.6k
#10

Michael G Schaefer Mile (Dirt)

My Private Lake (USA) · Hoosier park (USA) · 4 Oct 2008

£30.5k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

8.4/1

Shortest Winner

1.8/1

Biggest Winner

27.9/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
2
2/1–4/1
6
4/1–8/1
3
8/1–16/1
5
16/1+
2

Draw Performance

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

Low
7W / 48R15%
Mid
8W / 57R14%
High
3W / 71R4%