Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Fernando Jara

Fernando Jara

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Fernando Jara is a jockey with 1228 career rides 101 winners. He rides at a 8.2% strike rate. He has placed 349 times. He has earned £10M in prize money. His strongest track is Belmont Park (1w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

8.2%

Total Wins

101

Total Runs

1,228

Places

349

Place %

28.4%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

21 seasons
2005200720092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212023202504812164710.04
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2025-07-26Monmouth Park (USA)Monmouth Oaks (3yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)Pink Ruby (USA)678.5ffFast
2024-06-15Monmouth Park (USA)Monmouth Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)California Frolic (USA)699ffFirm
2024-01-28Sam Houston (USA)John B Connally Turf Cup Stakes (4yo+) (Turf)Red Run (USA)3912ffYielding
2024-01-27Sam Houston (USA)Houston Ladies Classic Stakes (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Main Track) (Dirt)Corningstone (USA)378.5ffFast
2023-03-31Al Ain (UAE)Al Hili (Handicap) (Dirt)Al Hadeer (USA)7157ffFast
2023-03-30Abu Dhabi (UAE)Al Maryah Island (Handicap) (Turf)Melicertes (GB)14168ffGood
2023-03-18Al Ain (UAE)Jebel Hafeet (Maiden) (Dirt)Al Khawaneej Spirt (IRE)6158ffFast
2023-03-16Abu Dhabi (UAE)Shakbout City (Handicap) (Turf)Fall Of Rome (IRE)101612ffGood
2023-03-12Sharjah (UAE)Longines Record Collection (Handicap) (Dirt)Last Light (IRE)81310ffFast
2023-03-11Jebel Ali (UAE)Jebel Ali Classic Sponsored By Emirates (Conditions) (Dirt)Ribhi (IRE)16167ffFast
2023-03-11Jebel Ali (UAE)Al Shafar Cup Sponsored By Al Shafar Investment (Handicap) (Dirt)Justice Protecol (GB)1148ffFast
2023-03-09Abu Dhabi (UAE)Al Salam (Handicap) (Turf)El Patriota (URU)5147ffGood
2023-03-04Meydan (UAE)Al Maktoum Challenge R3 Sponsored by Emirates Airline (Dirt)Ajuste Fiscal (URU)51410ffFast
2023-03-04Meydan (UAE)Al Bastakiya Sponsored by Arabian Adventures () (Dirt)Nopoli (GB)9129.5ffFast
2023-03-04Meydan (UAE)Dubai City Of Gold Sponsored by Emirates SkyCargo (Turf)Fastnet Crown (IRE)71412ffGood
2023-03-02Abu Dhabi (UAE)Dames Stables (Handicap) (Turf)Canny Fettle (FR)13157ffGood
2023-02-26Jebel Ali (UAE)Al Sufouh Handicap Trophy (Sponsored By Emirates Sprint Series) (Handicap) (Dirt)Exciting Days (USA)12159ffFast
2023-02-26Jebel Ali (UAE)Commercial Bank of Dubai Cup (Handicap) (Dirt)Rebel Love (IRE)9116ffFast
2023-02-26Jebel Ali (UAE)Maiden Trophy (Sponsored by Ascana - Takaful) (Maiden) (Dirt)Emirates Voice (GB)7167ffFast
2023-02-26Jebel Ali (UAE)The Keeneland Trophy (Handicap) (Dirt)Green Team Station (IRE)7125ffFast

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Meydan (UAE)0%4%3%5%9%4%
Jebel Ali (UAE)21%7%5%14%16%—
Abu Dhabi (UAE)—0%7%6%—7%
Nad Al Sheba (UAE)20%7%17%14%13%0%
Al Ain (UAE)0%—13%8%6%0%
Aqueduct (USA)—0%0%16%0%0%
Belmont Park (USA)0%0%0%9%8%50%
Sharjah (UAE)0%0%—0%9%—

Going Performance

Based on 1228 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Fast
75W / 850R9%
Good
11W / 239R5%
Standard
10W / 57R18%
Firm
3W / 39R8%
Good To Firm
0W / 14R0%
Sloppy
1W / 10R10%
Yielding
1W / 6R17%
Muddy
0W / 6R0%
Soft
0W / 5R0%
Good To Soft
0W / 2R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 1228 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
34W / 530R6%
Mile
64W / 656R10%
Middle
3W / 42R7%

Course Specialists

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

#1Belmont Park
1W / 3R33%
#2Woodbine (CAN)
1W / 3R33%
#3Gulfstream Park (USA)
3W / 18R17%
#4Churchill Downs (USA)
1W / 6R17%
#5Keeneland (USA)
1W / 6R17%
#6Saratoga (USA)
2W / 16R13%
#7Arlington Park (USA)
1W / 8R13%
#8Nad Al Sheba (UAE)
11W / 90R12%
#9Jebel Ali (UAE)
35W / 309R11%
#10Belmont Park (USA)
4W / 37R11%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C101234

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec06121824

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1A R Al Rayhi
18W / 219R8%
#2Doug Watson
16W / 130R12%
#3M Al Mheiri
13W / 187R7%
#4Kiaran McLaughlin
7W / 27R26%
#5Maria Ritchie
7W / 67R10%
#6A Selvaratnam
6W / 17R35%
#7A bin Harmash
5W / 117R4%
#8Ismail Mohammed
4W / 26R15%
#9Todd Pletcher
3W / 16R19%
#10William Mott
2W / 11R18%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Mohd Khalifa Al Basti
8W / 104R8%
#2Hamdan Al Maktoum
7W / 124R6%
#3Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
6W / 42R14%
#4Saeed H Al Tayer
4W / 8R50%
#5Shadwell Stable
4W / 16R25%
#6Al Bait Mutawahed Team
4W / 22R18%
#7Mohamed Albousi Alghufli
3W / 15R20%
#8Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi
3W / 18R17%
#9Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
3W / 57R5%
#10Mrs Tbs Ltda Farooq Racing
2W / 2R100%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Dirt

Runs

853

Wins

74

Win Rate

9%

Turf

Runs

318

Wins

17

Win Rate

5%

AW

Runs

57

Wins

10

Win Rate

18%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

1228

Wins

101

Win %

8%

Place %

28%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Dubai World Cup (Sponsored By Emirates Airline) (Dirt)

Invasor (ARG) · Nad Al Sheba (UAE) · 31 Mar 2007

£1.8M
#2

Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge

Invasor (ARG) · Churchill Downs (USA) · 4 Nov 2006

£1.6M
#3

Belmont Stakes (Dirt)

Jazil (USA) · Belmont Park (USA) · 10 Jun 2006

£348.8k
#4

Whitney Handicap (Dirt)

Invasor (ARG) · Saratoga (USA) · 5 Aug 2006

£261.6k
#5

Diana Handicap (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Angara (GB) · Saratoga (USA) · 29 Jul 2006

£174.4k
#6

Al Maktoum Challenge R3 Sponsored By Emirates (Dirt)

Special Fighter (IRE) · Meydan (UAE) · 5 Mar 2016

£163.3k
#7

Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint Sponsored By Arabian Adventures (Turf)

Wildman Jack (USA) · Meydan (UAE) · 7 Mar 2020

£157.9k
#8

Illinois Derby

Cowtown Cat (USA) · Hawthorne (USA) · 7 Apr 2007

£153.1k
#9

Darley Alcibiades Stakes (Fillies) (Polytrack)

Bel Air Beauty (USA) · Keeneland (USA) · 6 Oct 2006

£144.2k
#10

Suburban Handicap

Invasor (ARG) · Belmont Park (USA) · 1 Jul 2006

£139.5k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

10.1/1

Shortest Winner

1.7/1

Biggest Winner

47/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
10
2/1–4/1
11
4/1–8/1
22
8/1–16/1
18
16/1+
13

Draw Performance

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

Low
32W / 320R10%
Mid
37W / 430R9%
High
30W / 472R6%