Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Jose Valdivia Jr

Jose Valdivia Jr

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Jose Valdivia Jr is a jockey with 593 career rides 49 winners. He rides at a 8.3% strike rate. He has placed 179 times. He has earned £6.6M in prize money. His strongest track is Hollywood Park (2w from 4r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

8.3%

Total Wins

49

Total Runs

593

Places

179

Place %

30.2%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

20 seasons
2005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202402468358.73
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2024-10-27Santa Anita (USA)Autumn Miss Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Tiaraqueen (GB)7108ffFirm
2024-09-02Del Mar (USA)Caesars Sportsbook Del Mar Derby (3yo) (Turf)Sketchy (USA)569ffFirm
2024-08-31Del Mar (USA)Torrey Pines Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)Back On Track (USA)568ffFast
2023-10-01Santa Anita (USA)City of Hope Mile Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Flavius (USA)998ffGood
2023-09-03Del Mar (USA)Del Mar Handicap presented by The Japan Racing Association (3yo+) (Turf)Missed The Cut (USA)41111ffFirm
2023-08-27Del Mar (USA)Pat O'Brien Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Go Joe Won (USA)10107ffFast
2023-04-30Golden Gate Fields (USA)San Francisco Mile Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Bob And Jackie (USA)998ffFirm
2023-04-03Santa Anita (USA)American Stakes (4yo+) (Turf)Bob And Jackie (USA)368ffFirm
2023-02-05Santa Anita (USA)Thunder Road Stakes (4yo+) (Turf)Bob And Jackie (USA)7118ffFirm
2023-01-07Santa Anita (USA)Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint Stakes (Black Type) (Dirt)Tigre Di Slugo (USA)466ffFast
2022-12-26Santa Anita (USA)San Gabriel Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Bob And Jackie (USA)579ffFirm
2022-11-27Del Mar (USA)Native Diver Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Go Joe Won (USA)469ffFast
2022-10-30Santa Anita (USA)Twilight Derby (3yo) (Turf)Go Joe Won (USA)489ffFirm
2022-10-30Santa Anita (USA)Autumn Miss Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Tezzaray (GB)8118ffFirm
2022-10-10Santa Anita (USA)Zuma Beach Stakes (2yo) (Turf)Giver Not A Taker (USA)9118ffFirm
2022-09-04Del Mar (USA)Torrey Pines Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)Malibu Marie (USA)668ffFast
2022-07-24Del Mar (USA)San Clemente Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Gem Mine (USA)5128ffFirm
2022-05-01Golden Gate Fields (USA)San Francisco Mile Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Tiz Plus (USA)6148ffFirm
2022-04-09Santa Anita (USA)Providencia Stakes presented by The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Gold Dragon Queen (USA)369ffFirm
2022-03-06Santa Anita (USA)Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes (4yo+) (Turf)Bob And Jackie (USA)8118ffFirm

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Santa Anita (USA)0%5%0%4%4%0%
Hollywood Park (USA)0%0%8%6%9%17%
Del Mar (USA)11%0%0%13%13%0%
Arlington Park (USA)100%—20%14%4%17%
Monmouth Park (USA)0%0%—11%33%0%
Keeneland (USA)0%0%0%0%—0%
Gulfstream Park (USA)0%0%0%0%33%0%
Woodbine (CAN)0%0%—0%20%—

Going Performance

Based on 593 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Firm
18W / 271R7%
Fast
25W / 270R9%
Good
1W / 27R4%
Soft
1W / 6R17%
Sloppy
1W / 6R17%
Yielding
1W / 5R20%
Standard
0W / 5R0%
Muddy
1W / 2R50%
Good To Soft
1W / 1R100%

Distance Performance

Based on 593 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
12W / 173R7%
Mile
34W / 389R9%
Middle
3W / 31R10%

Course Specialists

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

#1Hollywood Park
2W / 4R50%
#2Oaklawn Park (USA)
1W / 3R33%
#3Golden Gate Fields (USA)
2W / 9R22%
#4Belmont Park (USA)
2W / 9R22%
#5Arlington Park (USA)
6W / 43R14%
#6Santa Anita
1W / 7R14%
#7Monmouth Park (USA)
2W / 19R11%
#8Churchill Downs (USA)
1W / 9R11%
#9Delaware Park (USA)
1W / 9R11%
#10Del Mar (USA)
7W / 76R9%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C4C60255075100

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0481216

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Ronald W Ellis
10W / 53R19%
#2Martin D Wolfson
3W / 12R25%
#3Larry Rivelli
3W / 18R17%
#4John W Sadler
3W / 29R10%
#5Diane Alvarado
2W / 5R40%
#6Justin Sallusto
2W / 6R33%
#7Wesley A Ward
2W / 8R25%
#8MacDonald Benson
2W / 9R22%
#9Richard Baltas
2W / 10R20%
#10Brian Koriner
2W / 13R15%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Jay Em Ess Stable
6W / 37R16%
#2Carolyn Wilson
2W / 4R50%
#3Alghuwayriyah Stable Llc
2W / 5R40%
#4Oda Racing Stable Us Equine
2W / 6R33%
#5Jules Boutelle
2W / 6R33%
#6Robert J Costigan
2W / 9R22%
#7Gary Broad
2W / 11R18%
#8Keith Abrahams
2W / 12R17%
#9Sunnyside Capital Ventures
1W / 2R50%
#10Naipaul Chatterpaul Sotirios Sakatis
1W / 2R50%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

325

Wins

28

Win Rate

9%

Dirt

Runs

263

Wins

21

Win Rate

8%

AW

Runs

5

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

593

Wins

49

Win %

8%

Place %

30%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Belmont Stakes (3yo) (Dirt)

Ruler On Ice (USA) · Belmont Park (USA) · 11 Jun 2011

£384.6k
#2

E P Taylor Stakes (Fillies & Mares)

Arravale (USA) · Woodbine (CAN) · 22 Oct 2006

£300k
#3

TVG/Betfair Hollywood Gold Cup (Cushion Track)

Rail Trip (USA) · Hollywood Park (USA) · 11 Jul 2009

£291.7k
#4

Oaklawn Handicap

Buzzards Bay (USA) · Oaklawn Park (USA) · 8 Apr 2006

£174.4k
#5

Del Mar Oaks (Fillies)

Arravale (USA) · Del Mar (USA) · 20 Aug 2006

£139.5k
#6

Del Mar Derby

Get Funky (USA) · Del Mar (USA) · 3 Sept 2006

£139.5k
#7

Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (4yo+) (Turf)

Teaks North (USA) · Gulfstream Park (USA) · 5 Feb 2011

£115.4k
#8

New York Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)

Icon Project (USA) · Belmont Park (USA) · 20 Jun 2009

£104.2k
#9

Seabiscuit Handicap Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf)

Next Shares (USA) · Del Mar (USA) · 30 Nov 2019

£94.5k
#10

San Gabriel Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Bob And Jackie (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 26 Dec 2021

£87.6k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

7.8/1

Shortest Winner

0.2/1

Biggest Winner

60/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
11
2/1–4/1
12
4/1–8/1
15
8/1–16/1
6
16/1+
4

Draw Performance

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

Low
8W / 142R6%
Mid
22W / 224R10%
High
17W / 221R8%