Jockey Profile

Jockeys/L Melancon

L Melancon

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

L Melancon is a jockey with 82 career rides 8 winners. He rides at a 9.8% strike rate. He has placed 22 times. He has earned £714.3k in prize money. His strongest track is Ellis Park (USA) (2w from 5r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

9.8%

Total Wins

8

Total Runs

82

Places

22

Place %

26.8%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

6 seasons
20052006200720082009201002468358
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2010-05-31Churchill Downs (USA)Winning Colors Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)Emmy Darling (USA)586ffFast
2009-09-26Turfway Park (USA)Kentucky Cup Distaff (Fillies & Mares) (Polytrack)Whirlie Bertie (USA)388.5ffFast
2009-08-15Ellis Park (USA)Gardenia Handicap (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)Whirlie Bertie (USA)198ffFast
2009-06-20Presque Isle Downs (USA)Lil E Tee Handicap (Tapeta)Anaan (USA)276.5ffFast
2009-06-06Churchill Downs (USA)Early Times Mint Julep Handicap (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Closeout (USA)568.5ffFirm
2008-11-08Churchill Downs (USA)Mrs. Revere Stakes (Fillies) (Turf)Absolutely Cindy (USA)4118.5ffFirm
2008-11-01Churchill Downs (USA)Pocahontas Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)Petty Things (USA)778ffFast
2008-10-25Keeneland (USA)Fayette Stakes (Polytrack)Brothers Nicholas (USA)4119ffFast
2008-10-04Woodbine (CAN)Nearctic Stakes (Turf)Off Duty (USA)10126ffFirm
2008-09-06Turfway Park (USA)Turfway Park Fall Championship (Polytrack)A. P. Xcellent (USA)101012ffFast
2008-09-01Belterra Park (USA)Miller Lite Cradle Stakes (Turf)Captain Bry (USA)888.5ffFirm
2008-08-30Belterra Park (USA)Coca-Cola Bassinet Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)Westline (USA)5106ffFast
2008-08-23Woodbine (CAN)Play The King Stakes (Turf)Off Duty (USA)3117ffFirm
2008-08-16Woodbine (CAN)Ontario Debutante Stakes (Fillies) (Polytrack)Petty Things (USA)786ffFast
2008-08-09Ellis Park (USA)Governor's Handicap (Dirt)Officer Rocket (GB)378ffFast
2008-07-04Arlington Park (USA)Stars And Stripes Turf Handicap (Turf)A. P. Xcellent (USA)8912ffGood
2008-06-28Churchill Downs (USA)Debutante Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)Yo Eleven (USA)8106ffFast
2008-05-26Arlington Park (USA)Arlington Matron Handicap (Fillies & Mares) (Polytrack)Tessa Blue (USA)679ffFast
2008-05-17Churchill Downs (USA)Matt Winn Stakes (Dirt)Inner Light (USA)476ffFast
2008-05-03Churchill Downs (USA)La Troienne Stakes (Dirt) (Fillies)Minewander (USA)677.5ffFast

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Churchill Downs (USA)0%0%0%0%0%—
Keeneland (USA)0%100%—0%0%—
Turfway Park (USA)———17%—0%
Arlington Park (USA)——0%0%33%0%
Ellis Park (USA)———40%——
Belterra Park (USA)—50%—0%——
Kentucky Downs (USA)—0%—0%—50%
Hawthorne (USA)————0%—

Going Performance

Based on 82 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Fast
5W / 51R10%
Firm
1W / 21R5%
Good
1W / 4R25%
Sloppy
0W / 3R0%
Soft
1W / 2R50%
Yielding
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 82 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
2W / 20R10%
Mile
5W / 56R9%
Middle
1W / 6R17%

Course Specialists

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

#1Ellis Park (USA)
2W / 5R40%
#2Remington Park (USA)
1W / 3R33%
#3Belterra Park (USA)
1W / 4R25%
#4Kentucky Downs (USA)
1W / 4R25%
#5Arlington Park (USA)
1W / 6R17%
#6Turfway Park (USA)
1W / 7R14%
#7Keeneland (USA)
1W / 8R13%
#8Churchill Downs (USA)
0W / 22R0%
#9Woodbine (CAN)
0W / 3R0%
#10Oaklawn Park (USA)
0W / 3R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

No class data yet.

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec07142128

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1William Mott
2W / 9R22%
#2Niall O'Callaghan
2W / 11R18%
#3Gregory D Foley
1W / 3R33%
#4Lynn Whiting
1W / 8R13%
#5David Vance
1W / 10R10%
#6Kenneth McPeek
0W / 4R0%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Richard Bertram Elaine Klein
1W / 2R50%
#2Paul J Dixon Dr Gene Voss And Mrs S K Johnston Jr
1W / 2R50%
#3Winstar Farm Llc
1W / 2R50%
#4Donamire Farm
1W / 2R50%
#5John Pucek Brett Seltzer Roberts Edwards David Fogg
1W / 4R25%
#6Gary A Tanaka
1W / 4R25%
#7Carl F Pollard
1W / 10R10%
#8Glen Hill Farm
0W / 2R0%
#9Choctaw Racing Stable
0W / 2R0%
#10Johnston Bommarito And Molly Malone Racing Club
0W / 2R0%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Dirt

Runs

54

Wins

5

Win Rate

9%

Turf

Runs

28

Wins

3

Win Rate

11%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

82

Wins

8

Win %

10%

Place %

27%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

American Derby (Turf)

Union Avenue (USA) · Arlington Park (USA) · 22 Jul 2006

£87.2k
#2

Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes

Embossed (IRE) · Kentucky Downs (USA) · 26 Sept 2006

£72.1k
#3

Phoenix Stakes (Polytrack)

Off Duty (USA) · Keeneland (USA) · 6 Oct 2007

£47.4k
#4

Gardenia Handicap (Fillies & Mares)

Pleasant Hill (USA) · Ellis Park (USA) · 18 Aug 2007

£45.9k
#5

Gardenia Handicap (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)

Whirlie Bertie (USA) · Ellis Park (USA) · 15 Aug 2009

£41.7k
#6

Turfway Park Fall Championship (Polytrack)

Istan (USA) · Turfway Park (USA) · 8 Sept 2007

£31.3k
#7

Remington Green Stakes

Ascertain (IRE) · Remington Park (USA) · 21 Oct 2007

£30.6k
#8

Coca-Cola Bassinet Stakes (Fillies)

Kadira (USA) · Belterra Park (USA) · 1 Sept 2007

£30.6k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

12.8/1

Shortest Winner

2.2/1

Biggest Winner

35/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
2
2/1–4/1
1
4/1–8/1
1
8/1–16/1
2
16/1+
2

Draw Performance

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

Low
3W / 19R16%
Mid
4W / 32R13%
High
1W / 29R3%