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Luis Contreras

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Luis Contreras is a jockey with 964 career rides 148 winners. He rides at a 15.4% strike rate. He has placed 441 times. He has earned £17.7M in prize money. His strongest track is Woodbine (13w from 28r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

15.4%

Total Wins

148

Total Runs

964

Places

441

Place %

45.7%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

18 seasons
2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420260714212849.08
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-03-21Turfway Park (USA)TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (Tapeta)Tapit Shoes (USA)699ffFast
2024-12-07Woodbine (CAN)bet365 Valedictory Stakes (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Stanley House (CAN)51012ffFast
2024-11-03Woodbine (CAN)Mazarine Stakes presented by Ketel One (2yo Fillies) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Salt (USA)498.5ffFast
2024-10-12Woodbine (CAN)Ontario Damsel Stakes () (3yo Fillies) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Calle Amada (USA)12128.5ffFast
2024-10-05Woodbine (CAN)HPIbet Singspiel Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Spinzar (USA)101311ffGood
2024-10-05Woodbine (CAN)bet365 Dance Smartly Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Tax Implications (GB)4128.5ffGood
2024-09-14Woodbine (CAN)Ontario Matron Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Metaphysical (USA)10148.5ffFast
2024-09-14Woodbine (CAN)bet365 Summer Stakes (2yo) (Turf)Forty N Five (CAN)7108ffFirm
2024-08-24Woodbine (CAN)Seaway Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Metaphysical (USA)4117ffFast
2024-08-23Woodbine (CAN)King's Plate Stakes (Black Type Conditions) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Midnight Mascot (CAN)31210ffFast
2024-07-27Woodbine (CAN)Ontario Colleen Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Crevalle d'Oro (USA)5128ffGood
2024-07-06Woodbine (CAN)Hendrie Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Honey Pants (USA)596.5ffFast
2024-06-29Woodbine (CAN)Nassau Stakes (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Dana's Beauty (USA)9108ffGood
2024-05-04Woodbine (CAN)Whimsical Stakes presented by Bulleit Bourbon (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (All-Weather Track)Trading Bay (CAN)14146ffFast
2023-12-30Santa Anita (USA)Joe Hernandez Stakes (3yo+) (Hillside Course) (Turf)Olympic Runner (USA)11126.5ffGood
2023-12-03Woodbine (CAN)Valedictory Stakes (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Conglomerate (USA)11412ffFast
2023-11-11Woodbine (CAN)Maple Leaf Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Angelou (USA)31210ffFast
2023-11-11Woodbine (CAN)Bessarabian Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Spun Glass (USA)10137ffFast
2023-11-04Woodbine (CAN)Grey Stakes (2yo) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Tunechi (USA)488.5ffFast
2023-10-21Woodbine (CAN)Ontario Derby (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Tapeta)Cool Kiss (CAN)299ffFast

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Woodbine (CAN)10%12%17%16%20%11%
Gulfstream Park (USA)—0%0%0%0%33%
Sunland Park (USA)0%33%—20%0%—
Woodbine50%40%29%67%100%25%
Churchill Downs (USA)0%0%0%0%0%—
Oaklawn Park (USA)—0%—25%0%—
Tampa Bay Downs (USA)——50%9%0%—
Santa Anita (USA)—0%—0%0%—

Going Performance

Based on 964 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Fast
96W / 615R16%
Firm
32W / 222R14%
Good
10W / 72R14%
Yielding
5W / 31R16%
Sloppy
0W / 8R0%
Soft
3W / 8R38%
Standard
2W / 5R40%
Muddy
0W / 3R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 964 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
58W / 378R15%
Mile
83W / 534R16%
Middle
7W / 52R13%

Course Specialists

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

#1Woodbine
13W / 28R46%
#2Fort Erie (CAN)
2W / 5R40%
#3Gulfstream Park
2W / 7R29%
#4Presque Isle Downs (USA)
1W / 4R25%
#5Saratoga (USA)
1W / 5R20%
#6Aqueduct (USA)
1W / 5R20%
#7Sunland Park (USA)
7W / 39R18%
#8Woodbine (CAN)
113W / 736R15%
#9Oaklawn Park (USA)
2W / 14R14%
#10Tampa Bay Downs (USA)
2W / 14R14%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C101234

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec07142128

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Josie Carroll
30W / 136R22%
#2Mark Casse
20W / 89R22%
#3Michael P De Paulo
12W / 43R28%
#4Barbara J Minshall
6W / 26R23%
#5Brian A Lynch
6W / 48R13%
#6Henry Dominguez
5W / 17R29%
#7Kevin Attard
5W / 40R13%
#8Michael Trombetta
4W / 10R40%
#9Ashlee Brnjas
4W / 14R29%
#10Reade Baker
4W / 24R17%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1John C Oxley
12W / 55R22%
#2Ivan Dalos
12W / 64R19%
#3Dennis Andrews Sandra Lazaruk Et Al
8W / 22R36%
#4Melnyk Racing Stables Inc
6W / 15R40%
#5Live Oak Plantation
4W / 9R44%
#6Donver Stable
4W / 12R33%
#7Norseman Racing Stable
4W / 20R20%
#8Benjamin Hutzel
3W / 7R43%
#9Colebrook Farms Bear Stables Ltd
3W / 8R38%
#10John Unger
3W / 8R38%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Dirt

Runs

607

Wins

87

Win Rate

14%

Turf

Runs

352

Wins

59

Win Rate

17%

AW

Runs

5

Wins

2

Win Rate

40%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

964

Wins

148

Win %

15%

Place %

46%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Queen's Plate Stakes (Conditions) (3yo Canadian-bred) (Polytrack)

Inglorious (CAN) · Woodbine (CAN) · 26 Jun 2011

£384.6k
#2

Queen's Plate Stakes (Conditions) (3yo foaled in Canada) (Tapeta)

Holy Helena (CAN) · Woodbine (CAN) · 2 Jul 2017

£361.4k
#3

E.P. Taylor Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)

Starship Jubilee (USA) · Woodbine (CAN) · 12 Oct 2019

£206.9k
#4

Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Tapeta)

Ami's Mesa (CAN) · Presque Isle Downs (USA) · 19 Sept 2017

£195.1k
#5

Fantasy Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Dirt)

Ever So Clever (USA) · Oaklawn Park (USA) · 14 Apr 2017

£195.1k
#6

Breeders Stakes (Turf)

Pender Harbour (CAN) · Woodbine (CAN) · 7 Aug 2011

£192.3k
#7

Prince Of Wales Stakes (Dirt)

Pender Harbour (CAN) · Fort Erie (CAN) · 17 Jul 2011

£192.3k
#8

Woodbine Oaks (Fillies) (Polytrack)

Inglorious (CAN) · Woodbine (CAN) · 5 Jun 2011

£192.3k
#9

Carter Handicap (3yo+) (Dirt)

Dads Caps (USA) · Aqueduct (USA) · 5 Apr 2014

£180.7k
#10

Breeders' Stakes (Turf)

Ami's Holiday (CAN) · Woodbine (CAN) · 17 Aug 2014

£170.5k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

6.3/1

Shortest Winner

0.3/1

Biggest Winner

62/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
51
2/1–4/1
42
4/1–8/1
31
8/1–16/1
15
16/1+
9

Draw Performance

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

Low
34W / 228R15%
Mid
59W / 367R16%
High
54W / 364R15%