Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Martin Garcia

Martin Garcia

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Martin Garcia is a jockey with 1163 career rides 212 winners. He rides at a 18.2% strike rate. He has placed 530 times. He has earned £29.4M in prize money. His strongest track is Hollywood Park (12w from 17r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

18.2%

Total Wins

212

Total Runs

1,163

Places

530

Place %

45.6%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

22 seasons
200620082010201120122013201420152016201720182020202220242026081624325916
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-05-02Churchill Downs (USA)Kentucky Derby Presented By Woodford Reserve (Dirt)Litmus Test (USA)171810ffFast
2026-04-04Aqueduct (USA)Wood Memorial Stakes Presented By Resorts World Casino (Dirt)Buetane (USA)11129ffFast
2025-05-03Churchill Downs (USA)Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)Citizen Bull (USA)151910ffSloppy
2025-05-02Churchill Downs (USA)Modesty Stakes presented by Veritas Prime (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Birdie Rose (USA)669ffFirm
2025-04-06Santa Anita (USA)Santa Anita Derby (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)Citizen Bull (USA)459ffFast
2025-04-05Santa Anita (USA)Fasig-Tipton Santa Anita Oaks (3yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)Silent Law (USA)258.5ffFast
2025-02-02Santa Anita (USA)Fasig-Tipton Las Virgenes Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)Cipriani (USA)238ffFast
2025-02-01Santa Anita (USA)Robert B Lewis Stakes (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)Citizen Bull (USA)158ffFast
2024-12-15Turfway Park (USA)Prairie Bayou Turfway Park Synthetic Championship Stakes () (3yo+) (All-Weather Track)Dresden Row (USA)2128.5ffFast
2024-12-07Los Alamitos (USA)Starlet Stakes (2yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)Nooni (USA)578.5ffFast
2024-11-23Del Mar (USA)Native Diver Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Mirahmadi (USA)669ffFast
2024-11-01Del Mar (USA)FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (2yo C&G) (Main) (Dirt)Citizen Bull (USA)1108.5ffFast
2024-10-06Santa Anita (USA)American Pharoah Stakes presented by DK Horse (2yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)Citizen Bull (USA)178.5ffFast
2024-10-05Santa Anita (USA)Oak Leaf Stakes presented by Oak Tree (2yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)Nooni (USA)268.5ffFast
2024-08-31Kentucky Downs (USA)Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Turnerloose (USA)7128ffFirm
2024-08-18Del Mar (USA)Del Mar Oaks presented by Keeneland Sales (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Buchu (USA)489ffFirm
2024-06-01Churchill Downs (USA)Regret Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Buchu (USA)279ffFirm
2024-06-01Churchill Downs (USA)Blame Stakes (4yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Trademark (USA)479ffFast
2024-05-04Churchill Downs (USA)Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes presented by Sentient Jet (3yo+) (Turf)Coppola (USA)4145.5ffGood
2024-05-03Churchill Downs (USA)Edgewood Stakes presented by TwinSpires (3yo Fillies) (Turf)Buchu (USA)6118.5ffYielding

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Santa Anita (USA)29%14%21%17%9%18%
Del Mar (USA)15%6%19%14%12%0%
Hollywood Park (USA)0%4%13%17%16%14%
Churchill Downs (USA)0%0%13%7%14%0%
Oaklawn Park (USA)—19%—23%11%—
Del Mar58%30%100%21%—0%
Santa Anita—67%50%47%0%—
Keeneland (USA)0%50%17%40%13%0%

Going Performance

Based on 1163 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Fast
171W / 786R22%
Firm
31W / 319R10%
Sloppy
5W / 25R20%
Good
5W / 21R24%
Standard
0W / 7R0%
Yielding
0W / 3R0%
Soft
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 1163 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
87W / 416R21%
Mile
121W / 711R17%
Middle
4W / 36R11%

Course Specialists

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

#1Hollywood Park
12W / 17R71%
#2Santa Anita
19W / 37R51%
#3Lone Star Park (USA)
4W / 8R50%
#4Prairie Meadows (USA)
5W / 12R42%
#5Del Mar
14W / 39R36%
#6Pimlico (USA)
3W / 9R33%
#7Parx (USA)
1W / 3R33%
#8Monmouth Park (USA)
3W / 11R27%
#9Sunland Park (USA)
4W / 16R25%
#10Keeneland (USA)
5W / 24R21%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C105101520

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec06121824

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Bob Baffert
142W / 452R31%
#2Jerry Hollendorfer
9W / 45R20%
#3Mike Mitchell
5W / 23R22%
#4John W Sadler
5W / 31R16%
#5Julio C Canani
4W / 16R25%
#6Neil Drysdale
4W / 25R16%
#7Carl O'Callaghan
2W / 4R50%
#8Michael Pender
2W / 5R40%
#9Peter Eurton
2W / 8R25%
#10William Mott
2W / 9R22%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Karl Watson Michael E Pegram Paul Weitman
25W / 74R34%
#2Kaleem Shah Inc
23W / 70R33%
#3Zayat Stables Llc
10W / 38R26%
#4Arnold Zetcher Llc
8W / 27R30%
#5Peachtree Stable
6W / 25R24%
#6Fog City Stable Inc George Bolton
5W / 9R56%
#7Speedway Stable Llc
5W / 11R45%
#8C R K Stable Llc
4W / 7R57%
#9William L Currin Alvin Eisman
4W / 9R44%
#10Sf Racing Llc Starlight Racing Et Al
4W / 11R36%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Dirt

Runs

734

Wins

132

Win Rate

18%

Turf

Runs

422

Wins

80

Win Rate

19%

AW

Runs

7

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

1163

Wins

212

Win %

18%

Place %

46%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Breeders' Cup Classic (3yo+) (Dirt)

Bayern (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 2 Nov 2014

£1.7M
#2

FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (2yo C&G) (Main) (Dirt)

Citizen Bull (USA) · Del Mar (USA) · 1 Nov 2024

£818.9k
#3

Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Dirt)

New Year's Day (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 2 Nov 2013

£674.8k
#4

TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint (3yo+) (Dirt)

Drefong (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 5 Nov 2016

£561.2k
#5

Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (3yo+) (Dirt)

Secret Circle (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 2 Nov 2013

£506.1k
#6

$1 Million TVG Pacific Classic Stakes (3yo+) (Dirt)

Collected (USA) · Del Mar (USA) · 20 Aug 2017

£487.8k
#7

Santa Anita Derby (3yo) (Dirt)

Dortmund (USA) · Santa Anita (USA) · 4 Apr 2015

£384.6k
#8

Haskell Invitational Stakes (3yo) (Dirt)

Coil (USA) · Monmouth Park (USA) · 31 Jul 2011

£384.6k
#9

Izod Haskell Invitational Stakes (3yo) (Dirt)

Lookin At Lucky (USA) · Monmouth Park (USA) · 1 Aug 2010

£370.4k
#10

Preakness Stakes (3yo) (Dirt)

Lookin At Lucky (USA) · Pimlico (USA) · 15 May 2010

£370.4k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

5.0/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

40/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
85
2/1–4/1
54
4/1–8/1
43
8/1–16/1
19
16/1+
5

Draw Performance

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

Low
39W / 249R16%
Mid
65W / 431R15%
High
98W / 468R21%