Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Paco Lopez

Paco Lopez

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Paco Lopez is a jockey with 1300 career rides 214 winners. He rides at a 16.5% strike rate. He has placed 600 times. He has earned £26.1M in prize money. His strongest track is Delaware Park (USA) (3w from 5r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

16.5%

Total Wins

214

Total Runs

1,300

Places

600

Place %

46.2%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

19 seasons
200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202608162432357.05
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-06-13Monmouth Park (USA)Salvator Mile Stakes (Dirt)Grand Mo The First (USA)468ffFast
2026-06-06Saratoga (USA)True North Stakes (Dirt)Book'em Danno (USA)166.5ffFast
2026-06-06Saratoga (USA)Jaipur Stakes (Turf)Governor Sam (USA)8105.5ffFirm
2026-05-30Churchill Downs (USA)Aristides Stakes (Dirt)Mad House (USA)566ffFast
2026-05-17Laurel Park (USA)Preakness Stakes (Dirt)Napoleon Solo (USA)1149.5ffFast
2026-04-11Oaklawn Park (USA)Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (Dirt)Mad House (USA)176ffFast
2026-04-04Aqueduct (USA)Carter Stakes Presented By NYRA Bets (Dirt)Book'em Danno (USA)257ffFast
2026-04-04Aqueduct (USA)Distaff Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)Jody's Pride (USA)347ffFast
2026-04-04Aqueduct (USA)Wood Memorial Stakes Presented By Resorts World Casino (Dirt)Napoleon Solo (USA)5129ffFast
2026-01-18Fair Grounds (USA)Lecomte Stakes (Dirt)Chip Honcho (USA)4108.5ffFast
2026-01-17Fair Grounds (USA)Louisiana Stakes Presented By Hagyard (Dirt)Cadet Corps (USA)388.5ffFast
2025-12-27Fair Grounds (USA)Woodchopper Stakes () (3yo) (Turf)Faber (CAN)378.5ffFirm
2025-09-20Parx (USA)Greenwood Cup Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Praetorian Guard (USA)3712ffFast
2025-09-20Parx (USA)Gallant Bob Stakes (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)Mad House (USA)1106ffFast
2025-09-20Parx (USA)Pennsylvania Derby (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)Happily Delusional (USA)8109ffFast
2025-09-06Colonial Downs (USA)Old Dominion Derby (3yo) (Turf)Outrunner (USA)389ffSoft
2025-08-31Del Mar (USA)Green Flash Handicap (3yo+) (Turf)Reef Runner (USA)2125ffFirm
2025-08-31Del Mar (USA)Pacific Classic Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Indispensable (USA)4710ffFast
2025-08-31Del Mar (USA)Del Mar Handicap presented by the Japan Racing Association (3yo+) (Turf)City Exile (GB)7911ffFirm
2025-08-30Del Mar (USA)Del Mar Mile Stakes (3yo+) (Turf)Suchet (FR)568ffFirm

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Gulfstream Park (USA)12%20%14%9%12%5%
Monmouth Park (USA)18%21%—24%6%9%
Keeneland (USA)42%0%0%7%14%0%
Parx (USA)25%38%0%13%0%33%
Gulfstream Park West (USA)0%17%17%15%18%0%
Monmouth Park60%50%—36%——
Belmont Park (USA)—8%0%6%0%0%
Saratoga (USA)33%55%33%0%11%0%

Going Performance

Based on 1300 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Fast
130W / 670R19%
Firm
57W / 450R13%
Good
12W / 69R17%
Sloppy
8W / 59R14%
Standard
4W / 21R19%
Yielding
1W / 18R6%
Soft
1W / 7R14%
Muddy
1W / 5R20%

Distance Performance

Based on 1300 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
85W / 397R21%
Mile
126W / 852R15%
Middle
3W / 51R6%

Course Specialists

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

#1Delaware Park (USA)
3W / 5R60%
#2Delta downs (USA)
3W / 6R50%
#3Monmouth Park
17W / 41R41%
#4Oaklawn Park (USA)
2W / 5R40%
#5Charles town (USA)
2W / 5R40%
#6Belmont Park
2W / 5R40%
#7Gulfstream Park
10W / 29R34%
#8Laurel Park (USA)
1W / 3R33%
#9Mountaineer Park (USA)
1W / 3R33%
#10Saratoga (USA)
11W / 39R28%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1015304560

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec07142128

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Kelly J Breen
19W / 96R20%
#2Edward Plesa Jr
18W / 86R21%
#3Todd Pletcher
9W / 35R26%
#4Chad C Brown
7W / 33R21%
#5Kiaran McLaughlin
6W / 23R26%
#6Peter Miller
6W / 25R24%
#7Derek S Ryan
5W / 11R45%
#8Michael Trombetta
5W / 17R29%
#9Jane Cibelli
5W / 23R22%
#10Claude R McGaughey III
4W / 14R29%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1George Lori Hall
8W / 44R18%
#2Trilogy Stable Laurie Plesa
6W / 17R35%
#3Live Oak Plantation
6W / 21R29%
#4Atlantic Six Racing Llc
5W / 7R71%
#5Godolphin Racing Llc
5W / 16R31%
#6Arlenes Sun Star Stable
4W / 6R67%
#7Patricia A Generazio
4W / 14R29%
#8Stoneway Farm
4W / 22R18%
#9Harold L Queen
3W / 4R75%
#10R Larry Johnson
3W / 5R60%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Dirt

Runs

672

Wins

116

Win Rate

17%

Turf

Runs

609

Wins

95

Win Rate

16%

AW

Runs

18

Wins

3

Win Rate

17%

None

Runs

1

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

1300

Wins

214

Win %

16%

Place %

46%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Preakness Stakes (Dirt)

Napoleon Solo (USA) · Laurel Park (USA) · 17 May 2026

£888.9k
#2

Twinspires Breeders' Cup Sprint (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Roy H (USA) · Churchill Downs (USA) · 3 Nov 2018

£814.8k
#3

Wood Memorial Stakes presented by Resorts World Casino (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Lord Miles (USA) · Aqueduct (USA) · 8 Apr 2023

£333.3k
#4

Molly Pitcher Stakes (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Shotgun Hottie (USA) · Monmouth Park (USA) · 22 Jul 2023

£250k
#5

Central Bank Ashland Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Out For A Spin (USA) · Keeneland (USA) · 6 Apr 2019

£236.2k
#6

Forego Stakes (4yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Book'em Danno (USA) · Saratoga (USA) · 23 Aug 2025

£220k
#7

Woodward Stakes (3yo+) (Dirt)

Itsmyluckyday (USA) · Saratoga (USA) · 30 Aug 2014

£216.9k
#8

Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (Dirt)

Mad House (USA) · Oaklawn Park (USA) · 11 Apr 2026

£211.1k
#9

Delta Downs Princess Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)

Rose To Gold (USA) · Delta downs (USA) · 17 Nov 2012

£193.5k
#10

Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap) (3yo+) (Dirt)

Headache (USA) · Hawthorne (USA) · 8 Oct 2011

£192.3k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

6.9/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

59/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
81
2/1–4/1
52
4/1–8/1
38
8/1–16/1
25
16/1+
18

Draw Performance

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

Low
38W / 321R12%
Mid
74W / 451R16%
High
98W / 522R19%