Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Timothy Thornton

Timothy Thornton

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Timothy Thornton is a jockey with 149 career rides 20 winners. He rides at a 13.4% strike rate. He has placed 49 times. He has earned £1.6M in prize money. His strongest track is Fair Grounds (USA) (1w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

13.4%

Total Wins

20

Total Runs

149

Places

49

Place %

32.9%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

16 seasons
2005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520202023202420252026024683579
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-05-26Lone Star Park (USA)Steve Sexton Mile Stakes (Dirt)Touchuponastar (USA)498ffFast
2026-01-24Sam Houston (USA)Houston Ladies Classic Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)Yes It Tiz (USA)378.5ffSloppy
2025-05-27Lone Star Park (USA)Steve Sexton Mile Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Touchuponastar (USA)5108ffSloppy
2025-03-22Fair Grounds (USA)New Orleans Classic Stakes presented by Relyne GI by Hagyard (4yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Touchuponastar (USA)159ffFast
2024-05-28Lone Star Park (USA)Steve Sexton Mile Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Touchuponastar (USA)268ffFast
2024-03-23Fair Grounds (USA)New Orleans Classic Stakes presented by Relyne GI by Hagyard (4yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Touchuponastar (USA)299ffFast
2023-05-30Lone Star Park (USA)Steve Sexton Mile Stakes (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Touchuponastar (USA)2108ffFast
2020-02-17Oaklawn Park (USA)Razorback Handicap Handicap) (4yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Rated R Superstar (USA)7118.5ffFast
2015-11-28Hawthorne (USA)Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (3yo+) (Dirt)Street Spice (USA)4810ffStandard
2015-10-24HawthorneStickney Handicap (Fillies & Mares) (Turf)Lots O' Lex (USA)238.5ffFirm
2015-10-17Hawthorne (USA)Hawthorne Derby (3yo) (Turf)Net Gain (USA)7129ffFirm
2015-08-22Arlington Park (USA)Arlington-Washington Futurity (2yo) (Polytrack)Congrats Given (USA)11117ffFast
2014-12-13Hawthorne (USA)Pat Whitworth Illinois Debutante Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)Turtles Surprise (USA)558.5ffFast
2014-12-13Hawthorne (USA)Jim Edgar Illinois Futurity Stakes (Colts & Geldings) (Dirt)Dom The Bomb (USA)1128.5ffFast
2014-11-29Hawthorne (USA)Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (Dirt)Mister Marti Gras (USA)21110ffFast
2014-09-06Arlington Park (USA)Arlington Washington Futurity (Polytrack)One Go All Go (USA)377ffFast
2014-07-12Arlington Park (USA)Modesty Handicap (Turf)Alette (USA)10149.5ffFirm
2014-06-07Arlington Park (USA)Purple Violet Stakes (Fillies) (Polytrack)Richies Sweetheart (USA)298ffFast
2014-05-03Churchill Downs (USA)Churchill Downs Stakes (Dirt)River Bear (USA)11117ffFast
2014-04-19Hawthorne (USA)Sixty Sails Handicap (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)Gamay Noir (USA)379ffFast

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Hawthorne (USA)—6%—28%0%—
Arlington Park (USA)0%33%0%12%0%100%
Lone Star Park (USA)———0%——
Fair Grounds (USA)———0%50%—
Aqueduct (USA)———100%0%—
Arlington Park0%——0%0%—
Gulfstream Park (USA)—100%0%———
Sam Houston (USA)———0%——

Going Performance

Based on 149 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Fast
16W / 108R15%
Firm
0W / 15R0%
Good
2W / 10R20%
Sloppy
1W / 7R14%
Yielding
1W / 4R25%
Standard
0W / 2R0%
Soft
0W / 2R0%
Muddy
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 149 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
5W / 49R10%
Mile
14W / 99R14%
Middle
1W / 1R100%

Course Specialists

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

#1Fair Grounds (USA)
1W / 3R33%
#2Aqueduct (USA)
1W / 3R33%
#3Arlington Park (USA)
6W / 44R14%
#4Hawthorne (USA)
11W / 82R13%
#5Lone Star Park (USA)
0W / 4R0%
#6Arlington Park
0W / 3R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C101234

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec015304560

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Lisa L Merritt
3W / 7R43%
#2Rusty Hellman
3W / 8R38%
#3Chris Block
3W / 12R25%
#4Michael L Reavis
3W / 18R17%
#5Larry Rivelli
2W / 11R18%
#6Dee Poulos
1W / 3R33%
#7Mickey A Goldfine
1W / 3R33%
#8Scott Becker
1W / 4R25%
#9Jeff Delhomme
1W / 6R17%
#10Carlos H Silva
1W / 7R14%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Slapshot Racing Llc
3W / 7R43%
#2Timothy J Keeley
3W / 9R33%
#3Earl J Trostrud Jr Greco Racing Stable
2W / 4R50%
#4Dana Waier Thoroughbreds Llc
2W / 7R29%
#5Lakota Stable
1W / 3R33%
#6Frank Mancari
1W / 3R33%
#7Bob Ackerman Et Al
1W / 3R33%
#8Richard Ravin
1W / 3R33%
#9William Stiritz
1W / 4R25%
#10Set Hut Llc
1W / 6R17%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Dirt

Runs

115

Wins

17

Win Rate

15%

AW

Runs

2

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Turf

Runs

32

Wins

3

Win Rate

9%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

149

Wins

20

Win %

13%

Place %

33%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

New Orleans Classic Stakes presented by Relyne GI by Hagyard (4yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Touchuponastar (USA) · Fair Grounds (USA) · 22 Mar 2025

£240k
#2

White Oak Handicap (Polytrack)

River Bear (USA) · Arlington Park (USA) · 20 Jun 2009

£46.8k
#3

Jim Edgar Illinois Futurity Stakes (Colts & Geldings) (Dirt)

Devient Behavior (USA) · Hawthorne (USA) · 12 Dec 2009

£44.4k
#4

Peach Of It Handicap (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)

Seans Silverdancer (USA) · Hawthorne (USA) · 28 Apr 2012

£43.1k
#5

White Oak Handicap (Polytrack)

Capt. Bullet Bob (USA) · Arlington Park (USA) · 16 Jun 2012

£42.1k
#6

Pat Whitworth Illinois Debutante Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)

Sweet Lemon Chello (USA) · Hawthorne (USA) · 5 Dec 2009

£41.9k
#7

Illini Princess Handicap (Fillies & Mares) (Dirt)

Peyote Patty (USA) · Hawthorne (USA) · 22 Oct 2011

£41.5k
#8

Pat Whitworth Illinois Debutante Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)

Lakotadreamcatcher (USA) · Hawthorne (USA) · 7 Dec 2013

£39.2k
#9

Pat Whitworth Illinois Debutante Stakes (Fillies) (Dirt)

Seans Silverdancer (USA) · Hawthorne (USA) · 4 Dec 2010

£38.3k
#10

Illinois Owners Stakes (Fillies and Mares) (Turf)

Peyote Patty (USA) · Arlington Park (USA) · 11 Aug 2012

£37.9k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

8.8/1

Shortest Winner

1.6/1

Biggest Winner

31/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
5
2/1–4/1
5
4/1–8/1
3
8/1–16/1
4
16/1+
3

Draw Performance

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

Low
4W / 35R11%
Mid
7W / 55R13%
High
9W / 57R16%