Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Walter De La Cruz

Walter De La Cruz

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Walter De La Cruz is a jockey with 54 career rides 3 winners. He rides at a 5.6% strike rate. He has placed 19 times. He has earned £294k in prize money. His strongest track is Oaklawn Park (USA) (3w from 39r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

5.6%

Total Wins

3

Total Runs

54

Places

19

Place %

35.2%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

12 seasons
201120122014201520162017201820192020202420252026012344711
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-03-14Oaklawn Park (USA)Whitmore Stakes (Dirt)Gold Sweep (USA)366ffFast
2025-07-06Prairie Meadows (USA)Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Unload (USA)569ffFast
2024-07-07Prairie Meadows (USA)Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Unload (USA)2109ffFast
2024-04-13Oaklawn Park (USA)Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (4yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)I'm Wide Awake (USA)776ffFast
2020-07-06Prairie Meadows (USA)Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Sonny Smack (USA)999ffFast
2020-04-30Oaklawn Park (USA)Maiden Claiming Race (Maiden) (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Jesse Jones (USA)4126ffFast
2020-04-30Oaklawn Park (USA)Waiver Claiming Race (Claimer) (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Late Act Jones (USA)7126ffFast
2020-04-30Oaklawn Park (USA)Maiden Special Weight (Maiden) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Main Track) (Dirt)Garden Affair (USA)3128.5ffFast
2020-04-30Oaklawn Park (USA)Claiming Race (Claimer) (4yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)He's So Zazzy (USA)5118.5ffFast
2020-04-30Oaklawn Park (USA)Claiming Race (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Knight Commander (USA)3126ffFast
2020-04-19Oaklawn Park (USA)Claiming Race (Claimer) (3yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)Lil Red Vette (USA)6116ffFast
2020-04-19Oaklawn Park (USA)Maiden Claiming Race (3yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)Mi Bella (USA)1108.5ffFast
2020-04-19Oaklawn Park (USA)Claiming Race (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Main Track) (Dirt)Mia Promessa (USA)1125.5ffFast
2020-04-19Oaklawn Park (USA)Starter Allowance Race (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Main Track) (Dirt)Joy In The Journey (USA)696ffFast
2020-04-19Oaklawn Park (USA)Allowance Optional Claiming Race (4yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Guest Suite (USA)4128.5ffFast
2020-04-19Oaklawn Park (USA)Maiden Special Weight (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Main Track) (Dirt)Good Shabbos (USA)3126ffSloppy
2020-04-18Oaklawn Park (USA)Maiden Claiming Race (Maiden) (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)My Legacy (USA)1126ffFast
2020-04-18Oaklawn Park (USA)Claiming Race (Claimer) (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)Knowyouroptions (USA)10118.5ffFast
2020-04-18Oaklawn Park (USA)Maiden Special Weight (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Main Track) (Dirt)Banker Nita (USA)10128ffFast
2020-04-18Oaklawn Park (USA)Claiming Race (Claimer) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Main Track) (Dirt)Six Fire (USA)6126ffFast

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

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

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Oaklawn Park (USA)100%6%—5%0%—
Prairie Meadows (USA)————0%—
Monterrico (PER)———0%0%0%
Turfway Park———0%——
Turfway Park (USA)————0%—
Thistledown———0%——
Mahoning Valley (USA)—0%————
Churchill Downs (USA)———0%——

Going Performance

Based on 54 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Fast
3W / 46R7%
Standard
0W / 3R0%
Sloppy
0W / 2R0%
Good
0W / 2R0%
Muddy
0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 54 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
2W / 18R11%
Mile
1W / 35R3%
Middle
0W / 1R0%

Course Specialists

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

#1Oaklawn Park (USA)
3W / 39R8%
#2Prairie Meadows (USA)
0W / 4R0%
#3Monterrico (PER)
0W / 3R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

No class data yet.

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec036912

Trainer Partnerships

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

#1Kim Puhl
1W / 3R33%
#2Chris A Hartman
1W / 4R25%
#3Steven Asmussen
0W / 3R0%
#4Don Von Hemel
0W / 3R0%
#5William N Martin
0W / 5R0%
#6Cipriano Contreras
0W / 5R0%

Owner Partnerships

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

#1Winchell Thoroughbreds Llc
0W / 2R0%
#2Lanetta Haas
0W / 2R0%
#3Gene Burkholder
0W / 3R0%
#4Contreras Stable Inc Victory Stables Llc
0W / 2R0%
#5William N Martin
0W / 2R0%
#6Ron Paolucci Racing Llc
0W / 2R0%
#7Crystal Racing Enterprises Contreras Stable Inc
0W / 3R0%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Dirt

Runs

47

Wins

3

Win Rate

6%

AW

Runs

3

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Turf

Runs

4

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

54

Wins

3

Win %

6%

Place %

35%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Maiden Claiming Race (3yo Fillies) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Mi Bella (USA) · Oaklawn Park (USA) · 19 Apr 2020

£10.4k
#2

Claiming Race (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Main Track) (Dirt)

Mia Promessa (USA) · Oaklawn Park (USA) · 19 Apr 2020

£7.9k
#3

Maiden Claiming Race (Maiden) (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)

My Legacy (USA) · Oaklawn Park (USA) · 18 Apr 2020

£7.7k

Market Performance

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

Avg Winner SP

23/2

Shortest Winner

7/2

Biggest Winner

20/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
0
2/1–4/1
1
4/1–8/1
0
8/1–16/1
1
16/1+
1

Top Horses

Horses this jockey has the best record on (minimum 2 rides together).

Draw Performance

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

Low
0W / 15R0%
Mid
2W / 21R10%
High
1W / 18R6%