Ramon Dominguez Jockey of the Week

Jan 28th, 10
With nine victories and $310,477 in purse earnings in North America, Ramon Dominguez led all jockeys in both categories for the week ended January 27.

Dominguez, 33, guided Winslow Homer to victory in the $150,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) on January 23 at Gulfstream Park for his first graded stakes win of 2010.

He leads all jockeys by North American wins and purse earnings for the year with 33 victories and $957,153 in earnings through January 26.

Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Dominguez was a finalist for the 2009 Eclipse Award for outstanding jockey after posting 391 wins and $18,348,422 in purse earnings. More than 300 of those wins came on the New York circuit, where he became just the fifth jockey to reach 300 New York victories in a single season.

After winning four straight riding titles at Delaware Park from 2004 through ’07, Dominguez left Delaware for New York permanently in ’09 and won the spring/summer Belmont Park meeting and Saratoga Race Course meeting while sweeping the New York Racing Association meets.

Dominguez maintains a residence in Elkton, Maryland, close to both Delaware Park and Fair Hill Training Center.   Thoroughbred Times TODAY