Laurel Park: Latest jockey and trainer statistics * The Racing Biz

We track the latest jockey and trainer statistics from Maryland. Who’s hot (and not)?

As the 2026 season progresses, we’ll be tracking the jockey and trainer stats on a yearly and weekly basis, and going into a bit more detail.

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LAUREL PARK JOCKEYS

Yedsit Hazlewood continued to have the hot hand, winning 10 times this past weekend and posting three-baggers on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday… Angel Cruz continued a productive year with four more wins over the weekend, while Ismerio Villalobos and JG Torrealba each won three… Jose Vargas, Raul Mena, Martin Chuan and Andres Chavez each won twice, and 17 riders won at least once… Hazlewood leads all riders with 22 wins at the meets, with Cruz second with 12… Vargas, Torrealba and Chuan are in a dead heat for third place with seven apiece… Andres Chavez leads all riders with 3.75 additional wins, followed by Cruz (3.53) and Vargas (2.26)… The range of all riders is 3.75 to (-2.90)… Added wins compare a rider’s actual wins to the number of wins the odds would have predicted, with a positive total meaning the rider has won more races than his or her horses’ odds suggest…