We congratulate our trainer Jimmy Jerkens on his spectacular meet at Saratoga this summer. He was third in purses earned with over $1.8 million won and an astounding 57% for in-the-money finishes. Among Saratoga based trainers with 15 or more starts in the meet, Jimmy had the top win percentage of 32% and an astonishing earnings per start of $65,290. The success at this meet continued to add to the success of the whole year where he currently is running at number two with earnings per start of $30,032 and a remarkable win rate of 30%.
His 1-2 finish in the Grade 1 Travers Stakes with V.E. Day and Centennial’s Wicked Strong puts him in the history books alongside Nick Zito as the only other trainer to finish first and second in the 145 years of the race.
We look forward to his continued success at the Belmont Fall Meet with his entire stable as well as our up and coming two-year-olds as they hit the racetrack and train towards their career debuts.
Jerkens at Red Jacket Ceremony honoring his Dad, Hall of Famer H. Allen Jerkens
