Jaime A. Torres
$1,712,360
2024 earnings
14%
2024 wins
$7,275,745
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2024 Stats
Career Stats
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31
Firsts
145
36
Seconds
176
34
Thirds
173
122
Unplaced
740
223
Starts
1,234
$1,712,360
Earnings
$7,275,745
$7,679
Earnings / Start
$5,896
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Bio
Jockey Jaime Torres ended 2023 as the leading apprentice rider on the top-level NYRA circuit, earning more than $2.6 million in purses. The native of Puerto Rico first worked in the industry as an exercise rider in that country’s jockey school and then moved to Florida where he breezed horses for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr.
Jockey Jaime Torres ended 2023 as the leading apprentice rider on the top-level NYRA circuit, earning more than $2.6 million in purses. The native of Puerto Rico first worked in the industry as an exercise rider in that country’s jockey school and then moved to Florida where he breezed horses for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr.
Torres then began his riding career in south Florida and won his first race at Gulfstream Park on Sept. 17, 2022. He rode mainly in New York during 2023 and moved to Fair Grounds late in the year after losing his apprentice weight allowance and becoming a journeyman.
Overall, in 2023 Torres won 99 races and earned just over $5 million in purses.
