Sheldon Russell
$1,930,945
2026 earnings
25%
2026 wins
$60,787,882
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2026 Stats
Career Stats
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35
Firsts
1,844
27
Seconds
1,665
16
Thirds
1,593
63
Unplaced
5,611
141
Starts
10,713
$1,930,945
Earnings
$60,787,882
$13,695
Earnings / Start
$5,674
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Bio
Rusell followed in his father's footsteps in becoming a jockey.
His father, Dean, was a jockey who rode in England, South Africa and Germany.
Russell was born in Louisiana but raised in Newmarket, England. After attending a racing school in England and having a dozen mounts, including his first career win in July 2005 at Catterick, England, Russell came to the U.S. under the tutelage of famed trainer Michael Dickinson at Tapeta Farm in Maryland.
Rusell followed in his father's footsteps in becoming a jockey.
His father, Dean, was a jockey who rode in England, South Africa and Germany.
Russell was born in Louisiana but raised in Newmarket, England. After attending a racing school in England and having a dozen mounts, including his first career win in July 2005 at Catterick, England, Russell came to the U.S. under the tutelage of famed trainer Michael Dickinson at Tapeta Farm in Maryland.
In 2011, he topped the riding standings at the major Maryland tracks with 126 winners, winning all three meets. He also won the riding title at Colonial Downs and set a new career mark in wins (195).
Russell acheived his 1,000th career win on March 7, 2015, when he won the Cat Cay Stakes at Aqueduct on Shayjolie. On July 31, 2021, he won his 1,500th race on Hello Beautiful in the Alma North Stakes at Pimlico. Hello Beautiful is trained by his wife, Brittany. Sheldon and Brittany teamed to win multiple graded stakes in 2024 with Post Time, the runner-up for the couple in the 2024 Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar.
