Cristian A. Torres
$6,097,835
2026 earnings
16%
2026 wins
$55,728,975
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2026 Stats
Career Stats
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64
Firsts
900
73
Seconds
894
52
Thirds
835
221
Unplaced
3,744
410
Starts
6,373
$6,097,835
Earnings
$55,728,975
$14,873
Earnings / Start
$8,745
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Bio
Cristian Torres, a native of Puerto Rico, began his career as a jockey in 2019 and had initial success at Gulfstream Park while an apprentice. He then moved to compete on the Midwest circuit and finished the 2022 Remington Park meet as the leading jockey in both wins and earnings.
Cristian Torres, a native of Puerto Rico, began his career as a jockey in 2019 and had initial success at Gulfstream Park while an apprentice. He then moved to compete on the Midwest circuit and finished the 2022 Remington Park meet as the leading jockey in both wins and earnings.
During 2022-23, Torres rose to the top rank of jockeys at the competitive Oaklawn Park meet, becoming the fastest jockey to reach the $1 million mark in earnings during a race meet at the Arkansas track in early January 2023. A few weeks later, he notched his first career stakes win when riding Last Samurai to victory in the Grade 3 Razorback Handicap on Feb. 18 for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. He earned his first Grade 1 win aboard Gun Pilot in the 2024 Churchill Downs Stakes presented by Ford and won the Southwest Stakes in 2026 on SIlent Tactic, his first mount in the Kentucky Derby.
