Eric R. Reed
$1,406,248
2023 earnings
16%
2023 wins
$27,452,829
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2023 Stats
Career Stats
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65
Firsts
1,568
67
Seconds
1,373
54
Thirds
1,361
209
Unplaced
5,478
395
Starts
9,780
$1,406,248
Earnings
$27,452,829
$3,560
Earnings / Start
$2,807
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Bio
Eric Reed hails from a family of horsemen and has enjoyed success at tracks across the country, amassing more than 1,400 wins since taking out his license in 1985. Reed won the Grade 2 Lexus Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland with Satan’s Quick Chick in 2009 and earned a career-defining victory in 2022 when Rich Strike pulled off an 80-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.
Reed’s Mercury Equine Center in Lexington met a devastating tragedy in 2016 when 23 horses died in a barn fire believed to have been started by a lightning strike.
Eric Reed hails from a family of horsemen and has enjoyed success at tracks across the country, amassing more than 1,400 wins since taking out his license in 1985. Reed won the Grade 2 Lexus Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland with Satan’s Quick Chick in 2009 and earned a career-defining victory in 2022 when Rich Strike pulled off an 80-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.
Reed’s Mercury Equine Center in Lexington met a devastating tragedy in 2016 when 23 horses died in a barn fire believed to have been started by a lightning strike.
Reed’s father, Herbert, trained for more than 40 years and learned under the guidance of Hall of Famer Mack Miller.
