There is recognition for the United States Champion Jockey by earnings but no formal award is given to the jockey whose mounts earned the most purse money in American Thoroughbred racing. The American Racing Manual shows that since 1910 the following jockeys headed the annual earnings list the most times:
- Bill Shoemaker (10)
- Laffit Pincay, Jr. (7)
- Eddie Arcaro, Jerry Bailey (6)
Year | Jockey | Mounts | Wins | Earnings |
1908 | Joe Notter | Not found | Not found | $464,322 |
1910 | Carroll H. Shilling | 506 | 172 | $176,030 |
1911 | Ted Koerner | 813 | 162 | $88,308 |
1912 | James Butwell | 684 | 144 | $79,843 |
1913 | Merritt Buxton | 887 | 146 | $82,552 |
1914 | Joe McCahey | 824 | 155 | $121,845 |
1915 | Mack Garner | 775 | 151 | $96,628 |
1916 | John McTaggart | 832 | 150 | $155,055 |
1917 | Frank Robinson | 731 | 147 | $148,057 |
1918 | Lucien Luke | 756 | 178 | $201,864 |
1919 | Johnny Loftus | 177 | 65 | $252,707 |
1920 | Clarence Kummer | 353 | 87 | $292,376 |
1921 | Earl Sande | 340 | 112 | $263,043 |
1922 | Albert Johnson | 297 | 43 | $345,054 |
1923 | Earl Sande | 430 | 122 | $569,394 |
1924 | Ivan H. Parke | 844 | 205 | $290,395 |
1925 | Laverne Fator | 315 | 81 | $305,775 |
1926 | Laverne Fator | 511 | 143 | $361,435 |
1927 | Earl Sande | 179 | 49 | $277,877 |
1928 | Linus McAtee | 235 | 55 | $301,295 |
1929 | Mack Garner | 274 | 57 | $314,975 |
1930 | Raymond Workman | 571 | 152 | $420,438 |
1931 | Charley Kurtsinger | 519 | 93 | $392,095 |
1932 | Raymond Workman | 378 | 87 | $385,070 |
1933 | Robert Jones | 471 | 63 | $226,285 |
1934 | Wayne D. Wright | 919 | 174 | $287,185 |
1935 | Silvio Coucci | 749 | 141 | $319,760 |
1936 | Wayne D. Wright | 670 | 100 | $264,000 |
1937 | Charley Kurtsinger | 765 | 120 | $384,202 |
1938 | Nick Wall | 658 | 97 | $385,161 |
1939 | Basil James | 904 | 191 | $353,333 |
1940 | Eddie Arcaro | 783 | 132 | $343,661 |
1941 | Don Meade | 1164 | 210 | $398,627 |
1942 | Eddie Arcaro | 687 | 123 | $481,949 |
1943 | Johnny Longden | 871 | 173 | $573,276 |
1944 | Ted Atkinson | 1539 | 287 | $899,101 |
1945 | Johnny Longden | 778 | 180 | $981,977 |
1946 | Ted Atkinson | 1377 | 233 | $1,036,825 |
1947 | Douglas Dodson | 646 | 141 | $1,429,949 |
1948 | Eddie Arcaro | 726 | 188 | $1,686,230 |
1949 | Steve Brooks | 906 | 209 | $1,316,817 |
1950 | Eddie Arcaro | 888 | 195 | $1,410,160 |
1951 | Bill Shoemaker | 1161 | 257 | $1,329,890 |
1952 | Eddie Arcaro | 807 | 188 | $1,859,591 |
1953 | Bill Shoemaker | 1683 | 485 | $1,784,187 |
1954 | Bill Shoemaker | 1251 | 380 | $1,876,760 |
1955 | Eddie Arcaro | 820 | 158 | $1,864,796 |
1956 | Bill Hartack | 1387 | 347 | $2,343,955 |
1957 | Bill Hartack | 1238 | 341 | $3,060,501 |
1958 | Bill Shoemaker | 1133 | 300 | $2,961,693 |
1959 | Bill Shoemaker | 1285 | 347 | $2,843,133 |
1960 | Bill Shoemaker | 1227 | 274 | $2,123,961 |
1961 | Bill Shoemaker | 1256 | 304 | $2,690,819 |
1962 | Bill Shoemaker | 1126 | 311 | $2,916,844 |
1963 | Bill Shoemaker | 1203 | 271 | $2,526,925 |
1964 | Bill Shoemaker | 1056 | 246 | $2,649,553 |
1965 | Braulio Baeza | 1245 | 270 | $2,582,702 |
1966 | Braulio Baeza | 1341 | 298 | $2,951,022 |
1967 | Braulio Baeza | 1064 | 256 | $3,088,888 |
1968 | Braulio Baeza | 1089 | 201 | $2,835,108 |
1969 | Jorge Velasquez | 1442 | 258 | $2,542,315 |
1970 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | 1328 | 269 | $2,626,526 |
1971 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | 1627 | 380 | $3,784,377 |
1972 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | 1388 | 289 | $3,225,827 |
1973 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | 1444 | 350 | $4,093,492 |
1974 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | 1278 | 341 | $4,251,060 |
1975 | Braulio Baeza | 1190 | 196 | $3,674,398 |
1976 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | 1534 | 274 | $4,709,500 |
1977 | Steve Cauthen | 2075 | 487 | $6,151,750 |
1978 | Darrel McHargue | 1762 | 375 | $6,188,353 |
1979 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | 1708 | 420 | $8,183,535 |
1980 | Chris McCarron | 1964 | 405 | $7,666,100 |
1981 | Chris McCarron | 1494 | 326 | $8,397,604 |
1982 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | 1838 | 397 | $9,702,520 |
1983 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | 1792 | 362 | $10,116,807 |
1984 | Chris McCarron | 1565 | 356 | $12,038,213 |
1985 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | 1409 | 289 | $13,415,049 |
1986 | Jose Santos | 1636 | 329 | $11,329,297 |
1987 | Jose Santos | 1639 | 305 | $12,407,355 |
1988 | Jose Santos | 1867 | 370 | $14,877,298 |
1989 | Jose Santos | 1459 | 285 | $13,847,003 |
1990 | Gary Stevens | 1504 | 283 | $13,881,198 |
1991 | Chris McCarron | 1440 | 265 | $14,456,073 |
1992 | Kent Desormeaux | 1568 | 361 | $14,193,006 |
1993 | Mike E. Smith | 1510 | 343 | $14,024,815 |
1994 | Mike E. Smith | 1484 | 317 | $15,979,820 |
1995 | Jerry Bailey | 1367 | 287 | $16,311,876 |
1996 | Jerry Bailey | 1187 | 298 | $19,465,376 |
1997 | Jerry Bailey | 1136 | 269 | $18,206,013 |
1998 | Gary Stevens | 869 | 178 | $19,358,840 |
1999 | Pat Day | 1265 | 254 | $18,092,845 |
2000 | Pat Day | 1219 | 267 | $17,479,838 |
2001 | Jerry Bailey | 912 | 227 | $22,597,720 |
2002 | Jerry Bailey | 833 | 214 | $22,871,814 |
2003 | Jerry Bailey | 776 | 206 | $23,354,960 |
2004 | John Velazquez | 1327 | 335 | $22,248,661 |
2005 | John Velazquez | 1148 | 251 | $24,459,923 |
2006 | Garrett Gomez | 1273 | 261 | $21,922,592 |
2007 | Garrett Gomez | 1258 | 265 | $22,800,074 |
2008 | Garrett Gomez | 1023 | 214 | $23,344,351 |
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