Pletcher, Castellano, Ramseys top 2013 leader board

Todd Pletcher, Javier Castellano and Ken and Sarah Ramsey finished 2013 as

the leading trainer, jockey and owners, respectively, by North American

earnings, according to final statistics released day by Equibase Company, the

Thoroughbred industry's official database for racing information.

Breeders' Cup Classic winner Mucho Macho Man led all Thoroughbreds in 2013

with North American earnings of $2,984,000. Will Take Charge, who narrowly lost

to Mucho Macho Man in the Classic, was also a close runner-up in earnings,

finishing the year with a total of $2,960,977.

Pletcher, who led all trainers for the past three years and previously topped

the trainers' list from 2004-07, sent out the winners of 224 races from 946

starts for earnings of $25,248,816 in 2013. Runner-up again for the second

consecutive year was Bob Baffert, whose horses won 133 races from 570 starts for

earnings of $15,317,291 in 2013.

Javier Castellano established a single-season earnings record in leading the

annual North American leading jockeys' list in 2013, breaking the previous

record set by Ramon Dominguez in 2012. Castellano rode the winners of 362 races

from 1,617 mounts and ended the year with earnings of $26,213,507. Joel Rosario

finished second with 275 wins from 1,295 mounts and earnings of $21,585,941.

Ken and Sarah Ramsey won 230 races from 880 starts and earned $12,231,045 in

North America in 2013 to lead all owners. Runner-up was Midwest Thoroughbreds

with 401 victories from 1,479 starts and earnings of $7,230,797.

The year-end compilations are distributed annually by Equibase and include

results from Thoroughbred racing in North America from January 1, 2013, through

December 31, 2013. Expanded North American racing leaders' lists that include

all trainers, jockeys, owners and horses are available within Stats Central at

equibase.com.

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