Ricardo leads Baze 9946-9926

[saratogabrit]

Originally Posted by Echo Farm

Huh?

As of November 4th 2007...
Jorge Ricardo 9916 wins.
Russell Baze 9898 wins.



http://www.ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=23244

Ricardo's lead is 30-the first time it has been as high as that. Ricardo took advantage of Baze's injury and then his 15 day ban and by November 4th it was Ricardo ahead by 18-I think Baze got the gap down to around 12 but now it's 30 (in Ricardo's favour-the gap was more in the other direction before Ricardo moved from Brazil to Argentina)

[saratogabrit]

Baze has 6 rides left in 2007 and is now 33 behind Ricardo.

[Echo Farm]

12/31/07

Jorge Ricardo 9,987
Russell Baze 9,957



Interesting factoids and other information:

On February 5, 2007 Ricardo surpassed Baze, 9591 to 9590. Later in 2007 statistics changed hands several times up till June 18, 2007 when Ricardo took the lead and keeps it to this day.

Dec 2, 2006
RUSSELL BAZE 9,531
JORGE RICARDO 9,504

"It was only earlier this year that the prolific Baze climbed to second on the all-time list, finally getting his nose in front of Brazilian legend Jorge Ricardo, who currently has 9,504 winners to his name. Although precise statistics are impossible to come by, he has had at least 2,500 fewer rides than Baze, three years his senior, having ridden 39,068 by the end of the 2005-06 season in Brazil.

Ricardo, known as 'Ricardinho' at home, turned down a lucrative retained in Saudi Arabia a couple of years ago to devote himself to overhauling Pincay, only to be denied by Baze?s remorseless progress." Quote from the RacingPost UK from very early Dec 2006

LEADING RIDERS OF ALL TIME 9/3/2004

Laffit Pincay Jnr---9,530 wins
Jorge Ricardo--9,000+ wins
Willie Shoemaker--8,833 wins
Pat Day---8,612 wins
Russel Baze--8,503 wins

http://www.jockeysroom.com/itm00147.htm

2001 in Review 12/27/01
Several jockeys reached major milestones with Chris McCarron winning his 7000th race in April, Pat Day winning his 8000th in May, Russell Baze winning his 7500th in September, Brazillian Jorge Ricardo winning his 8000th in October (4th ever to do so),

http://horseracing.about.com/library.../aa122701a.htm

[DerbyCat]

Michael Wrona noted last night after he won the last race at Golden Gate Fields that Russell Baze lead the nation in wins by a jockey in 2007 with 399 wins - this is the 9th time Russell has done that - Congrats to Mr. Baze!

[Echo Farm]

1/1/08

Jorge Ricardo 9,987
Russell Baze 9,958

[Echo Farm]

Jockeys’ world statistics - Up to January 02, 2008

Jorge Ricardo 9,988
Russell Baze 9,958

[Echo Farm]

The gap is closing a little

statistics - Up to January 03, 2008

Jorge Ricardo 9,989
Russell Baze 9,961


and an ESPN story from yesterday
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hor...ill&id=3179583