1. Eddie Arcaro (1916)

American Jockey

Legendary jockey rode 17 Triple-Crown winners during his 18 year-career, and was the first to win with two different horses - Whirlaway and Citation.

2. Wantha Davis (1917)

American Jockey

Trailblazing female American horse jockey who was a pioneer in women's sports and won the 1940 Tuscon Derby.

3. Pat Valenzuela (1962)

American Jockey

American horse jockey who won over 4,000 races in his long career, including seven victories at the Breeders' Cup.

4. Jeremy Rose (1979)

American Jockey

Successful American horse jockey who has been a consistent and sometimes champion jockey during his career.

5. Robbie Davis (1961)

American Jockey

American horse jockey who won an impressive 3382 races during his career, including a Grade I victory in the 1985 Meadowlands Cup.

6. Corey Nakatani (1970)

American Jockey

American horse jockey who won over 3,600 times in his career, including the Kentucky Oaks two times.

7. Aaron Gryder (1970)

American Jockey

American Thoroughbred horse jockey who was featured on Animal Planet's "Jockeys" reality show.

8. Rosie Napravnik (1988)

American Jockey

American horse jockey and one of the top female riders in the world, she won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in 2012.

9. Rajiv Maragh (1985)

American Jockey

Indo-Jamaican horse jockey who is one of America's top earners. He got his first win at Tampa Bay Downs in 2004.

10. Jean Cruguet (1939)

American Jockey

French horse racing legend who won the American Triple Crown in 1977, as well as the Kentucky Derby.

11. Russell Baze (1958)

American Jockey

Horse jockey who was the record holder for the most racing wins in American history with 12,007.

12. Chris McCarron (1955)

American Jockey

Horse jockey and member of the American Horse Racing Hall of Fame, he amassed 7,141 wins in his career.

13. Tyler Baze (1982)

American Jockey

American horse jockey who became one of the most consistent riders in the sport, after earning his first victory in 1999.

14. Jerry D. Bailey (1957)

American Jockey

American Hall of Fame jockey who placed 15th on the all-time winners list when he retired, with 5,893 wins.

15. Randy Romero (1957)

American Jockey

American horse jockey and racing legend who won a staggering 4285 races during his career, before health problems sidelined him.

16. Julie Krone (1963)

American Jockey

American horse racing legend who became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race in 1993.

17. Mike Luzzi (1969)

American Jockey

American horse jockey who was voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey in 1989.

18. Steve Cauthen (1960)

American Jockey

Former American horse jockey who won 2,794 races in his brilliant career and was named the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 1977.

19. Julien Leparoux (1983)

American Jockey

French international horse jockey who experienced much success racing in the United States.

20. Mike E. Smith (1965)

American Jockey

Horse jockey known as one of the most successful riders of the modern era, earning multiple victories at races like the Breeders Cup Classic and Belmont Stakes. He is a...

21. Cash Asmussen (1962)

American Jockey

American horse jockey who won over 3,000 races in his career, including the 1988 July Cup and the 1989 Coronation Stakes.

22. Edgar Prado (1967)

American Jockey

Peruvian horse jockey has won over 6,000 races in his Racing Hall of Fame career.

23. Donnie Meche (1974)

American Jockey

Donnie James Meche is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Donnie Meche won his first race at Evangeline Downs in May 1993. He was the top apprentice rider at...

24. Brian Hernandez, Jr. (1985)

American Jockey

Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr. is an American Champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding professionally in 2003 and got his first win on November 29 at Louisiana's...

25. Alan Garcia (jockey) (1985)

American Jockey

Alan Garcia is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the...

26. Patricia Cooksey (1958)

American Jockey

Patricia Joen Cooksey is an American horse racing jockey. She won her first race with Turf Advisor at Waterford Park in 1979. A four-time Turfway Park leading rider Cooksey has...

27. George Martens (jockey) (1958)

American Jockey

George Martens is a retired Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing best known for winning the 1981 Belmont Stakes the third leg of the United States Triple Crown of...

28. Channing Hill (1987)

American Jockey

Channing Hill is an American jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Hill began riding horses when he was 16 years old. He rode full-time at Prairie Meadows Racetrack between his...

29. Pat Day (1953)

American Jockey

Melvin Pat Day the New Zealand artist see Melvin DayPatrick Alan Pat Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and...

30. Darrel McHargue (1954)

American Jockey

Darrel G. McHargue is a retired American Champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. One of five children from a family not connected to horse racing he was first introduced to...

31. Mark Guidry (1959)

American Jockey

Mark Guidry is an American jockey. He currently ranks 22nd among jockeys in career wins with 5219 wins as of March 7 2014. He has the sixth most wins among...

32. Eddie Delahoussaye (1951)

American Jockey

Edward J. Delahoussaye is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey from New Iberia Louisiana. He began his career in 1968 and ten years later became the top American jockey with 384...

33. Walter Guerra (1962)

American Jockey

A. Guerra is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won two Breeders' Cup World Championship races. Guerra began riding in the United States in 1979 at Calder Race...

34. Ray Sibille (1952)

American Jockey

Raymond Frederick Sibille is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. In a career that spanned thirty-five years Sibille rode his first winner on June 29 1969 at Evangeline Downs...

35. Richard Migliore (1964)

American Jockey

Richard Migliore is a retired American jockey whose mounts have ranged from Fourstardave to Wando to Funny Cide to Kip Deville to Hidden Lake to Desert Code. Called The Mig...

36. Gary Baze (1955)

American Jockey

Gary Baze is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. An inductee of the Washington State Racing Hall of Fame his Hall of Fame profile says of him: As much as...

37. Larry Melancon (1955)

American Jockey

Larry J. Melancon is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who rides primarily on the Kentucky-Arkansas circuit. Melancon began racing horses at age nine at local bush tracks and...

38. Harry Vega (1965)

American Jockey

Harry Vega is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Vega began his riding career in Michigan in 1983 then in the late 1980s moved to compete at tracks on...

39. G. R. Carter (1968)

American Jockey

G. R. Carter JR is a professional American Quarter Horse jockey. On June 1 2008 he became the all-time leading money earning jockey in American Quarter Horse racing history...

40. Jon Court (1960)

American Jockey

Jon Kenton Court is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Having grown up in Florida Jon Court began riding in Colorado at the now closed Centennial Park in 1980....

41. Chuck C. Lopez (1960)

American Jockey

Charles C. Chuck Lopez is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Recorded as Charles he is the son of jockey Carlos Lopez Sr.. His own sons Erick and Davis...

42. Donald R. Pettinger (1961)

American Jockey

Donald R. Pettinger (born December 21 1961 in Holly Colorado is an American jockey in Thoroughbred flat horse racing. He is the winner of a number of stakes races including...

43. Ronald Ardoin (1957)

American Jockey

Ronald D. Ardoin is a retired jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He is one of a number of successful Cajun jockeys who began their careers riding in bush track...

44. Herb McCauley (1957)

American Jockey

. Herbert McCauley is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who has been called one of the most talented and aggressive riders of his generation by John Piesen an odds-maker...

45. Chris J. Russell (1980)

American Jockey

Chris J. Russell is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He grew up with no horse racing background. He did not get on a horse till the age of 18....

46. Kent Desormeaux (1970)

American Jockey

Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U. S. record for most races won in a single year with 598 wins...

47. Javier Castellano (1977)

American Jockey

Javier Castellano is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Castellano began his riding career in La Rinconada and Santa Rita racetracks. In June 1997 moved to the United States...

48. Christopher Emigh (1971)

American Jockey

Christopher Alan Emigh is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He earned his first win as a professional at Evangeline Downs in 1989. The winner of more than 3000...

49. Joe Bravo (jockey) (1971)

American Jockey

Joe Bravo is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son and grandson of jockeys he began his professional career in Thoroughbred flat racing at Calder Race Course in...

50. Terry J. Thompson (1971)

American Jockey

Terry John Thompson is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who as at December 8 2011 has won 2781 races during his career that began in 1993 at Turfway...