McCarthy, Magee, Midwest Top MJC Standings
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Jockey Trevor McCarthy, trainer Kieron Magee, and owner Midwest Thoroughbreds topped the Maryland Jockey Club standings for 2014.
McCarthy finished the year with 167 victories at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, 41 ahead of Victor Carrasco. The 20-year-old captured the riding titles at all three meets during the year: Laurel winter, Pimlico spring, and Laurel fall. He finished with 52 multiple-win afternoons in Maryland this year.
"It was my goal to win all three meets and it was huge accomplishment, but it took a lot of hard work," said McCarthy, who was the state's leading rider as an apprentice in 2013. "I got to ride a lot of good horses this year. I would like to thank all the trainers, owners, grooms, exercise riders, hot walkers, and my agent, Scott Silver, for all their efforts."
McCarthy, who ended the year ranked seventh in North America in wins (263) and 20th in earnings ($8.1 million), broke his right wrist in a spill Dec. 20 at Laurel.
"I will be out six to eight weeks," McCarthy said. "Right now I don't need surgery but I do have to go for another appointment. Hopefully it will continue to heal the way the doctors want it to."
Magee had 55 winners at the major Maryland tracks during the campaign, three more than Claudio Gonzalez. The 53-year-old shared the Laurel winter title, captured the Pimlico championship, and finished tied for fifth in the Laurel fall standings. He finished the year winning at a 28.7% clip at Laurel and Pimlico.
"I was getting nervous because Claudio was coming but we hung on. I am very happy," said Magee, who set career-highs in wins (84) and earnings ($1.4 million). "Winning at Pimlico was a thrill. That is home for me, and to be able to win a meet at such a historical place is something I will never forget."
Gonzalez sat atop the Laurel fall standings with 31 victories.
Midwest Thoroughbreds, which operates in multiple states, topped the 2014 owner standings with 36 victories. Jamie Ness, who trains for Midwest, finished fifth in the standings for the year with 43 wins at Laurel and Pimlico.