Jimmy Jerkens started training horses on his own in 1997. He's had a grand total of 2,343 starters and he shows a flat bet profit with them. It's basically almost unheard of stuff.
For a comparison - Todd Pletcher started training horses in 1996. He shows a career 17% loss on the betting dollar ... what most good trainers show.
As for Mullins ...
He started 4,577 horses since 1996 and he amazingly shows a flat bet profit. He's probably God's gift to training horses.
Perhaps the greatest training achievment was him winning back-to-back-to-back Santa Anita Derby's earlier this decade with three horrendously mediocre horses.
* Here's Buddy Gil running 7th at 7/1 in the Golden Gate Derby in '03....
Less than three months later he won the Santa Anita Derby for Mullins.
* Here's Castledale running 6th at 11/1 odds in the San Rafael in '04
Less than a month later he wins the Santa Anita Derby for Mullins next out.
* Here's Buzzard's Bay running 10th at 18/1 odds in the worst Risen Star Stakes of all-time.
Less than two months later he wins the Santa Anita Derby for Mullins.
Mullins and Jimmy Jerkens are not guys you want to dismiss when they have the best horse.
04-13-2009, 11:27 AM
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