Jimmy Jerkens
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1959 |
| Occupation | Trainer |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Career wins | 846+ (ongoing) |
| Major racing wins | |
| Astarita Stakes (1997, 1999) Humana Distaff Handicap (2002) Brooklyn Handicap (2003, 2016) Ashland Stakes (2007) Metropolitan Handicap (2007) Acorn Stakes (2008) Florida Derby (2009) Damon Runyon Stakes (2010) Travers Stakes (2010, 2014) Wood Memorial (2014) Suburban Handicap (2015, 2016) Clark Handicap (2015) Woodward Stakes (2016) Santa Anita Handicap (2017) International wins: Breeders' Cup Mile (2005) Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2007) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Artie Schiller, Corinthian, Sir Greeley, Shaman Ghost, Quality Road, Wicked Strong, Juba, Unified | |
| Updated on September 8, 2016 | |
James A. Jerkens (born January 24, 1959, in Bay Shore, New York) is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer currently training in Saudi Arabia. His father, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee H. Allen Jerkens, and brother, Steve Jerkens, are also trainers.