Last year, Pletcher set records for stakes victories, with 100, and purse earnings, of $26.8 million.

He won 227 races last year and became the first rider to surpass $20 million in purse earnings, finishing with $22,597,720.

It has helped his horses run off with a record $199.4 million in purse earnings.

Last year, he sent out 121 starters and finished in the money 26 percent of the time for purse earnings of more than $467,000.

He ended the year ranked fourth nationally in purse earnings with a career-best $16,304,252.

With his purse earnings, he bought another horse, and began to hang around the Lukas barn for some tips.

He is third in the national riding standings, with purse earnings of more than $14.5 million.

His 3,480 career victories and $92,203,341 in purse earnings are impressive numbers, but they barely hint at the skills he brought to the racetrack.

Jockey agents are usually paid 25 percent of their rider's purse earnings.

A jockey receives 10 percent of the purse earnings - in this case, nearly $89,000.