Career Win 5,000 for Trainer Jamie Ness

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | 4:53 pm

Updated: May 20, 2026 at 7:35 pm

Jamie Ness at Parx — Trainer Jamie Ness (left of groom) had his own "greatest two minutes in sports" when his trainees Bold Endeavor won at Parx Racing and Chelsea Wall followed up minutes later at Delaware Park on May 20, 2026. The two victories gave Ness his 5,000th career win as a trainer. Photo by Barbara Weidl/EQUI-PHOTO.

Trainer Jamie Ness, who won his first race at Canterbury Park in 1999, earned his 5,000th win Wednesday at Delaware Park, just moments after he got victory 4,999 at Parx Racing. His milestone victory came in Delaware's Race 6, a starter optional claimer, with Chelsea Wall (Sky Kingdom), who was piloted by recent GI Preakness Stakes-winning jockey Paco Lopez.

Ness currently leads the trainer standings at Delaware Park and last year secured his 11th consecutive (and 13th overall) leading trainer title at the oval outside of Wilmington.

Ness captured his 4,000th career victory in 2023 at Laurel, 13 years after notching his 1,000th win in 2010 at Presque Isle.