Michael A. Tomlinson
$1,035,101
2026 earnings
12%
2026 wins
$21,378,677
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2026 Stats
Career Stats
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13
Firsts
713
23
Seconds
697
11
Thirds
684
63
Unplaced
3,149
110
Starts
5,243
$1,035,101
Earnings
$21,378,677
$9,410
Earnings / Start
$4,078
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Bio
Michael Tomlinson was a collegiate baseball player before injury ended his hopes of a baseball career. Tomlinson turned to rodeo, as he had been training horses for one discipline or another since he was a young child.
Since 1991 Tomlinson has worked as a Thoroughbred trainer and is based at Chuchill Downs, not far from his home in Shelbyville, Ky. that he shares with his wife Vicki. He conditions a barn of around 25 horses and has 2015 Breeders' Cup Sprint contender Barbados under his care.
Michael Tomlinson was a collegiate baseball player before injury ended his hopes of a baseball career. Tomlinson turned to rodeo, as he had been training horses for one discipline or another since he was a young child.
Since 1991 Tomlinson has worked as a Thoroughbred trainer and is based at Chuchill Downs, not far from his home in Shelbyville, Ky. that he shares with his wife Vicki. He conditions a barn of around 25 horses and has 2015 Breeders' Cup Sprint contender Barbados under his care.
