On a day when Classic history was made, Phillip Parchment quietly made some of his own. The veteran reinsman booted home his 200th career winner at Caymanas Park on Sunday, June 7, 2026, guiding Dark Matter to victory for trainer Donovan Plummer in the fifth race.

The milestone came on one of racing’s biggest stages: 2000 Guineas Day.

“It is a great feeling. It is very magnificent,” Parchment said after the race, still in his silks.

“I have been hunting this 200 win for about four weeks now and it finally came on a big day, the 2000 Guineas race day,” he told the Jamaica Observer’s The Supreme Racing Guide.

Parchment’s journey to the double century has been one of patience, persistence, and work — lots of work.

“You know, you have to get the rides to get the job done. If you are not getting the good horses, you are not going to win. I have been working hard in the mornings. I knew that he will come but I have just to stay focus and keep on working,” he explained.

He started riding in 2002. The apprentice years were lean.

“I didn’t win much races as an apprentice rider. I won 28 races as an apprentice and then I went away and came back. Today I am on 200 winners and so I won 172 races as a jockey,” he explained.

Two hundred wins is a landmark. But ask Parchment for his best ride, and he doesn’t hesitate.

“My best ride was my Jamaica Derby win aboard King Arthur for the late Wayne DaCosta,” he said.

“I have also won the Jamaica Two-Year-Old Stakes, Jamaica Oaks, Jamaica Guineas but overall the Jamaica Derby was my best one,” he said.

That 2020 Derby aboard King Arthur sealed Parchment’s reputation as a big-race rider. Cool under pressure, strong in a finish, and trusted by the top barns when it matters.

— Ruddy Allen