Barrington Harvey, who won more than 740 races in the United States and was a rare jockey active in his 60s, died recently while visiting his native Jamaica, a Los Alamitos official said Sunday. Harvey was 62. A cause of death was not immediately available. Harvey rode his final winner March 26 at Turf Paradise and had his last mount there April 10. Harvey had 10,488 mounts and won 742 races in the United States, initially riding on the Pennsylvania-southern New Jersey circuit at tracks such as Philadelphia Park, now known as Parx Racing, as well as Atlantic City and Garden State Park. :: Play to Win at Del Mar! Get DRF Past Performances, Clocker Reports, Picks, and Betting Strategies all in one place.  Harvey had an extensive record at the Los Alamitos evening meeting and at venues in Northern California. From 2018-24, Harvey won 129 races at Los Alamitos, specializing in sprints for Thoroughbreds. In the 2010s, Harvey ranked among the leading riders at the Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale, Calif., and rode throughout the fair circuit as well as at Bay Meadows and Golden Gate Fields. Harvey won the Humboldt County Marathon in consecutive years in 2010 and 2011 aboard Come Back Native and Steel Blue. The race was run at 1 5/8 miles and was the leading race of the brief season. In June 2018, Harvey won the richest race of his career in the $65,480 Albany Stakes on Big Champion at Golden Gate Fields. A list of survivors was not available. On Sunday evening, a moment of silence was held in Harvey’s honor during the Los Alamitos program. Last fall at Los Alamitos, Harvey ran afoul of track stewards on two occasions in which he was cited for excessive use of the whip. For the infractions, which occurred on a winner and a fourth-place finisher, Harvey was fined a combined $1,100 and suspended nine racing days. Harvey began riding in 1979 and moved to the United States in 1987. He was the leading rider with 12 wins on all breeds at the 2006 San Joaquin County Fair in Stockton, Calif. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.