Juan Hernandez, Phil D'Amato and Paul and Zillah Reddam's Reddam Racing emerged as the leaders in the jockey, trainer and owner divisions, respectively, during Santa Anita's Hollywood Meet, which concluded a 28-day run at the Los Angeles area oval Sunday, June 18.
With a Sunday three-timer, emerging talent Hernandez continued his stranglehold on the Southern California jockeys' premiership, as he booted home 42 winners during the meeting. Hernandez, whose closing-day victories included the ride aboard new 'TDN Rising Star' Muth (Good Magic), saluted in 10 added-money events, five more than Hector Berrios.
D'Amato sent out 17 winners at the Hollywood Meet, besting Doug O'Neill (15) and Mark Glatt (14). D'Amato was also the leading conditioner during the Classic meeting at the track and is now the owner of five Santa Anita training titles overall. His five stakes victories were one better than Richard Mandella and Bob Baffert.
Reddam Racing runners posted seven wins from 38 starters–two better than Hronis Racing LLC.
“We certainly want to thank our horseplayers, owners, trainers, jockeys, backstretch workers and the thousands of people that help us put on the show that is live racing,” said Santa Anita Senior Vice President and General Manager Nate Newby. “We are extremely proud of our safety record this year and we want to acknowledge this progress is the result of a true team effort from all stakeholders.”
With the winter and spring meetings in the books, officials at Santa Anita turn their attention to the fall and the Breeders' Cup World Championships, which pay another visit to Arcadia this coming November.
“Looking ahead to the fall, it is indeed a great honor to be able to host the Breeders' Cup for an 11th time and preparations will begin tomorrow,” said Newby. “We'll be offering our on-track fans a number of improvements, including a pair of brand new high resolution big screen televisions in the paddock which among many other things, will help to ensure the Great Race Place continues to look spectacular.”
Racing returns to Santa Anita Friday, Sept. 29.
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