Thoroughbred jockey

Jockey Geovanni Franco notched the 1,000th win of his career when his mount Miss Commander, who was second under the wire, was promoted to the victory in the second race at Del Mar Saturday. Asked if getting the milestone victory via DQ tarnished the achievement, Franco said with a smile, "It doesn't. I've won plenty of races by DQ and I'll take a winner any way they come." Franco has been riding at Del Mar since 2017, with a year off in 2022 when he moved his tack back to...