Showing that he’s just getting better, veteran rider Scott Stevens won his seventh leading jockey’s title as the 2014-2015 race meet came to a close Tuesday at Turf Paradise.Six-time leading rider, Stevens, 54, whose last title came in 1999, racked up 104 wins. Geovanni Franco finished with 97 victories.
Trainer Robertino Diodoro followed his record-setting 125 wins of last year with 101 tallies this season to take the crown.
In the competitive owners’ division, Charles Garvey and Kings River Ranch tied with 25 wins each.
Sawyer Cattle Company’s prohibitive 1-9 favorite Az Ridge ($2.10) did not disappoint, winning the $35,000 Hasta La Vista Handicap by seven lengths over Crushed It with Stoney Fleece third in the field of six older horses.
Trained by Dan McFarlane and calmly ridden by Geovanni Franco, Az Ridge, who was also voted Horse of the Meet, covered the marathon 1 7/8 miles over firm turf in 3:12.72. The 6-year-old Az Ridge, who was winning his third consecutive stakes and notching his 13th victory from 38 lifetime starts now has earnings of $379,601.
Sawyer Cattle Company and company - Franco and McFarlane - came right back in the 9thrace finale, the $51,102 ATBA Spring Sales Stakes, with a come-from-behind nose win with Ez Deluxe ($14.20) over 6-5 favorite Taste’s Secret with Chargin Bye another 3 ½ lengths back in the field of nine 2-year-olds.
Ez Deluxe covered the 5 furlongs in :59.05 and earned $25,551 for his first career win.
Simulcasting from major race tracks will continue throughout the summer. Live racing returns October 17-May 7, 2016 for a 136-day meet.
Trainer Robertino Diodoro followed his record-setting 125 wins of last year with 101 tallies this season to take the crown.
In the competitive owners’ division, Charles Garvey and Kings River Ranch tied with 25 wins each.
Sawyer Cattle Company’s prohibitive 1-9 favorite Az Ridge ($2.10) did not disappoint, winning the $35,000 Hasta La Vista Handicap by seven lengths over Crushed It with Stoney Fleece third in the field of six older horses.
Trained by Dan McFarlane and calmly ridden by Geovanni Franco, Az Ridge, who was also voted Horse of the Meet, covered the marathon 1 7/8 miles over firm turf in 3:12.72. The 6-year-old Az Ridge, who was winning his third consecutive stakes and notching his 13th victory from 38 lifetime starts now has earnings of $379,601.
Sawyer Cattle Company and company - Franco and McFarlane - came right back in the 9thrace finale, the $51,102 ATBA Spring Sales Stakes, with a come-from-behind nose win with Ez Deluxe ($14.20) over 6-5 favorite Taste’s Secret with Chargin Bye another 3 ½ lengths back in the field of nine 2-year-olds.
Ez Deluxe covered the 5 furlongs in :59.05 and earned $25,551 for his first career win.
Simulcasting from major race tracks will continue throughout the summer. Live racing returns October 17-May 7, 2016 for a 136-day meet.
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