SANTA ANITA LEADERS

(Final standings)

JOCKEYS / WINS

Juan Hernandez / 42

Ramon Vazquez / 25

Umberto Rispoli / 23

Hector Berrios / 21

Kent Desormeaux / 18

TRAINERS / WINS

Philip D’Amato / 17

Doug O’Neill / 15

Mark Glatt / 14

George Papaprodromou / 13

Two tied / 12

WEEKEND STAKES AT LOS ALAMITOS

Saturday

• $100,000 Bertrando Stakes, 3-year-olds and up bred or sired in CA, 1 mile

DOWN THE STRETCH

• Juan Hernandez won his third consecutive Santa Anita riding title with 42 victories at the 28-day Hollywood Meet that ended Sunday. He also led with 10 stakes victories, five more than Hector Berrios. Philip D’Amato’s training title was his fifth at Santa Anita. He also led in stakes victories with five, one more than Bob Baffert and Richard Mandella. In the owners’ category, Reddam Racing took top honors, winning seven races from 38 starters, two better than Hronis Racing.

• Trainer Bob Baffert sent out two of his top horses for works Saturday at Santa Anita. Defunded, winner of the Hollywood Gold Cup on May 29, drilled 4 furlongs in 49.40 seconds as the 5-year-old gelded son of Dialed In prepares for a possible start in the Grade II San Diego Handicap at Del Mar on July 29. Arabian Knight, idle since winning the Grade III Southwest at Oaklawn Park on Jan. 28, worked 6 furlongs in 1:12.00. It was his fourth work since being freshened.

• Henry Q, trained by Doug O’Neill and owned by the Del Mar Group whose principals include UCLA coaches Chip Kelly (football) and Mick Cronin (men’s basketball), had his fourth work Sunday since finishing third in the Grade III Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park on May 13. He went 5 furlongs in 59.80 seconds at Santa Anita. Also, the O’Neill-trained Ceiling Crusher, who’s won her four starts by a combined 37¾ lengths, drilled 4 furlongs in 49.80 seconds.

— Art Wilson

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