(Brad Cox sits atop the Trainer’s Standings at the Fair Grounds)

It didn’t take long. Brad Cox, who has been on an absolute tear as a young trainer for well over the past year now, continues to show he has a good eye, hand and way when it comes to all kinds of Thoroughbred horses. Most of all, he definitely knows when to run them; knows where to run them; and knows how to win with them.

After Sunday’s racing action was concluded, Cox has swept to the top of the leader board in the race for the Trainer’s Title in the Big Easy. After his first 71 starts, Cox has amassed an impressive record of 22 wins, 9 seconds and 11 thirds. His win percentage sits at a lofty .31%, and his rate of horses finishing in the money is at a high-water mark of .59%.

All told, Cox’s horses have already earned over $640,000 in purse money, too.

The second leading trainer, in terms of wins, is Lexington, KY. native Joe Sharp, who has 19 of them, along with 10 seconds and 13 thirds in 73 starts. The second leading trainer in terms of purses earned is Al Stall, who has a record of 14-14-6 in 68 starts and earning of $581,296.

Here is a closer look at the Trainer’s Standings:

1 Brad H. Cox 71 — 22 9 11 $640,965 31% 59%
2 Albert M. Stall, Jr. 68 — 14 14 6 $581,296 21% 50%
3 Michael Stidham 59 — 14 10 6 $467,255 24% 51%
4 Joe Sharp 73 — 19 10 13 $386,980 26% 58%
5 Thomas M. Amoss 54 — 16 11 5 $352,800 30% 59%
6 Mark E. Casse 38 — 10 6 0 $316,630 26% 42%
7 Steven M. Asmussen 61 — 7 8 7 $258,010 11% 36%
8 W. Bret Calhoun 54 — 9 5 6 $231,615 17% 37%
9 Karl Broberg 61 — 9 5 10 $214,977 15% 39%
10 James E. Hodges 22 — 7 2 3 $182,026 32% 55%
11 Ron Faucheux 42 — 3 10 4 $158,550 7% 40%
12 Sam B. David, Jr. 28 — 8 6 3 $155,770 29% 61%
13 Danny Pish 32 — 2 6 7 $154,685 6% 47%
14 Howard Alonzo 31 — 5 1 3 $141,800 16% 29%
15 Scott Gelner 31 — 4 4 5 $131,400 13% 42%
16 Edward J. Johnston 27 — 4 3 2 $130,285 15% 33%
17 Brendan P. Walsh 22 — 3 3 4 $125,940 14% 45%
18 Chris A. Hartman 31 — 3 5 5 $112,240 10% 42%
19 Victor Arceneaux 5 — 2 1 1 $106,910 40% 80%
20 Corale A. Richards 46 — 4 7 4 $104,960 9% 33%
21 Lee Thomas 29 — 6 6 2 $103,960 21% 48%
22 Gary M. Scherer 24 — 3 4 2 $103,590 13% 38%
23 Thomas F. Proctor 15 — 2 6 2 $101,040 13% 67%
24 Steve Margolis 19 — 3 3 3 $100,880 16% 47%
25 J. Larry Jones 22 — 3 2 2 $97,620 14% 32%