LOUISVILLE, KY – Jockey Brian Hernandez – who rides regularly for trainer Ian Wilkes – is making a late bid to challenge perennial leader Corey Lanerie for the Churchill Downs’ Spring-Summer Meet riding title.
Going into this week’s schedule, which is slated for races again this coming Thursday evening, Lanerie still sits atop of the rider’s standings, but his lead has slipped to just eight wins over Hernandez – his closest competitor for the riding title.
After Sunday’s race card, Lanerie has 46 first-place finishes in 231 mounts, compared to Hernandez, who has 38 wins in 183 rides. In third position, is veteran Julien Leparoux, who has 25 wins in 125 starts, followed by Frenchman Florent Geroux, with 22.
Here is a closer look at the rider standings:
|
Name |
Starts |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Earnings |
|
Corey J. Lanerie |
231 |
46 |
37 |
44 |
$2,059,832 |
|
Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. |
183 |
38 |
37 |
24 |
$1,660,377 |
|
Julien R. Leparoux |
125 |
25 |
13 |
17 |
$1,705,341 |
|
Florent Geroux |
118 |
22 |
10 |
20 |
$1,552,384 |
|
James Graham |
132 |
19 |
21 |
12 |
$791,818 |
|
Miguel Mena |
150 |
17 |
22 |
21 |
$605,308 |
|
Ricardo Santana, Jr. |
90 |
17 |
14 |
9 |
$518,580 |
|
Joseph Rocco, Jr. |
120 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
$488,547 |
|
Chris Landeros |
75 |
11 |
7 |
12 |
$397,071 |
|
Gabriel Saez |
106 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
$341,119 |
|
Didiel A. Osorio |
76 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
$201,489 |
| Shaun Bridgmohan | 96 | 9 | 17 | 14 | $518,410 |
| Declan Cannon | 91 | 7 | 10 | 7 | $288,768 |
| Jon Kenton Court | 69 | 7 | 9 | 8 | $326,399 |
| David Romero Flores | 30 | 6 | 1 | 6 | $150,142 |
| Channing Hill | 54 | 5 | 9 | 8 | $229,569 |
| Rayan Gazader | 48 | 4 | 8 | 5 | $122,255 |
| Robby Albarado | 34 | 4 | 7 | 5 | $228,644 |
| Calvin H. Borel | 72 | 3 | 6 | 9 | $156,772 |
| Jose Lezcano | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | $186,651 |
