(Jockey Shaun Bridgmohan leads the current jockey standings at the Fair Grounds / Photo Courtesy of NYRA)

Shaun Bridgmohan has been busy for much of the winter at the Fair Grounds. Oh, occasionally, he would motor out of town to ride a horse here and there, but for the most part he has stayed put in New Orleans. And, it may be about time for his just rewards.

After Sunday’s races were completed, and with just four racing days left in this mammoth meet that is scheduled to conclude on Saturday, March 31, Bridgmohan is sitting chilly with a 4-win lead. So far this meet, he has amassed a record of 63-42-34 in just 278 mounts. That amounts to a win percentage of .23% and his horses have finished “In The Money” .50% of the time.

Right behind, in second and third place, are newcomer Adam Beschizza and Louisiana veteran Florent Geroux. Beschizza, a native of England and riding in the United States on a regular basis for the fist time, has had an amazing meet to date. He has a record of 59-44-42 in 325 mounts, and one win behind him is Geroux, who has put up a record of 58-52-42 in 305 rides.

Geroux is just a few dollars ahead of Corey Lanerie in the race for most purses won this meet. Geroux’ horses have earned over $2.03 million to date, while Lanerie — who has 54 total wins — has earned over $1.967 million in purses.

An interesting side note is that John Velazquez, who won the Louisiana Derby on Saturday with Noble Indy, is the 14th leading rider this meet in terms of purses won. And, here’s the kicker. He’s ridden only 10 races. The Hall of Famer has a record of 2-1-3 and has over $767,000 in purses earned.

Joel Rosario, who came to town to ride on Saturday, as well, is the 22nd leading rider in terms of purses earned. He has ridden just 3 races, but has two wins and earned over $264,000.

Here’s a closer look at the top 25 riders this meet:

1 Florent Geroux 305 58 52 42 $2,034,690 19% 152 50%
2 Corey J. Lanerie 348 54 67 59 $1,967,460 16% 180 52%
3 Shaun Bridgmohan 278 63 42 34 $1,830,857 23% 139 50%
4 Miguel Mena 356 55 42 43 $1,676,118 15% 140 39%
5 Mitchell Murrill 432 52 54 69 $1,625,015 12% 175 41%
6 Adam Beschizza 325 59 44 42 $1,533,275 18% 145 45%
7 Joe Bravo 155 42 19 23 $1,473,885 27% 84 54%
8 James Graham 280 31 32 33 $1,175,831 11% 96 34%
9 Colby J. Hernandez 304 41 35 42 $1,114,660 13% 118 39%
10 Marcelino Pedroza 324 39 46 29 $971,180 12% 114 35%
11 Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 221 26 24 30 $937,115 12% 80 36%
12 Gabriel Saez 273 35 31 36 $929,570 13% 102 37%
13 Jose Valdivia, Jr. 230 20 32 29 $822,175 9% 81 35%
14 John R. Velazquez 10 2 1 3 $767,010 20% 6 60%
15 Jack Gilligan 222 25 29 28 $622,210 11% 82 37%
16 Robby Albarado 182 11 21 20 $504,170 6% 52 29%
17 Chantal Sutherland 165 15 21 18 $437,944 9% 54 33%
18 Jose Riquelme 176 15 25 14 $361,240 9% 54 31%
19 Javier Castellano 19 2 3 2 $358,650 11% 7 37%
20 Calvin H. Borel 115 6 7 13 $282,620 5% 26 23%
21 Sophie Doyle 138 10 15 12 $269,750 7% 37 27%
22 Joel Rosario 3 2 0 0 $264,600 67% 2 67%
23 Diego Saenz 13 3 2 2 $244,638 23% 7 54%
24 Christopher A. Emigh 122 9 13 8 $244,120 7% 30 25%
25 Jamie Theriot 91 8 6 11 $228,280 9% 25 27%