Jockeys Tyler Gaffalione and Luis Saez, who finished 1-2 in the rider standings during this year's Spring Meet, resumed their battle for top honors this fall. Gaffalione secured the lead on closing day for his fourth Fall Meet title and seventh overall.
Among Gaffalione's 25 wins were three stakes victories: the First Lady (G1) with Gina Romantica, the Hagyard Fayette (G2) with O'Connor (CHI) and the Myrtlewood with Youalmosthadme. He also posted a four-win day and two three-win days.
Saez finished second in the standings with 20 wins, including the Darley Alcibiades (G1) with Candied, the Perryville (L) with Raise Cain and the Bowman Mill with Glengarry.
Brad Cox scored three wins on Thursday to extend his lead in the final days of the meet and earn his fourth consecutive Fall Meet training title and fifth overall. Headlining his 13 wins were victories in the Juddmonte Spinster (G1) with Idiomatic and Myrtlewood with Youalmosthadme.
Chad Brown vaulted into second place with two wins on Oct. 27, including the Bank of America Valley View (G3) with Surge Capacity. He finished the meet with seven wins, saddling Gina Romantica and In Italian to run 1-2 in the First Lady.
Four trainers – Steve Asmussen, Chris Hartman, Todd Pletcher and Brendan Walsh – tied for third with six wins each. Pletcher won three stakes during the meet: the Darley Alcibiades with Candied, the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (G1) with Locked and the Coolmore Turf Mile (G1) with Up to the Mark. Asmussen won the Indian Summer with Committee of One.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Godolphin and Richard Rigney's Rigney Racing tied for leading owner with four wins each. Godolphin captured its fourth leading owner title, boosted by wins in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) with Mawj (IRE) and the Sycamore (G3) with Bold Act (IRE). It is the first Keeneland owner title for Rigney Racing, who counted among its wins the Jessamine (G2) with Buchu.
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