Milton Pineda topped the trainer standings at Los Alamitos Race Course when the track concluded its six-day Winter Thoroughbred meet Sunday.
Pineda had five victories, two more than Bob Baffert, Leandro Mora, and Peter Miller. It was the first training crown for the 38-year-old Pineda.
Pineda, Baffert, and Miller had the most wins (10) for the year at Los Alamitos, combining the Winter meet with the September (Sept. 16-25) and Los Angeles County Fair seasons (June 25-July 9).
Ramon Vazquez won the riding title, completing a sweep of the three meets. He finished the Winter meet with 10 wins, four more than Juan Hernandez and apprentice Armando Aguilar.
A 38-year-old native of Puerto Rico, Vazquez finished 2022 at Los Alamitos with 35 wins overall, 20 more than runner-up Hernandez. Kyle Frey was third with 13 victories.
Field size for the 2022 Winter meet increased over last year. The average field size was 7.37 starters per race compared to 6.77 in 2021.
Daytime Thoroughbred racing will return to Los Alamitos in 2023. The first of three meets is scheduled to begin Friday, June 23 and continue through Sunday, July 9.
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