The result was that she broke the humerus bone completely off from her shoulder. She said that her left arm snapped at the base of the shoulder and that it went up into her collarbone. She also broke her left pelvis.

Early estimates were that she would be out about three months. More than seven months later, the 47-year-old jockey has not ridden, there is no timetable for her return and she fears that she will never ride again.

“I'm working on my range of motion,” she said. “I feel like I'm at a certain point and it's not getting better right now. My doctor said it will need time. Obviously, when you're a jockey, time is not your friend. I would love to be able to ride again. That's the dream. But the reality is I really don't know.”

“I hope it doesn't come to that, that I have to retire,” she said. “I'm not in any position to ride at a top level. There's no way. It would be dangerous and I have to get to the point where I can use my left arm. I can't. My arm won't straighten and I have a three second delay from my brain to arm. It needs a lot more work. I've been working really hard at it. I dream of racing again, but I don't know.

“It's my range of motion,” she continued. “I can't get my arm above my head. My shoulder only goes to a certain point with my muscles and my range motion. I can't lift a two-pound weight above my head. I can't get my arms above my head. I practice laying down, like a swimmer, my left arm low to the side. My right arm is perfectly strong. I could hold a horse if I wanted with reins with my right arm. But my left side is awkward. Nothing is in sync. I have no control of that.”

That the accident was so avoidable continues to haunt Sutherland. She said a trainer stabled near the clubhouse turn feeds the birds during the last break during morning training and again late in the day. The geese live in the infield lake and cross the racetracks to get fed, she said. She doesn't understand why Gulfstream didn't take steps to keep the geese off of the track.

“Am I really pissed off? Yes,” she said. “I've gone through a lot of anger with this. I was alone. I never got a phone call from the trainer. Never got a text. I heard from no one. I'm still emotional about it. I went through a lot of anger and I was really depressed. I wanted to give up. I think I am pretty stable, but talking about it is too hard. I had a good five, seven years left as a jockey. It hurts a lot.”

She is currently working as an assistant trainer to Jorge Delgado and recently took out her real estate license, but that's not what Sutherland wants to do. She wants to ride again.

“It's just that right now it doesn't look good,” she said. “I am praying for a miracle.”

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That doesn't exist in horse racing, a sport where your rooting interest changes from race to race with each bet you make.

So what if racing could adopt the team concept? Will that help grow the sport?

Lane and Daugherty believe that it will, and that's why they have created the National Thoroughbred League (NTL). Ready to launch on Sept. 2, the league will consist of six teams representing six cities. League races will take place on five weekends, points will be accrued in the races and the team that has the most points when the season ends on Dec. 31 at Tampa Bay Downs will win $1 million.

“The idea is to take what works in pretty much every other sport,” Lane said. “Why not take that and bring it to this great sport, horse racing? It is America's original spectator sport. We're going to create team affinities. There are Yankees fans, Cowboys fans. You love your team and you love the players, the new ones and the returning players. People love those teams because they represent their cities. We want to do the same for horse racing.”

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The NTL has already attracted an impressive list of investors. Team owners will include rappers Nelly and Rick Ross, NFL star Kayvan Thibodeux, the NBA's Danny Green and retired basketball player Baron Davis. Steve Asmussen, Chad Brown, Mike Smith and Chantal Sutherland have also signed on to be part of the project. Tom Ludt, the former chairman of the Breeders' Cup, has been hired as the league's President of Horse Operations.

The six teams will represent New York, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Seattle, Nashville and Philadelphia. Each team will have a name, a logo and specific silks that will be their uniform. The teams will each consist of six horses. All horses will be owned by the league. They will be assigned to their teams based on a draft, not unlike the ones that take place in other sports.

It will be up to Ludt to find the horses. He said that he will soon start the process of buying 36 horses and will be talking to bloodstock agents to see what is available. Each team will consist of six horses. He said he will use various avenues to find the horses and will aim to make sure they are relatively evenly matched so that the races are competitive.

“I'm going to try to buy 36 horses that would be in that high allowance, small stakes level,” he said. “We're using tools and parameters, like Ragozin and Beyer numbers, to make sure the horses are evenly matched. We want to create competitive fields. We'll try our best to make sure the horses are at the same level.”

The NTL horses will not be allowed to run in non-NTL races.

If more horses are needed due to attrition, they can be acquired through a supplemental draft. The horses will remain members of their team as long as they stay sound and are able to be competitive in the NTL races. Ludt said that for the first year, most of the races will be sprints.

The series will start on Sept. 2 at Kentucky Downs, which will represent the Nashville market. It will then travel to Emerald Downs (Seattle), the Meadowlands (New York and New Jersey) and Los Angeles (Los Alamitos) with the final races held at Tampa Bay Downs. There will be three NTL races held at each venue and they will be spread out over two days. Each race will consist of six horses, one from each team. Points will be awarded to the teams based on where their horses finish.

Randall believes that one of the most appealing aspects of the league concept is that no horse will be retired prematurely to cash in on their value as a sire or broodmare prospect.

“We want to create stars,” he said. “In every other sport, when you become a star, you don't retire. You go on to have an even-higher profile. In racing, when horses become famous, they are generally retired because it is in owner's economic interest to do that. Because our horses are going to be owned by the league, you won't be able to do that. If we are ever fortunate enough to have a Flightline or an American Pharoah, those horses will race year after year and that will go a long way toward creating a fan base.”

Ludt said the plan is to expand and he expects more teams to come on board for 2024. He envisions having two divisions, eastern and western conferences.

The NTL is also looking to expand and simplify the wagering menu, where bettors can wager on their team, whether that means in a head-to-head competition with another team, or winning the overall championship.

The NTL team also hopes to bring the type of atmosphere found at racing's biggest events, like the Breeders' Cup and the Kentucky Derby, to their racing weekends. They see each racing day as part of a larger festival that will feature food, fashion, parties and concerts. The New York/New Jersey races will include a trackside celebrity chef competition and will partner with the New York City Wine and Food Festival.

“We want to have the same type of atmosphere they have with Formula 1,” Lane said. “The Preakness, the Kentucky Derby, those are incredible weekends. In the case of the Derby, more than 150,000 people enjoyed it. That's because it's not just a race, it is weekend-long celebration. Once a month, somewhere in America, we want to have an incredible lifestyle weekend centered around the great sport of thoroughbred racing.”

It will be a large undertaking and might need time to get established and grow, but Ludt said he believed the NTL will achieve the goals first set forth when Lane and Daugherty met for dinner.

“We're going to create competitive racing fields, wrapped around a great weekend of entertainment in the city and at the facility,” he said. “This is a concept that is really exciting for an industry that needs that bolt of energy.”

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The jockeys will compete to receive 15% of prize-money for each of the four $400,000 races in they win with a further $100,000 going to the overall champion.

“It is my first time in Saudi Arabia and I'm actually blown away by the hospitality and the kindness people have shown” said the Florida-based and Canadian-born Sutherland.

The daughter of a Standardbred trainer, Sutherland is no stranger to making history. She was the first woman to win the GI Santa Anita H. and also the first to ride in the G1 Dubai World Cup, both aboard Game On Dude (Awesome Again). Sutherland also piloted him to a second-place finish in the 2011 GI Breeders' Cup Classic behind Drosselmeyer (Distorted Humor), who was ridden by then-boyfriend Mike Smith.

“I was second in the Breeders' Cup Classic and I thought that was around the time to maybe have a child,” said Sutherland. I stopped racing and took about four years out and didn't ever get to have a kid. The marriage [to Dan Kruse] didn't work out either, so I went back to racing, got injured, then got back from the injury, then Covid happened.”

Sutherland's decision to return to the track was prompted by a move to the Sunshine State over the course of the winter in early 2021.

“I was going to ride just before Covid. I was going to ride Turfway [Park] and that was freezing,” she said. “I'd frozen for I don't know how long in my career, in Canada, at Aqueduct. I thought, 'I'm going to Florida,' and I just loved it. It felt like home.”

As far as her mounts for Friday in Saudi Arabia, Sutherland will be aboard the appropriately-named, Fighter (KSA) (Official Flame) in race two over 1600 meters and Inhimr (KSA) (Pomeroy) in race three going 1400 meters, both on dirt. Then in the pair of turf races, she will guide Go Fast Traou Land (Fr) (George Vancouver) in the 1200-meter race five and finish off with Billy Batts (City Zip) in race six over 2100 meters.

She added, “I'm really looking forward to the Jockeys Challenge. I've already worked out the races, watched all the replays and I've spoken to some key handicap people who have put the races together. I feel I am ready, physically, mentally and preparation-wise. I've done my homework. It's going to be exciting.”

Sutherland is looking forward to staying put at Gulfstream Park once she returns from the Middle East, especially since year-round racing continues to draw jockeys from all quadrants.

“I'm very happy in Florida and very happy to be doing what I'm doing again,” Sutherland said. It has been stop-start, but now everything, with the flow, I feel there is an alignment in my life and everything is going well.”

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LINDA'S GIFT (f, 3, Arrogate–Americana {SP}, by Tapit)'s career debut rally fell 2 1/4 lengths short behind heavy favorite Wonka (Twirling Candy) last out Mar. 27 at this venue, but the kick carried her home here despite slightly less real-estate to do it in. As the only horse in said last-out race to go without Lasix, she went to post with the diuretic today, and broke fairly to set up shop from fifth behind the first flight of runners. The 5-1 shot was roused for a rally going into the far turn, and had made up one spot at the head of the lane while forced to go wide. Chantal Sutherland asked for more, and the filly responded with a furious rally in deep stretch, overtaking the dueling leaders to win by a length on the wire. Therearenorules (Declaration of War) got the best of her shadow for second.

The winner is out of a daughter of MGSW Arena Elvira (Ghostzapper), herself hailing from millionaire, MGISP Two Item Limit (Twining). Linda's Gift is Americana's only registered foal. She is her late sire's 24th winner. Sales history: $105,000 Ylg '20 FTKSEL; $50,000 2yo '21 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $36,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Chantal Sutherland is a well-known multiple graded stakes-winning jockey currently based out of Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. A native of Canada, Sutherland's professional jockey career began in 2000 at Woodbine Racetrack. She went on to become the first female jockey to win the Grade 1 Hollywood Gold Cup in 2012 and she now has lifetime earnings of $55,838,263 and has won 1,160 races. 

The two-time Sovereign Award winner went into detail about what overall fitness as a jockey means to her and how she personally maintains the balancing act. 

Question: What does your weekly exercise routine look like?

Chantal Sutherland: “Outside of riding I do two types of yoga. I do normal zen-type yoga and also intense yoga. It's like hot yoga, but it's an intense workout where you're being pushed and you're not holding poses for a long time, but you're doing intense-type poses. I also do boxing, but because I'm down to two days off a week, I don't get to do as much as I was. It is not only good for your core and your athleticism, but it's also good for your mind and your confidence. I eat extremely healthy, mostly a pescatarian type of diet, and lots of vitamins and supplements. I think it's important for everyone, not just athletes.”

Q: Do you find that exercise plays a role in your mental health and fitness as well as your physical health and fitness?

C: “Yeah I think that your mental health is just as important as your physical health. It's that mindset of calmness and our sport can be pretty tough, so you can get beat up and you just have to stick through the tough times and just be kind of mentally in tune to be able to prepare yourself for a race. I do my homework at night, sometimes up to two days before a race. I go over the race myself and watch the replays and talk to my trainer to kind of get a sense of what they want in a race. Sometimes they see the pace differently than I do and we talk about it and come to a good place. Communication I've found is so important and just being present for what they have to say. Also, I work a lot of horses. I work every day except for Monday, and I think it's a huge advantage for me. I like to know my horse. I like to know what's going on and be able to tell my trainers how they're feeling and they can tell me how they're feeling. Information is just so much power.”

Q: As mental health has become more talked about and there's been less of a stigma behind it, have you found that correlates with better performance when it comes to riding races?

C: “Yes, for sure. I feel like people are more sensitive to the fact that mental health is so important and you need to take a time or day where you don't do anything. We're on the go a lot and it's hard to take time for yourself, but it's really important. I live alone and I like to be alone in the room and I'm so lucky and blessed to have the girls' room where I can be alone. I just like to study there. I meditate there and I pray there. My relationship has taken a new level with God and myself. The more grateful you are, you feel better about yourself and the world. Being happy and treating others with respect does come back to you. I try to treat everyone on the backside with respect and love and I feel it come back to me in abundance.”

Q: Are there any types of exercise you have to avoid typically to make sure you don't bulk up too much and have trouble maintaining riding weight?

C: “You want to balance everything with cardio and weight training. You don't just want to do a ton of weight training because then you're going to get too big, but you don't want to do too much core because then you're going to get skinny and you're too weak so it's a bit of both and racing horses is the combination.”

Q: What would you say the biggest fitness challenge is for a jockey and how do you tackle that?

C: “I think it's that deep air in a race when you're down and riding and you're pulling and pushing on a 1,200 pound animal and they're getting tired and you have to lift them and help them. I think for me boxing gets that deep cardio and that feeling on a stairclimber when you're getting to that really fast anaerobic part. To be a jockey, you have to have really good air to the point where you almost feel like you're throwing up. That's what it feels like to be in a race.”

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“I was just not in a good place,” she said. “I was really struggling there. I couldn't believe how no one would give me a shot. I thought, 'what is my next move, what is going to happen?' I prayed about it. I thought 'is it time to do something else?'”

The one thing she did know is that she had to move on and try some place else. A year later and after a move to Gulfstream, Sutherland, 45, is in the midst of a remarkable comeback. With 29 wins, she finished second in the Gulfstream standings at the recently concluded meet and will head into Friday's opener of the Championship Meet confident that she can hold her own against a colony that will include many of the sport's top riders.

Her 75 wins on the year are the most she has had since 2010 . She has 15% winners on the year, her best percentage since 2002.

“I can't even tell you how grateful and happy I am for this opportunity,” she said. “That's why I am taking every single minute to be my best, do my best and be there for the people who support me. I am just so grateful.”

After she won 152 races with earnings of $8,778,038 in 2010, Sutherland struggled to maintain those numbers. She won 32 races in 2014 before briefly retiring to focus on starting a family.

“I got married and I wanted to try to have a baby,” she said. “I'm not married anymore and I don't have a baby, so that's how that went.”

She came back in 2016, but had a hard time establishing any momentum. The decision to try Kentucky only made things worse.

“I felt that in Kentucky they were not giving me a fair shot,” she said. “I'm not exactly sure why, but I think that it is still an 'old boy's club' there.”

After sitting out the first few months of 2020, she began riding at Gulfstream in April and detected early on that things would be different. Soon, she was riding three, four horses a day, something she might not have done in Kentucky in a week's time.

“I'm more comfortable and happy here,” she said. “You have a lot of Latin American trainers, Jamaican trainers, Bajans, Americans. It is a melting pot here so there's not as much discrimination against a minority who is a woman. Everyone seems to be more open here and I have an amazing agent in Jay Rushing.”

Part of Sutherland's problem has always been that she didn't seem that focused on her riding career. An aspiring model, she had a four-page spread in Vogue magazine and, in 2004, appeared in a TV commercial for Esquire watches. As well, she was chosen one of People magazine's “100 Most Beautiful People.” She was one of the jockeys featured on the reality TV show Jockeys on Animal Planet and appeared in five episodes of the HBO series “Luck.”

That's all part of her past. She is not in a relationship and has no outside projects.

“I'm able to be really focused on myself for once in my life,” she said. “I'm not in any kind of relationship. I can focus on myself, the horses and the trainers I ride for and being completely motivated to be the best. Whoever supports me and makes me part of their team, I will give 150% so that I win for my team. The hard work is paying off. This is my passion. I love horse racing. It is everything to me and it makes me happy. It's a great time in my life. I get to focus on myself only and my career. I wish I would have done that when I was younger.”

For Sutherland, it's about to get a lot tougher as there's an influx of top jockeys that come to Gulfstream for the Championship Meet. She looks forward to the challenge.

“I've ridden against the best in world already,” she said. “I'm looking forward to seeing how we all measure up. I'm looking forward to riding against terrific world-class riders. It will be different. They have the same determination, competitive drive and work ethic that I have. It's going to be fun and it's going to be a challenge.”

It begins again Friday and she is named on six horses. She's looking forward to it.

“I fit here,” she said. “I feel happy here.”

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Joseph, whose 36 victories during the fall more than doubled the total of nearest competitor Jorge Delgado, finished second behind perennial leader Todd Pletcher during last season's Championship Meet, eight wins behind the Hall of Famer's total of 58 wins.

“The Championship Meet is Todd's meet. Last year, we were pretty close, but we didn't have as many horses as we have this year. I think we can give him a run for his money,” Joseph said. “He's a legend at Gulfstream. What is it, 15, 16, 17 years? We hope to follow in his footsteps and one day take a run at him. Will it be this year, next year, or the future? I think with the horses were getting and with so many owners supporting us, I think it's possible.”

The 34-year-old Barbados native has long been a fan of the newly inducted Hall of Famer, who has captured 18 consecutive Championship Meet titles.

“I grew up coming here from Barbados on holiday when I was 16, 17, seeing Todd. I would just bet Todd and Johnny V [Velazquez]. That was my favorite combination,” Joseph said. “Just being able to compete against him – he's an icon trainer – I'm just thankful to be in this position.”

Joseph understands he, alone, can't dethrone the longstanding king of Gulfstream.

“I'm just thankful for the horses we have for the people we train for. We have a good team. That's the important thing – you need the horses and a good team behind you,” Joseph said.

Joseph did get the better of Pletcher Sunday when he saddled Girolamo's Attack ($4.20) for a front-running victory in the $60,000 Miami Gardens Handicap. Pletcher-trained Fearless, who captured the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Mile in February, finished second while coming off a six-month layoff.

Jockey Edgard Zayas, who dominated the Fall Meet title race with 43 wins, once again enjoyed success while teaming with Joseph Sunday while guiding Girolamo's Attack to victory in the mile overnight handicap, in which he carried five pounds fewer than Fearless, the 125-pound highweight.

Girolamo's Attack, who captured the Oct. 27 Miami Beach Handicap in similar fashion, set fractions of :24.12 for the first quarter and :46.57 for the first half mile before holding off Fearless through the stretch to win by a length in 1:34.50.

“His last race was a huge race, but I wasn't sure if because the fractions were so slow, he kicked on and got brave. But today, he definitely showed he's getting better and getting to be a nice horse,” Zayas said. “Early in this horse's career, he had some mental problems. He was a little crazy, but I think he's getting it all together. Today, he acted super professional.”

Fresh off a dominant Spring/Summer Meet title campaign, the 28-year-old native of Puerto Rico finished with 14 wins more than runner-up Chantal Sutherland.

“I'm really happy and blessed. I'm really appreciative of all the opportunities I get from the owners and trainers,” Zayas said. “The quality of horses in South Florida this time of year is getting better, and I've been getting on some nice horses. Hopefully, there are some big things coming up.”

Zayas finished fifth in wins and purses-won during the 2020-2021 Championship Meet and looks forward to the upcoming winter meet that gets underway Dec. 3.

“It's definitely a new challenge. We did pretty good last year. We finished in the Top 5. I'm looking forward to the Championship Meet. I'm super, super excited,” Zayas said.

Zayas and Joseph also teamed for a victory with Designed for Kitten ($6.40) in the Fall Meet's finale.

In Sunday's co-featured Opa-Locka, a mile overnight handicap for fillies and mares, Helping Lisa D ($9.40) pulled off a mild upset following a ground-saving ride by Paco Lopez. The Steven Dwoskin-trained 6-year-old daughter of Flat Out, rated well off the early pace set by 8-5 favorite Dance d'Oro before rallying along the rail to score by 1 ½ lengths in 1:36.50.

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The Rainbow 6 has gone unsolved for the 21 racing days in a row following a $461,035.47 jackpot payoff Oct. 9.

The Rainbow 6 jackpot pool stood at $450,473.78 entering betting on Saturday, when the pool is expected to grow over $3 million.

Saturday's Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 5-10, including four races on the Tapeta all-weather course and two on the main track.

Gulfstream host and analyst Ron Nicoletti says to use a couple 6-1 shots, both ridden by Chantal Sutherland, and not to forget Riveting Spirit in the final leg.

A 'spread' race kicks of the sequence in Race 5, a mile-and-70-yard route for $20,000 claiming fillies and mares on Tapeta.

A full field of 12 juvenile fillies has been entered in Race 6, a six-furlong sprint at six furlongs for $50,000 maiden claimers, including eight first-time starters. Joe Orseno-trained Keen Kingdom, a daughter of Animal Kingdom, is a debuting half-sister to a Grade 2 stakes winner on turf. Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained Illogical Love, a daughter of Classic Empire, is also scheduled to debut.

A well-balanced field of fillies and mares has been assembled for Race 7, a 1 1/16-mile route over the all-weather track for $20,000 claimers. Gerald Brooks-trained Midnight Bella, a two-time winner over Presque Isle's Tapeta course in September; Little Bit Good, who makes her first start for dangerous off-the-claimer trainer Gilberto Zerpa; Anthony Margotta Jr.-trained Diamond Play, who hasn't been off the board in her last seven starts; and Elizabeth Dobles-trained Pearlescent, who rolled to a nine-length win in her Tapeta debut against weaker last time out; all figured to be well represented on many handicappers' tickets.

Race 8, a mile event for $6250 claimers on the main track, will likely provide a stern handicapping test for Rainbow 6 bettors. Peter Walder-trained Mr. Tito's, who won first off the claim at the same level last time out; Herbert Miller-trained Doctor D J, who was just a neck behind Mr. Tito's; and Mark Casse-trained Kramden, dropping down while switching to dirt, over which he has finished first and second in three outings; figure to be included on many tickets.

David Fawkes-trained Riveting Spirit will seek a repeat victory in the Race 9 feature, a 1 1/16-mile starter optional claiming allowance for fillies and mares on Tapeta. Riveting Spirit, who has a win and a second-place finish on Tapeta, is a half-sister to multiple-stakes winner Noble Drama. The 4-year-old Florida-bred filly is out of Queen Drama, a half-sister to Big Drama, the Eclipse Award-winning sprint champion, and a full sister to Sheer Drama, a multiple Grade 1-stakes winner. Carlos David-trained Centsless Drama, an ultra-consistent daughter of Big Drama; and Ralph Nicks-trained Katz a Dream, who beat slightly weaker while romping to victory in her Tapeta debut; are rated first and second, respectively, in the morning-line.

Jane Cibelli-trained Flowmotion, a hard-hitting turf veteran with back success on Tapeta, is among the strongest contenders in Race 10. The mile-and-70-yard route on Tapeta for $12,500 claimers may well be viewed as another 'spread' race by bettors looking for multiple chances should they be alive into the last race.

First-race post time for Saturday's 10-race program is set for 12:30 p.m.

The Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot is usually only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool usually goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool. However, on mandatory-payout days, the entire pool is paid out to the bettor or bettors with the most winners in the six-race sequence.

Gulfstream's inaugural Fall Meet will conclude on Sunday.

The 2021-2022 Championship Meet is scheduled to get underway Friday, Dec. 3.

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“I feel like I am in a zone. I'm super-happy. When you have a lot of experience, you go to bed early, take care of your body,” the 46-year-old jockey who launched her career in her native Canada in 2000. “I live an actual boring life, other than racing. I'm so focused on racing. I'm so happy here. I'm in a good place.”

The multiple Grade 1 stakes-winning jockey with nearly 1150 career victories, has ridden 12 winners over the past five racing days at Gulfstream, including a pair of three-win days and three days with two winners.

Sutherland's winning mounts have produced a $12.30 average win payoff, by far the highest average in the Top 10 standings.

Sutherland, who had a four-win day Oct. 24, returned to Gulfstream after a long absence to ride full time during the Spring/Summer Meet, during which finished seventh with 46 winners. With her double on Sunday, Sutherland pulled into second place in the jockey standings with 22 winners, good for second behind perennial leader Edgard Zayas' 30 victories.

“I feel more into it. I'm watching the races, studying my replays. I'm so much more present to everyone and everything,” Sutherland said. “I'm trying to learn Spanish as fast as I can. Communication is everything. If a trainer can feel like they can communicate with me, they'll feel like I'm listening and giving 150 percent. I know how hard they work.”

Sutherland has ridden more winners in 2021 than in any year since 2010 while developing a rabid fan base at Gulfstream Park, where she is routinely greeted back to the winner's circle with cheers and applause and where she graciously grants fan requests for photos and selfies on her way back to the jockey's room.

“I'm just so grateful and proud,” Sutherland said. “It's so good to see everyone happy in racing. I love it here.”

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The proof was in Pudding Sunday at Gulfstream Park, in Hallandale Beach, Fla., where she saddled the 6-year-old gelding for late-rallying victory in the featured $60,000 handicap for older horses, three weeks after claiming him for $25,000 for herself.

Pudding's upset victory over odds-on favorite Double Crown in the six-furlong race for 3-year-olds and up was Dobles' second high-profile success of the weekend with a recent claim. Saturday, Dobles saddled Harry's Ontheloose for a triumph in Saturday's $60,000 Miami Beach Handicap at Gulfstream three starts after claiming the 5-year-old campaigner for $35,000 for Imaginary Stables LLC.

“Pudding caught my eye. He had won a couple in a row, and he had some back class. Those are the ones that I really get attracted to,” said Dobles, who has enjoyed success with veteran performers, War Story, Royal Squeeze and My Point Exactly, among others, in the past.

Pudding broke from the No. 1 post position and saved ground under Chantal Sutherland along the backstretch, as One Fast and Jackson contested the pace during the first quarter of a mile in :22.26 seconds. Double Crown, a multiple-stakes winner who has been graded stakes-placed twice, raced a few lengths behind the pace into the far turn before making a three-wide sweep to the lead on the turn into the homestretch, as Pudding remained trapped behind the tiring pacesetters at the top of the stretch.

Just as Double Crown appeared on his way to victory, Sutherland sent Pudding through an opening that had developed inside the 1/8th-pole, and the son of Two Step Salsa accelerated quickly to catch the favorite by three-quarters of a length.

“I thought we were in a horrible spot to be in, but when it opened up, it was heaven,” Dobles said.

Pudding ran six furlongs in a swift 1:09.94 to win his fourth straight race. Double Crown, who was ridden by Luca Panici, finished 2 ½ lengths clear of third-place finisher Tonalism.

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