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All-Sources Handle up at Turfway Meet

All-sources handle rose 17.1% during Turfway Park's Winter/Spring meet which concluded Saturday. In total, more than $170 million was wagered at the meet, nearly $25 million more than 2023.

A total of $18.8 million in prize money, including funds from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund, was distributed across 438 races at the 50-day meet.

With two additional racing days from the 2023 meet, Turfway Park saw an increase of 152 starters.

“Our successful season at Turfway Park would not be possible without the support of all owners, trainers, jockeys and horseplayers,” said Chip Bach, general manager at Turfway Park. “The racing product at Turfway Park has continued to thrive, thanks to the continued investments from Churchill Downs Incorporated and our dedicated staff here at Turfway Park.”

Jockey Luan Machado was a dominant force in the rider standings throughout the Winter/Spring Meet, tallying 62 wins from 289 starts. Machado's win total was 25 more than runner-up Gerardo Corrales and his mounts earned $2.3 million. This was Machado's fourth leading rider title at Turfway Park.

Trainer Eric Foster notched his first title at Turfway Park, winning 15 races from 86 starts. Foster finished one win ahead of Brad Cox and three in front of Juan Cano and John Ennis.

Foster's horses banked $837,777 in purse money while winning at 17%.

Christina Estvanko and Margo Scott led all owners with eight wins. The partnership's horses made 37 starts while earning $176,177.

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Machado, Cox Take Turfway Titles

Jockey Luan Machado, trainer Brad Cox and owner Dixiana Farms were leaders in their respective divisions at Turfway Park's 20-day Holiday Meet which concluded Saturday night. Machado had 21 wins from 98 mounts (21%) to earn his third leading rider title at Florence, Kentucky oval. His previous titles came at the 2019 Winter/Spring Meet and 2018 Holiday Meet.

Machado was followed in the standings by apprentice rider Axel Concepcion who had 19 wins.

The Holiday Meet was Cox's second leading trainer title at Turfway. His barn, which is represented locally by assistant Tessa Walden, started 20 horses, won seven races and banked earnings of $356,046. Prior to racing on New Year's Eve, Cox led all North American trainers in earnings for 2023 with $30,775,698.

Dixiana Farms tied for the leading owner title with Thirstyacres Racing, Gerald Brooks and Carl Hess Jr., PTK LLC and Blanca Salazar, but led the group with $89,343 in earnings.

Turfway Park's winter/spring meet opens Wednesday and continues through Mar. 30.

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Corrales, Lobo, Oxo Equine Sweep Titles at Turfway Holiday Meet

At the close of 2022, Turfway Park's Holiday Meet concluded with jockey Gerardo Corrales, trainer Paulo Lobo and Larry Best's OXO Equine winning their respective titles.

Corrales tabbed 30 wins from 104 mounts–a stout 29% win clip. His mounts tallied $1,115,484 in purse earnings. Corrales' meet was highlighted by a victory in the $125,000 Prairie Bayou Stakes aboard the Lobo-trained In Love (BRZ) (Agnes Gold {Jpn}). The 26-year-old rider also won the $125,000 Holiday Inaugural Stakes aboard Ready to Venture (GB) (Kingman {GB}). Corrales finished eight wins in front of Joe Ramos. Luan Machado was third with 13 victories followed by Declan Cannon (11) and Manny Esquivel (9).

In the trainer standings, Paulo Lobo, who trains many horses for OXO Equine, recorded 11 wins from 29 starters. His runners earned $531,772 in purses. Among his top performers were the aforementioned In Love, along with allowance winners Bromley (Mastery), Greyes Creek (Pioneerof the Nile), Koolhaus (Nyquist), Purple Dream (Point of Entry), Quaria Comet (Shackleford) and Querobin Dourada (Capo Bastone). Lobo recently won a $70,000 maiden special weight contest with OXO Equine's Itzos (Bolt d'Oro), a sibling to the great Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d'Oro). Lobo finished five wins clear of Doug Cowans and Mike Maker while Brad Cox, Bill Morey and Wesley Ward were tied in fourth with five victories.

OXO Equine tallied four wins at the Holiday Meet, which tied with Stanley Bergman's Brownwood Farm. OXO Equine's runners earned $205,079, nearly $29,000 more than Brownwood Farm.

“As we end 2022 OXO [Equine] had a year that saw us hit our record win mark and money won,” racing manager Don Chatlos said on Twitter (@DCHI23). “Our trainers and jockeys know they are appreciated but it's the grooms, hot walkers, exercise riders and assistants that do all the heavy lifting. So, it's a toast to them. We can't thank you enough.”

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Houghton, Machado Injured In Mahoning Valley Spill; One Horse Euthanized

Jockeys T.D. Houghton and Luan Machado were hospitalized following a three-horse spill in Saturday's sixth race, the Howard B. Noonan Stakes, at Mahoning Valley racecourse in Youngstown, Ohio, according to a GoFundMe post that is seeking contributions to help defray medical costs.

One horse was euthanized as a result of the incident.

According to the Equibase chart, Machado's mount, Startdfromdabottom, fell just past the five-sixteenths pole while in fourth position in the six-furlong race for Ohio-registered 3-year-olds. Two other horses trailing behind him, Hakman (ridden by Houghton) and Big Truck (ridden by Sonny Leon), could not avoid Startdfromdabottom and also fall. A fourth horse, To Win (ridden by Fernando Salazar Becerra) avoided the incident but was eased.

Hakman was euthanized as a result of injuries suffered from the fall while the other three horses affected by the spill walked off.

According to Ohio-based horse owner Carly Hamel, who established a GoFundMe page, Machada sustained a fractured clavicle in the spill. Houghton has multiple facial fractures and will require surgery. According to Hamel, Houghton is under sedation in a nearby hospital's intensive care unit.

Houghton is currently fifth in the Mahoning Valley jockey standings with 31 wins from 215 mounts. Machado is next with 30 wins from 177 starts.

A veteran who began his riding career in 1987, Houghton has compiled 6,066 career wins from 37,781 starts, ranking in the top 10 nationally by wins on several occasions – as recently as 2015 when he won 259 races.

Machado began riding in 2015 and has won 185 races in 1,218 starts.

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Houghton's daughter, Alyssa, posted the following message on Facebook about her father's condition on Sunday morning.

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