Riding out front

Jockey Russell Baze set the record for career thoroughbred victories Friday. He had his first mount at Yakima Meadows in 1974 before spending the bulk of his career in California. Here is a list of leading jockeys (Baze and Fires are the only ones still riding):

Russell Baze, 9,531

Laffit Pincay, Jr., 9,530

Bill Shoemaker, 8,833

Pat Day, 8,803

David Gall, 7,396

Chris McCarron, 7,141

Angel Cordero, 7,057

Jorge Velasquez, 6,795

Sandy Hawley, 6,449

Earlie Fires, 6,403

Source: Equibase