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