McCarron Joins Some Elite Company
Chris McCarron became only the seventh jockey to win 6,500 races when favored Le Casque Gris was victorious in the second race Wednesday at Hollywood Park.
The winner, a son of Relaunch making only his second start, is trained by Dave Hofmans. McCarron reached two other milestones aboard horses trained by Hofmans, winning his 3,000th race on Aggrandizement in 1982 and his 6,000th on Andestine in 1994.
“I forgot all about [hitting 6,500 wins] until I heard [track announcer Luke Kruytbosch] announce it during the stretch run,” said McCarron, 42. “I was in a zone.”
The six riders ahead of McCarron are Bill Shoemaker, Laffit Pincay Jr., David Gall, Angel Cordero Jr., Pat Day and Jorge Velasquez.
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On his first day back after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery June 30, jockey Gary Stevens won with all three of his mounts.
Wee Miss Bee was awarded the victory in the third race when Jade Hawk was disqualified from first for alleged interference through the stretch run.
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