4-time Eclipse Award-winning coach Chad Brown had two wins from 12 begins final week in North America (17%) with $182,983 in earnings. Regardless of a comparatively gradual week, Brown turned the primary and solely coach this 12 months to surpass $30 million in 2024 earnings. Brown stays on high of the Equibase coach standings with $30,056,825, adopted by Steve Asmussen in second with $26,110,531 and Brad Cox in third with $25,502,380.
Corridor of Fame coach Steve Asmussen had six wins and $342,463 in earnings final week, essentially the most of any coach throughout North America; nevertheless he stays in second within the standings to Chad Brown, behind by practically $4 million in earnings. Asmussen is on high of the leaderboard by wins with 359, 37 greater than Jamie Ness in second place with 322. That is Asmussen’s ninth 12 months in a row and 19th all-time with greater than 300 wins in a single 12 months.
There have been no important modifications in Equibase’s jockey standings, as Flavien Prat sits comfortably within the earnings lead by nearly $4 million adopted by Irad Ortiz Jr. in second. Each Prat and Ortiz Jr. rode three winners final week and have surged previous the $30 million mark in 2024 earnings; nevertheless, the standout jockey of the week was Luis Saez with 12 wins from 29 begins (41%) and $802,077 in earnings. Saez stays in fifth within the North American jockey standings with $23,068,161 in earnings from 200 wins in 2024.
Amongst racehorses, Nobals returned to the winner’s circle final Saturday for the primary time in 2024, profitable the Grade 2 bet365 Kennedy Highway Stakes at Woodbine for coach Larry Rivelli with veteran jockey E. T. Baird within the irons. After his win within the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Dash, Nobals ran in three consecutive races with out hitting the board. Saturday was a turning level for the 5-year-old gelding by Noble Mission, as he defeated the odds-on favourite Patches O’Houlihan by three-quarters of a size and earned a profession greatest 118 Equibase Velocity Determine. Following his win on Saturday, Nobals has six wins and two seconds from 9 profession begins on all-weather tracks.
One other notable efficiency got here from Depraved Django, who gained the Grade 2 HPIbet Autumn Stakes at Woodbine by 1 ¼ lengths at odds of 24.20-1 to offer proprietor Ryan Brewster his first profession graded stakes win. Depraved Django has completed within the cash six occasions out of seven begins this 12 months with two wins, a second and three thirds and has amassed $186,484 in earnings.