Barboza follows D'Angelo's four-bagger on consecutive days

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – It is rare indeed for any trainer to post four wins on a single program. It is even rarer to see that feat occur on two consecutive days, as it did here last weekend after Jose D’Angelo posted a four-bagger on Friday’s card and Victor Barboza Jr. duplicated the accomplishment the following afternoon.

D’Angelo actually had to share the No. 1 star last Friday with leading jockey Leonel Reyes, who registered six victories on the day, just one shy of the track record. Three of Reyes’s victories came for D’Angelo, who briefly vaulted in front of perennial training champion Saffie Joseph Jr. in the battle for leading trainer honors during the Sunshine meet, which ends a week from Sunday.

Barboza, currently third in the standings, had his four-win day highlighted by the very promising 2-year-old King Manolete, who overcame an unlucky start and tough trip to capture his career debut in impressive fashion after completing seven furlongs in 1:22.77.

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