Del Mar
Bejarano rides six winners on Sunday card
Benoit & Associates Rafael Bejarano followed up his four-win day on Saturday by riding six winners in eight mounts on Sunday's program.
DEL MAR, Calif. – Jockey Rafael Bejarano won six races at Del Mar on Sunday, becoming only the fifth rider to do so in track history.
Victor Espinoza holds the record with seven wins. Bill Shoemaker, Laffit Pincay Jr. (twice), and Rudy Rosales also won six in a day.
Bejarano went 6 for 8 on Sunday’s 11-race card after winning four races on Saturday. He heads into the final two days of the Del Mar meet with a commanding lead in the jockey standings.
Bejarano did not ride for two months prior to this meet after being injured in an accident on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita in May.