Franco, Rice on verge of winter meet titles
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OZONE PARK, N.Y. – With 27 winners from 97 mounts over the last 15 cards, Manny Franco has taken control of the jockey standings for Aqueduct’s winter meet. Going into the final three days of the session, Franco has a 61-53 lead over Dylan Davis, who has gone 19 for 102 over the same 15-day period.
Jose Lezcano, who has won 17 races from 61 mounts over the last 15 cards, is entrenched in third with 42 wins.
Linda Rice, who had a string of 10 wins from 12 races stopped Sunday when she went 1 for 9 with five seconds, will win the training title. She has 36 wins, 16 more than Rob Atras. Chad Brown is third with 16 wins.
Windylea Farm, the nom de course of Phil and Kip O’Neill, is the leading owner with 11 wins from 28 starters. Windylea also has four seconds and 10 thirds for a remarkable 89 in-the-money percentage.
Michael Dubb, Winning Move, and Linda Rice are each credited with 10 wins as owners at the meet.