Hernandez, D'Amato lead standings entering break

Jockey Juan Hernandez and trainer Phil D’Amato led their respective standings through Sunday for the Santa Anita winter-spring meeting.

Hernandez, 31, has ridden 63 winners, well clear of runner-up Flavien Prat with 31. Hernandez has 13 stakes wins, compared to 11 for Prat.

D’Amato, 47, has won 32 races, five more than Bob Baffert, who has won 12 stakes to lead in that category, one more than D’Amato.

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Rancho Temescal and Red Baron’s Barn leads all owners with 13 wins, including five stakes. They ended the meeting with a win by First Peace in Sunday’s $101,500 John Shear Stakes for 3-year-old turf sprinters.

The meeting began on Dec. 26 and continues through June 18. Santa Anita is taking a mid-meet break from racing and resumes racing on April 21.

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