Kimura repeats as Woodbine's leading jockey

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Kazushi Kimura won his second straight Woodbine riding title when the 132-day meet wrapped up Sunday.

Kazushi Kimura, who took the last week of the meet off, won 152 races from 755 rides, and his mounts earned a meet-leading $8.9 million.

Rafael Hernandez ranked second with 122 wins. He missed the last two days of the meet after suffering broken ribs in a spill Friday.

Hernandez’s win on Fashionably Fab in Friday’s Shady Well Stakes made him the meet’s leading stakes-winning jockey by a 16-15 margin over Kimura.

Justin Stein edged out Emma-Jayne Wilson for third by a margin of 86-85.

Sahin Civaci was the hottest rider at meet’s end and ranked fifth with 70 tallies. He was followed by Luis Contreras (66) and the leading apprentice Slade Jones (60).

Perennial leading trainer Mark Casse accumulated 119 wins from 671 starters. Kevin Attard ranked second with 95 wins, and Marty Drexler rounded out the top three with 70 victories.

Bruno Schickedanz was the leading owner in wins with 46. The partnership of Al and Bill Ulwelling ranked second with 31 scores.

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