Kyle Frey aiming for top-five finish at meet
Kyle Frey, the leading rider at the Golden Gate meeting earlier this year, has been riding at Del Mar and plans to stay in Southern California after the meeting ends Sept. 6 if he finishes in the top five in the standings.
“I’m thinking of sticking around,” he said last weekend. “It depends on how business goes for the rest of the meet.”
Through Sunday, Frey ranked sixth with eight wins, well behind leader Flavien Prat, who has 21 wins. Joe Bravo, who relocated from New Jersey earlier this summer, is fifth with nine wins.
If Frey stays, he will be the fourth top rider from Golden Gate Fields to relocate to the Southern California circuit in recent years, preceded by Abel Cedillo in 2019, and Juan Hernandez and Ricardo Gonzalez last year.
Frey, 29, has been issued two suspensions by the stewards for careless riding, which could complicate his effort to finish in the top five. He had a four-day suspension issued July 24 for an incident the preceding day, and a five-day suspension issued last Saturday for an incident on Friday.
Frey has appealed the July 24 ruling and said he plans to do the same for the second ruling, which is scheduled to begin Saturday.