Lanerie stops by to win two races on Fountain of Youth Day

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Corey Lanerie, a 19-time leading rider at Churchill Downs, experienced moderate success in five winters of riding at Gulfstream, winning 184 races from the 2012-13 meet through 2016-17.

But after returning to Fair Grounds in his native Louisiana the last three winters, Lanerie had not ridden at Gulfstream since the Claiming Crown in December 2017 – until he came back Saturday with a splash.

Lanerie put on a couple of sensational rides on the Fountain of Youth undercard, winning an allowance race aboard Harvey Wallbanger and a maiden special with Mister Candy Ride. Both colts are trained by Kenny McPeek.

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“I was supposed to come ride Hog Creek Hustle” in the Gulfstream Mile, said Lanerie, “but that didn’t work out. In the meantime, my agent [Cory Prewitt] hustled other mounts, and here I am.”

McPeek was unable to attend, having had a kidney stone surgically removed Feb. 26. He has been recovering at his Summerfield training center near Ocala, Fla.

“It was a great day for us,” he said. “I wish we could have been there.”