Laurel: Eppler, Toledo top standings at fall-winter meet
Trainer Mary Eppler and jockey Jevian Toledo topped the standings at the Laurel Park fall meet, which began Sept. 9 and concluded Saturday. The title was the first of Eppler’s career and the third for Toledo, who won the title at last summer’s Laurel meet and at the fall meet a year ago.
Eppler had an amazing meet, winning 24 of 86 starts (28 percent). She began the meet slowly and didn’t win until her 11th starter but finished on a 12-for-33 run.
Eppler had a career year in both wins (49) and purse earnings ($1.76 million).
Gary Capuano and Hugh McMahon finished tied for second with 16 wins each.
Toledo won the riding title with 65 wins, 11 more than runner-up Trevor McCarthy. Feargal Lynch was third with 36 victories.
For the year at the Maryland Jockey Club tracks of Laurel and Pimlico, McCarthy and trainer Keiron Magee won the most races.
McCarthy, who was the leading rider at the Laurel winter-spring meet and at Pimlico, rode 167 winners on the circuit. McCarthy also led the MJC tracks in wins in 2014.
Magee has now led the MJC trainer standings for three straight years. He led the standings at the Laurel winter-spring meet and at Pimlico, winning 64 races combined at those tracks in 2016.
MCA Racing and Matt Schera tied for leading owner with 18 wins apiece.