OLDSMAR, Fla. – Efren Losa Jr.’s father was a successful trainer in Mexico, and watching the younger Losa’s horses run, it is quite evident one of the main things Losa Sr. passed on to his son was the importance of having his runners thoroughly prepared. Losa is in the midst of his second bang-up meeting at Tampa, and the young horseman sent out another well-prepped runner off the layoff Sunday when Divine Energy came off a 10-month layoff to run a solid second in his first outing with Losa as his trainer. Losa first started turning heads when he sent out six winners from just 11 starters during last year’s meeting, and this season, with more stalls, the Losa outfit has shown that last year was no fluke. The Losa stable has 39 starts this season and nine of those have been winners. Losa runners also have finished second 10 times, meaning the barn’s runners have been one-two a little more than 50 percent of the time. Horses moving to the Losa barn and young runners are extremely successful as he sports a 36 percent success rate with horses starting under his name for the first time, while 29 percent of horses he brings off layoffs of 180 days or more win that first race back. In his third season as a head trainer, Losa’s main patron is St George Stable LLC, headed by German Larrea of Mexico City, and it looks like they’ve got a first-rate horseman handling their charges. Losa has a 29 percent win percentage in just over two years running an outfit and judging by the way his runners perform he looks to have a bright future. Bennett’s team celebrates milestone Several hours after trainer Gerald Bennett tightened the girth on his 3,500th career winner Saturday, the 72-year-old ageless wonder watched as several of his stable crew posed for pictures under a banner celebrating his accomplishment in a local pub. “You know they’re a big reason why I’ve been able to do as well as I have,” Bennett pointed out. “Those are the folks who put in the hard work behind the scenes. Nobody knows them, they don’t get in the spotlight, but without them and the rest of my team, I’d be in bad shape.” Bennett posted a training double Saturday and still is atop the local trainer’s race with 36 wins. Reynolds carries on tradition There were more than a few cheers from the local racing community when Chris Reynolds led Chosen Heir into the winner’s circle following Friday’s first race. Reynolds is the hands-on owner of Chosen Heir, and earlier this season her longtime partner, trainer Gary Caple, passed away. Chosen Heir was their horse, and the 6-year-old gelding has made his owners proud, winning his last two as well as a pair of solid seconds in his last four starts. Allen making best of his chances The depth and overall quality level of the local jockey colony is great for horseplayers and trainers, but the crowded jock’s room means getting live mounts is harder than ever. Take the case of Mike Allen. Allen is a veteran of 30 years in the saddle and has more than 1,800 career wins. He is a hard-working professional who when given the material, can ride with anybody on the grounds. Take Saturday’s races. In the sixth race, Allen brought the filly Canna Red from ninth in the six-furlong sprint for $8,000-level fillies and mares, looped rivals along the outside into the stretch, then drew off to be almost five lengths clear for a $20.20 upset win. Allen came back in the eighth race with Double Parqued, and the 3-year-old was lightly regarded at 34-1 while making his first start since November. After vying for the lead inside to the turn, Double Parqued and Allen fell a bit off the lead inside, but the rider refused to give up his position and kept working on his mount. Turning for home, Double Parqued picked up the bit again, came charging back up the rail to regain the lead, then held on late to return $71.80. Randy Klopp trained Double Parqued, and the Klopp-Allen tandem struck again Sunday, when the first-time starter Jacques Cartier pulled away for a decisive win over a group of maiden routers in an off-the-turf mile-and-40-yard test. Jacque Cartier returned a whopping $77.20. The weekend triple gave Allen 11 wins for the meeting. Brother Pat sweeps Turf Test Even though the final leg of the Tampa Turf Test had to be moved to the main track, it didn’t stop Brother Pat from completing the first sweep in the history of that four-race series. Brother Pat, another in a long line of shrewd claims by trainer Jamie Ness, did what he did best in the 1 1/4-mile finale, going to the front and improving his position. He jogged home by more than seven lengths under Antonio Gallardo. Gallardo and Ness had a trainer-jockey double Saturday. The trainer now has 33 wins for the meeting.