Talamo leading rider; Cox, McPeek tie atop trainer standings

LOUISVILLE, KY. –Joe Talamo, in his first year of riding the Kentucky circuit after more than 13 years in Southern California, was the leading jockey at the 25-day Runhappy summer meet, which ended Sunday at Ellis Park in western Kentucky. Talamo rode 20 winners, two more than Rafael Bejarano, who missed the last nine days of the meet. Talamo led in mount earnings with $746,716.

Brad Cox and Kenny McPeek tied for leading trainer with 10 wins, while the PTK of the Haughey family of Virginia was the leading owner with six wins.

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As of Wednesday, handle figures had not been released by Laguna Development, the New Mexico-based corporation that bought the track last year from former owner Ron Geary.