Grade 3, $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot; 1 1/16 miles; Delta Downs; Nov. 21, 2015
(10 Derby qualifying points for a win, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)

Winner: Exaggerator (sire: Curlin)
Trainer: Keith Desormeaux
Jockey: Kent Desormeaux
Owner: Big Chief Racing
Beyer Speed Figure: 92

It’s no surprise two-time Eclipse Award winner Javier Castellano leads all jockeys in North America in wins this year, but how many racing fans could readily name the guy who ranks second? The jockey in question is Antonio Gallardo, who has dominated the standings at Tampa Bay Downs and Presque Isle Downs over the past two years, winning a pair of riding titles at both.

Jockey Jareth Loveberry achieved his milestone 1,000th win in North America on Saturday night, when he guided Lawless West to a neck victory in the second race at Remington Park.

Loveberry was aboard Lawless West ($5), who won a maiden special weight sprint, for the partnership of Bryan and Tim Hawk. The horse is trained by Boyd Caster. 

Loveberry rode the first winner of his career Aug. 29, 2005, at Great Lakes Downs. Overall, he has had more than 8,000 mounts, and they have earned a collective $13.6 million.

Offtrack stabling in Southern California will remain at Galway Downs, Los Alamitos, and San Luis Rey Downs in 2016 after officials with area racetracks and horsemen’s organizations reached “a framework” for a one-year agreement to maintain stabling at those venues, according to Chuck Winner, chairman of the California Horse Racing Board.

On Saturday, Winner said he had been party to discussions in recent days and that Los Alamitos would remain part of offtrack stabling on the circuit.

“I think we’ve reached a resolution,” said Winner.

CYPRESS, Calif. – California Chrome, the 2014 Horse of the Year, worked a half-mile in 48.40 seconds at Los Alamitos on Saturday, continuing the buildup to a 2016 campaign that might include two starts in the United Arab Emirates.

Owners Perry Martin and Taylor Made Farm of Kentucky hope to start California Chrome in the $10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse on March 26. On Saturday, trainer Art Sherman said there is a possibility that California Chrome could be sent to Dubai earlier for a prep race at Meydan.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Mongolian Saturday received special treatment befitting a Breeders’ Cup winner when he was given permission to work over a freshly watered and harrowed main track after regular training hours Friday morning at Gulfstream Park.

Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer became only the third trainer to reach 7,000 wins for his career when Kiss N Scat, a 2-year-old filly he also owns in partnership, romped in the first race on Thursday at Golden Gate Fields.

Only Steve Asmussen and the late Dale Baird have won more races than Hollendorfer.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The first of four pools in the 2016 Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens Thursday with something of a twist – for the first time, a separate wager involving the sires of Derby runners also will be available.

The new Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager is modeled after the future wager offered annually by Churchill Downs since 1999. It requires bettors to pick the sire of the Derby winner from a list of 23 stallions, although the morning line for this novelty wager suggests the 24th or “all others” wagering option could be a heavy favorite.

Javier Castellano, the reigning Eclipse Award-winning rider, and Victor Espinoza, who piloted American Pharoah to the Triple Crown, are two of the five finalists for the 2016 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, it was announced Monday by Santa Anita.

The other finalists are Joe Bravo, Gerard Melancon, and Joe Steiner, all veteran riders.