OLDSMAR, Fla. – Jockey Antonio Gallardo set a new single-season mark for races won at Tampa Bay Downs when he guided Silver Halo to a neck victory in Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile ninth race for $8,000 claiming routers for his 145th victory of the meet.
Gallardo, who dominated the rider standings throughout the meeting, piloted Silver Halo for one of his main backers, trainer Kathleen O’Connell, then had to withstand a claim of foul from Jose A. Garcia aboard the runner-up Abu’s Dream before the record-setting win was declared official.