Zayas, Joseph Defend Gulfstream Spring/Summer Titles
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Photo: Coglianese Photos/Ryan Thompson
Edgard Zayas is all smiles after winning the Susan's Girl Florida Sire Stakes aboard Outfoxed at Gulfstream Park
Jockey Edgard Zayas and trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. successfully defended their Gulfstream Park spring/summer meet titles this year.
Zayas, who clinched his third straight spring/summer title outright with a victory aboard the Joseph-trained Baby Lion in race 2 Sept. 26, finished five wins ahead of Emisael Jaramillo, who took the spring/summer title in 2018. Zayas, who went on to win aboard Joseph-trained La Chica Lateral in Race 9, finished with 124 wins, while Jaramillo (119) and Miguel Vasquez (102) also exceeded the 100-win mark.
"I have to thank all the owners, all the trainers for all their support all the time," said Zayas, whose stellar meet was punctuated by his victory aboard Bill Mott-trained Outfoxed in the Sept. 25, $400,000 My Dear Girl, the FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes finale for 2-year-old fillies sired by accredited Florida stallions. "I also want to thank my agent (Tito Fuentes) and my family. It's the whole team, not just the jockey and the horse. It's the whole team behind them."
Joseph, who won the 2020 spring/summer title with 59 wins, saddled a pair of winners on Sunday's program to push his meet-topping total to 71 victories, 36 more than runner-up Carlos David and 38 more than Antonio Sano.
Arindel led all owners during the spring/summer meet with 17 wins, most notably Octane , a homebred son of Brethren who captured Saturday's $400,000 FSS In Reality, as well as the $200,000 FSS Affirmed in his previous start. Moshe Mark finished second in the owner's standings with 10 winners.
The fall meet gets under way Thursday.