Apprentice rider Walter Rodriguez prevailed during the winter/spring meet at Race Park. He’s at the top of the driver standings with 44 wins in 42 race days and five days left in the meeting. The El Salvador native isn’t just eyeing the $700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) on March 25, horseback riding Event details but to the future beyond his brilliant encounter at Turfway.
Highlights of Rodriguez’s ascent in the rankings include $125,000 worth of winning bets on Dust Commander Stakes and $125,000 on Wish Well Stakes. He will have two more betting opportunities on March 25 at Jeff Ruby and $300,000 Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes on March 25. Atlantic Ocean before moving to compete at Keeneland And Churchill Downs.
“It’s been a blessing to have had so much success this winter,” Rodriguez said on March 23. “I worked really hard to get here but I’m really lucky and looking forward to riding here. Keeneland and Churchill after we’re done here.”
Rodriguez, now a 5-pound apprentice, begins his career in 2022 in laurel park where he got 11 wins. He added another 11 wins between Penn country, Racecourse PimlicoAnd Timonium before switching tactics to Kentucky in December.
Represented by Cliff Collier, who also booked second-place rider Gerardo Corrales, Rodriguez has 73 career wins from 477 rides.
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