Robertino Diodoro becomes 15th coach in Oaklawn Park history to achieve 300 career victories when Adaline Julia won its fourth race on January 21, a $103,000 entry subsidy sprint for hobbyists and mares.
Adaline Julia’s win comes two weeks after Diodoro hit another major career milestone at Oaklawn, becoming the 37th coach in North American history (USA and Canada) to reach a record 3,000 wins. , according to Equibase, the race’s official data collection organization.
“It was a good run,” Diodoro said during Sunday morning training. “It all starts with help and owners. If you don’t have those, you’ve got nothing.”
Diodoro, who turned 49 on January 16, started racing at Oaklawn in 2015 and has become the dominant figure in Hot Springs, the encounter he is currently aiming for, marked by the title His first local coaching title in 2020 and a rough start in 2022-2023 the meeting started on 9 December.
Diodoro won 51 races in 2020, becoming the fourth coach in Oaklawn history to hit 50 wins in a single meeting. He’s at the top of the 2022-2023 leaderboard through Saturday, Day 17 of the scheduled 68-day meeting, with 22 wins in just 65 starts. Diodoro ($1,044,489) also became the first coach at the meeting to surpass $1 million in pocket income with Adaline Julia’s win. Cristian Torres rides Adaline Julia ($6.40) for Hot Springs owner Jerry Carroom. Diodoro added his 301st and 3,015th Oaklawn wins in North America, when total ($7.60) won Saturday’s race on Saturday.
“It was a great meeting,” Diodoro said. “It’s a team effort, that’s what I always say.”
In addition to the 2020 title, Diodoro also finished second behind longtime Oaklawn champion Steve Asmussen in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2021-2022. Diodoro’s quick start to 2022-2023 includes a high three-stakes win in the meetup, bringing his career Oaklawn attendance to 13.
Diodoro entered January 22 with 301 wins from 1,263 starts and earned $12,444,670 in his Oaklawn career.
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