COVID-19 may have shut down all major sports in North America, save for one. To be exact horse racing is going strong with six tracks offering action this week. They are Fonner Park, Gulfstream Park, Oaklawn Park, Remington Park, Tampa Bay Downs, and Will Rogers Downs. Since COVID-19 shut down sports, gambling activity with the horse racing odds has seen a significant increase. And this is one of the busiest weeks of the year. Now let’s take a look at this week’s lineup!
Fonner Park – Grand Island, Nebraska – Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will feature nine daily races. So far Armando Martinez is the top jockey at Fonner Park with over $176,000 in earnings. Martinez has 148 starts’ with 33 wins, 27 seconds, and 16 thirds. He has posted a win percentage of 22% with a 51% rate for top-three finishes.
Will Rogers Downs – Claremore, Oklahoma – Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will offer 10 online betting races each. Namely, Ty Kennedy is the top Will Rogers jockey with over $249,000 in earnings. Kennedy has 55 starts’ with 19 wins, 11 seconds, and six thirds with a win percentage of 35%. He has finished in the top three 65% of the time.
Tampa Bay Downs, Tampa Florida – Wednesday and Friday
Wednesday and Friday will feature eight races each on the card. To show, Samy Comacho has been the top jockey at Tampa Bay Downs. Comacho has posted a total of over $1.4 million in earnings. In 404 starts he has 84 wins, 64 seconds, and 63 thirds with a win percentage of 21%. Further, he has finished in the top three 52% of his starts.
Remington Park – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Thursday and Friday
Overall, there will be 10 races on both Thursday and Friday. James A. Flores has been the top jockey at Remington Park with over $605,000 in earnings. Flores has 127 starts’ with 32 wins, 18 seconds, and 15 thirds. His win percentage is 26% with a 51% rate for top-three finishes.
Oaklawn Park – Hot Springs, Arkansas – Thursday and Friday
Thursday with bring nine races with 10 more entries for the horse-racing odds on Friday. Ricardo Santana Jr. is the top jockey at the Oaklawn Park meet. He has posted over $2.8 million in earnings. Consider Santana has 219 starts’ with 41 wins, 33 seconds, 23 thirds, with a win percentage of 19%. His top-three finish percentage is 44%.
Gulfstream Park – Hallandale Beach, Florida – Thursday and Friday
Thursday will feature 11 races with 10 more on the card for Friday. The First place in the jockey standings at Gulfstream Park is Tyler Gaffalione with over $316,000 in earnings. Gaffalione has 59 starts’ with 17 wins, nine seconds, and five thirds. Additionally, his win percentage is 29% with a 53% rate for top-three finishes.
Second in the jockey standings at Gulfstream Park is Luis Saez. Saez has over $306,000 in winnings with 11 wins, 14 seconds, and nine thirds. His win percentage is 19% with a 58% mark for top-three finishes.
Finally, it should come as no surprise that Todd Pletcher is the leading trainer at Gulfstream Park. Pletcher’s horses have posted over $108,000 in earnings. Correlate in 21 starts he posted three wins, three seconds, and three thirds. Pletcher’s win percentage is 14%.
