Coal Battle began off his 3-year-old marketing campaign in type with a victory within the Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park by 4 lengths Jan. 4 for coach Lonnie Briley. The Coal Entrance colt set a pressured however measured tempo underneath Juan Vargas within the front-running win, incomes an 84 Equibase Velocity Determine and one other 10 factors on the Kentucky Derby Offered by Woodford Reserve.
The Smarty Jones was his second consecutive Kentucky Derby prep win and third straight stakes victory. With $146,250 in earnings this 12 months, Coal Battle leads all horses in North America within the standings and ranks second on the Street to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 20 factors.
Juan Hernandez got here out of the beginning gate flying in 2025 with eight wins from 22 begins and $409,460 in earnings. He leads all jockeys by purse earnings within the standings adopted by Julien Leparoux in second and Irad Ortiz Jr. in third.
On Jan. 4, Hernandez had 5 wins from 9 mounts together with a win within the Grade 2 San Vicente Stakes aboard Barnes for coach Bob Baffert. Hernandez leads the Santa Anita Park meet with 12 wins and $705,278 in earnings.
Leparoux, a latest member of the three,000-win membership, is off to a sizzling begin in 2025, driving at a 42% clip with 5 wins from 12 begins and $380,919 in earnings. On Jan. 5, Leparoux had three wins from 4 begins at Oaklawn Park, together with a win within the Tinsel Stakes aboard Seize the Night time for coach Eddie Milligan Jr.
Irad Ortiz Jr. is carrying over his robust efficiency from final 12 months. With eight wins, seven second-place finishes, eight thirds, and $363,930 in earnings from 37 begins to date this 12 months. Ortiz Jr. is dominating the Gulfstream Park Championship Meet, profitable at 29% and main all jockeys with 48 wins and $1,822,825 in earnings.
With seven wins and $453,295 in earnings to date this 12 months, Mike Maker leads the 2025 coach standings adopted by Steve Asmussen in second and Mark Casse in third. Maker is profitable at a 21% clip this 12 months from 34 begins with wins at Turfway Park, Honest Grounds, and Oaklawn Park. He completed 2024 with 196 wins, together with seven graded stakes, and ranked eighth general by wins and eighth with $15,975,546 in purse earnings.
Different notable performances embody Barnes, who romped by 5 ½ lengths within the San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita to stay undefeated from two begins. The three-year-old son of Into Mischief was purchased as a yearling for $3.2 million by Zedan Racing Stables. Barnes is at present second within the 2025 standings with $120,000 in earnings.
After going 0-for-3 in 2024, Seize the Night time is off to a sizzling begin in his 6-year-old marketing campaign, profitable the Tinsel Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Sunday by half a size at odds of 8.30-1. He’s at present third within the 2025 standings behind Coal Battle and Barnes with $97,125 in earnings.
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