Delta Downs: Del Cid, Broberg, End Zone repeat as titlists
Top honors for leading jockey, trainer and owner mirrored those of last year at Delta Downs, where the 2023-24 Thoroughbred season was wrapped up Saturday.
Vicente Del Cid finished atop the rider standings, Karl Broberg retained his grip on the trainer crown, and End Zone Athletics won another owner title.
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Del Cid won his second consecutive title as leading rider with 116 wins from 438 mounts and $2,624,265 in mount earnings. He won with 26 percent of his mounts and his horses finished in the money a season high 58 percent of the time.
The Guatemala native’s first career win came at Delta Downs on October 21, 2021, and he finished second in the voting for the Eclipse Award for outstanding apprentice jockey in 2022. In addition, Del Cid also won the title of leading jockey at Evangeline Downs in 2022 and 2023.
Following Del Cid in the jockey standings this season were Tim Thornton with 83 wins, Juan Vargas 56, Joel Domínguez 56, Thomas Pompell 49, Jansen Melancon 44, Alex Birzer 26, Carlos Lozada 21, Joe Stokes 21 and Casey Fuselier 20.
Broberg continued his dominance at Delta Downs in 2023-24 by sending out 65 winners and totaling $1,353,610 in barn earnings to lead each category.
It was the 13th straight time the Broberg barn has led the standings dating to the 2011-12 season. During the 2018-19 season his horses set the current records for Thoroughbred trainers with 107 wins and earnings of $2,017,120.
Rounding out the list of leading trainers for the Delta Downs meeting were Allen Landry with 40 wins, Brett Brinkman 27, Eduardo Ramírez 26, Juan Larrosa 23, Sam Breaux 19, Jon Arnett 18, Kent Knudsen 16, Justin Evans 14 and Tom Amoss 14.
End Zone Athletics had 50 winners and earned $983,560 during the meet to lead both categories for owners. It was the ninth consecutive title and 12th overall for End Zone, a partnership that includes trainer Karl Broberg and Matt Johanson.
Rounding out the top owners for the season were Elite Thoroughbred Racing for Michele Rodríguez with 11 wins, Norman Stables for Robert Norman 11, Lothenbach Stables for Jack Lothenbach 11, Redwood QH for José Barrientos 8, Mark Hibdon 7, Gerald Averett Jr. 7, World War IV Racing for Warren McFatter and John Christmann 7, L and G Racing Stables for Silvia & Génesis Castillo 6 and Israel Flores 6.