Joel Rosario surges at Santa Anita with 4-win Saturday

Hall of Fame jockey Joel Rosario rode four winners on a 12-race card Saturday to move into fourth among riders in wins at the Hollywood meet, continuing a strong run since he relocated to Santa Anita five weeks ago.

Rosario won the fifth race on Mici's Express ($5.80) for trainer Isidro Tamayo, the fifth race aboard Divisible By ($3.80) for Hall of Fame trainer Neil Drysdale, the ninth race with Lady Gambita ($13) for trainer O.J. Jauregui and the 12th race aboard Butterfly Beach ($7.20) for Drysdale. He now has 23 wins from 94 mounts at the stand (24%).

Inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2024, Rosario has won 3,826 races and earned $348,621,679 in purses, a figure that ranks fifth all-time among jockeys.

Rosario has 10 mounts scheduled for Sunday's 12-race program, among them Living Life (6-1) in the featured San Juan Capistrano (G3) for trainer Ron Ellis. The San Juan Capistrano goes as the ninth race at 5:08 p.m. PDT.