Lenclud No Longer Apprentice

Frederic Lenclud, who after today will lose his status as an apprentice jockey, said he was pleased with his performance during the 2010 Saratoga race meeting.

“I think I’ve had an awesome meet,” said Lenclud, the leading apprentice jockey at the Spa in 2010. “I thought I’d win only a couple of races, but I’ve won six.”

Among the victories was a triumph aboard Le Mi Geaux in the Grade 3 Schuylerville on opening day, the second graded stakes victory so far in his career.

“It was lucky, but I’m glad it happened here,” said Lenclud, a native of France who later in the day picked up his seventh win of the meet when he guided Yan Yan to a score in the fifth race.

Lenclud, who competed at Churchill Downs this spring and will return to Kentucky following the Saratoga meeting to ride at Turfway Park, is unsure how losing his bug will affect his business.

“I’ll keep working hard,” said Lenclud, “and hopefully I’ll keep winning races.”