BOYCE CLOSES IN ON 2010 RIDING TITLE
LAUREL, MD. 12-17-10---At the conclusion of the Pimlico spring meeting in late May, jockey Forest Boyce had a mere 18 victories in Maryland. Seven months later, the 26-year-old is one day away from capturing the year-round riding title at the major Maryland tracks.
After a two-win day Friday afternoon, she has 103 wins at Laurel Park and Pimlico in 2010, five more than Erick Rodriguez. Boyce scored aboard Green Wave Girl ($6.40-fourth) and Capixaba ($6.20-eighth). It was the sixth time since Sept. 18 that Boyce and the son of Wildcat Heir have visited the winners’ circle.
“That was the best he’s been by far,” Boyce said.
Linda Albert claimed the Capixaba from Ferris Allen after the Sept. 18 victory and saddled the 3-year-old gelding to claiming wins on Oct. 11, Oct. 20, Nov. 18 and Dec. 1 before stepping up to the allowance ranks this afternoon where he defeated 11 rivals by 2-3/4 lengths in wire-to-wire fashion.
“I am really proud of Forest,” said Albert, a former apprentice rider. “She’s come a long way. It is an amazing story. She has won more on this horse than I have so I leave her in charge.”
Boyce is named to ride horses in eight of the nine races Saturday, while Rodriguez has five scheduled mounts.
OVERALL STANDINGS AT LAUREL & PIMLICO (Jan. 1-Dec. 17, 2010)
Mounts 1st-2nd-3rd Earnings
Forest Boyce 563 103-89-78 $1,620,030
Erick Rodriguez 450 98-65-68 $1,646,080
Boyce has wrapped up the riding title for the Laurel fall meeting with 70 scores. The Garrison Forest School graduate has 23 multiple win days during the stand, including a career-best four trips to the winners’ circle on Dec. 2 and Dec. 16.
Richard Small and John Rigattieri are tied atop the trainer standings for the fall meet, which began Sept. 11. Both have 18 victories. Hamilton Smith (17 wins) and Ferris Allen (16) still have a chance at winning or sharing the title. All four conditioners will saddle horses on Saturday’s closing card.
Chris Grove has secured the year-round training title with 56 first place finishes, three more than Scott Lake, who does not have any starters on tomorrow’s nine-race program.
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PHOTO CREDIT-Jim McCue, Maryland Jockey Club
Mike Gathagan
Vice President-Communications
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