Leandro Gonçalves might be the winningest jockey you never heard of.
The 27-year-old Brazilian ranks No.8 in the country in victories at
204 this year heading into Monday's Kentucky Downs card. But even in
his adopted hometown of Louisville, horsemen informed of that stat are
likely to respond, “He is?” or even, “Who?”
But
that is changing as Gonçalves, who rode in Kentucky and Indiana this
year, has sprinted atop the Turfway Park standings, where his 18
victories are eight more than Miguel Mena. He won six races Sept.11
(five at Turfway, one at Hoosier Park) and four at Turfway on Saturday.
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