With the meeting moving into its final six weeks, the trainers’ race
is basically a two-stable affair, with Jamie Ness holding a 10-race edge
over Gerald Bennett. Ness has won or shared the training title the last
four seasons, and he tied with Kathleen O’Connell for leading trainer
last season.
Through Sunday’s program, Ness had saddled 44 winners, while Bennett
had sent out 34 winners. On Friday, Bennett posted a training triple,
but Ness came right back Saturday with a double.
Ness is in Lake Tahoe on his honeymoon with his new bride, the former
Mandy McKeever, and is enjoying some well-deserved time off from
overseeing three divisions of horses at Tampa Bay Downs, Hawthorne, and
Oaklawn Park for the sprawling Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc. operation.
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