Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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DAY 25 of 57 MONDAY’S ATTENDANCE 23,500 MONDAY’S TOTAL HANDLE $6,181,450 MONDAY’S ON-TRACK HANDLE $1,373,509 MONDAY’S PICK-5 PAY OUT $399.05 THURSDAY’S SIMULCAST SCHEDULE

Gulfstream Park, 11:35 a.m.; Tampa Bay, 11:35 a.m.; Penn National, 5 p.m.; Turfway Park, 5:15 p.m.; Delta Downs, 5:40 p.m.; Charles Town, 6 p.m.

MONDAY’S STARS

No jockeys or trainers won multiple races, but Ramon Vazquez closed the deficit in the jockey standings to one race when he rode Wild About Irene to a victory in the second race, returning $6.60 to all bettors. Vazquez has 27 victories in 129 starts while Ricardo Santana has 28 victories in 121 starts. In the trainer’s standings, Robertino Diordoro won the fifth race with Daftar to increase his season lead in the trainer’s standings to 18 victories in 55 starts. Federico Villafranc­o won the second race and is in second place with 16 victories in 65 starts.

MILLION-DOLLAR MARK

Santana was winless Monday, but on Sunday, he crossed the $1 million mark in purse earnings when he rode Chanteline to a second-place finish in the eighth race. On the season, Santana has won $1,124,772. With his victory Monday, Vazquez topped the $1 million mark with $1,060,339.

READY TO SWARM

Someday Soon, a powerful front-running entry-level allowance/optional claiming Feb. 12, is pointing for the $200,000 Honeybee Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on March 11, trainer Will VanMeter said Saturday morning. Someday Soon earned an 85 Beyer Speed Figure for her 3¾-length victory under Walter De La Cruz. She ran a mile over a fast track in 1:37.95, second-quickest time of the meeting for the distance.

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