OUT OF THE GATE

SANTA ANITA LEADERS Through Thursday Jockeys / Wins

Juan Hernandez / 72 Flavien Prat / 72

Tyler Baze / 35

Abel Cedillo / 34

John Velazquez / 32

Trainers / Wins

Philip D’Amato / 40

Doug O’Neill / 33

Bob Baffert / 27

John Sadler / 27

Richard Baltas / 24

WEEKEND STAKES SANTA ANITA

Saturday

• $125,000Grade III Santa

Barbara Stakes, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, 11⁄2 miles (turf)

DOWN THE STRETCH

• NBC Sports announced this week that the 148th Kentucky Derby averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 16million viewers, marking the eighth consecutive year that the Derby topped the 15-million mark, excluding COVID-impacted events. Viewership peaked at 19 million viewers from 4-4:15 p.m., shortly after Rich Strike shocked the racing world with his victory at 80-1. It was the largest Derby peak audience since 2017, ahead of the 18.5million that tuned in for the controversial 2019 disqualification of Maximum Security.

• Tickets for the 2022 Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland Race Course are on sale now at breederscup.com/ tickets. The 39th running of the event will be held Nov. 4-5. Fans interested in purchasing tickets can also call the ticket office at (859) 514-9428. A range of seating options are available, including reserved seating, general admission, box seats and dining areas. Breeders’ Cup officials expect demand for tickets to be high, so they encourage fans to secure their tickets as soon as possible.