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Horse racing notes: Juan Hernandez, Bob Baffert are Southern California’s big winners

Juan Hernandez won 176 races earning about $12 million and Bob Baffert secured 91 wins with $10.2 million in purses on the Southern California circuit.

Summary by OC Register
Santa Anita, Del Mar and Los Alamitos crown leading jockeys and trainers at their individual meets but award no overall titles for the best of the Southern California daytime thoroughbred circuit. By unofficial count, though, Juan Hernandez was the top jockey with 176 winning rides (and about $12 million in purses), 41 more than Antonio Fresu, in the year that began Dec. 26, 2024, at Santa Anita and ended Dec. 14, 2025, at Los Al. Bob Baffert wa…

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OC Register broke the news in Orange County, United States on Thursday, December 25, 2025.
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