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Posted on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005
Jockey John Velazquez attained the highest mark in yearly purses ever won by a North American-based jockey with his third-place finish aboard India in the $105,200 Valley Stream Stakes Sunday at Aqueduct. Through Nov. 20, last year’s Eclipse Award-winning jockey has $23,356,456 in purse earnings.
Velazquez’s six mounts at Aqueduct produced total purse earnings of $39,078, including $10,792 from India in his final ride of the afternoon. Velazquez started the day $37,582 off Jerry Bailey’s purse-earnings mark of $23,354,960 set in 2003.
India’s trainer, Todd Pletcher, picked up $70,077 in purses from his seven starters today, but remains more than $300,000 shy of Bobby Frankel’s single-season record of $19,143,289. Through November 20, Pletcher is the North American money-leading trainer with $18,831,426 in stable earnings for 2005.
Velazquez’s earnings include a victory in the $6 million Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) aboard Roses In May in March.
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