Gomez Sets Record of 71 Stakes Victories

Jockey Garrett Gomez recorded his 71st stakes victory of the year at Hollywood Park yesterday, breaking the record established by Jerry Bailey during the 2003 season. The 35-year-old, who tied Baileyís record with a win on Hucking Hot in the Audrey Skirball-Kenis S. Saturday, set the mark aboard two-year-old filly Spring Awakening in the Mocassin S. ìUntil I tied it yesterday, it really hadn't sunk in,î Gomez said of the record. ìThis is the guy [agent Ron Anderson] that did it right here. I just pointed 'em in the right direction.î