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

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 was the top trainer with 91 victories (and about $10.2 million in purses)...