John Velazquez rides 5 winners at Aqueduct
November 15, 2010NEW YORK (AP) -John Velazquez rode five winners at Aqueduct on Sunday, including victories in all three stakes on the nine-race card.
He guided Driven by Success to a 3 1/4-length win over General Maximus in the Thunder Rumble division of the New York Stallion Stakes. The 5-year-old gelding, trained by Todd Pletcher, improved to 8 for 25 by running seven furlongs in 1:21.74. He paid $4.50 to win.
Velazquez rode Big Brownie, trained by Leah Gyarmati, to a 12-1 upset in the Staten Island division for fillies and mares. She beat We Need V L T's by 5 3/4 lengths for her third win in 13 starts. The 4-year-old was timed in 1:22.91, paying $26 to win.
In the day's first race, Velazquez rode Souper Spectacular, a half-brother to Zenyatta, to a neck win.