Rafael Bejarano won his fourth Del Mar leading rider title and Jerry Hollendorfer and Peter Miller tied for the training crown as Del Mar’s 2014 season raced to a close on Wednesday (September 3).

The 32-year-old Peruvian jockey registered 42 firsts at the 36-day session, easily outdistancing his nearest rival following a furious final week of winning activity, including capturing 10 races from 16 mounts on the final weekend of the stand.

Hall of Famer Hollendorfer, 68, has been nearly invincible over the past three decades with dozens and dozens of meet titles in Northern California but, until he tied for first at the recent Santa Anita spring meet, had never won a crown in the south. His Del Mar honors mark two straight southern crowns and help to underscore the fact that he runs one of the most powerful barns in America. Miller, 47, a rising training star on the Southern California circuit, was winning his second Del Mar championship after taking the 2012 training title at the shore. 

Both trainers tallied 20 winners over 36 days.

Bejarano, who won the 2008 riding title at Del Mar prior to capturing the last three in a row, finished 10 wins in front of Hall of Fame rider Kent Desormeaux (32 wins), who was riding the shore meet for the first time since 2005.

Jockey Standings

(Current Through Wednesday, September 3, 2014 Inclusive)

Trainer Standings

(Current Through Wednesday, September 3, 2014 Inclusive)