In Saturday’s (Sept. 12) ninth race at Hawthorne, driver Todd Warren drove Tappin Outamessage to career victory No. 5,000.

The 55-year-old Warren began his driving career in 1981. Since then, Warren has had 21 years winning over 100 races. Within that period Warren has surpassed 200 wins 8 times and 300 victories three times. Warren’s best season came in 2010 with 344 wins.

Additionally, Warren just surpassed $26 million in career driving earnings this weekend. As a trainer, Warren is approaching 1,000 victories as he has trained 962 winners for over $3.2 million in earnings.

(Hawthorne Racecourse)