Hawley Returns To The Winner's Circle
Hall of Fame jockey Sandy Hawley captured The Living Legends Race, Saturday at Santa Anita Park aboard favoured Tribal Chief.
Held in conjunction with racing's new Legends on Tour as well as the Breeders' Cup, Hall of Fame jockeys that competed in Santa Anita's unprecedented race were, in descending order of age: Angel Cordero Jr., 65; Jacinto Vasquez, 64; Sandy Hawley, 59; Pat Day, 55; Chris McCarron, 53; Jerry Bailey, 51; Gary Stevens, 45, and Julie Krone, 45. Their average age is 55.
Hawley provided the elite group with its 49,164 combined victory while increasing the number of total mounts by eight to 261,854.
It was the 6,450th win of Hawley's illustrious career.
(With files from WEG)