Jason Bartlett became the 11th driver to have 12,000 career victories in North America as he captured the eighth race on Tuesday, May 12 at MGM Yonkers Raceway with Heaven On High N.

Bartlett came into the program needing two wins to get to 12,000 and took the third race with Rob Harmon-trained Mind Hunter ($3.52) in 1:54 to set the stage for the milestone with Heaven On High N ($3.24), a Ricky Bucci trainee, in 1:54.1. The latter set all the fractions and held off Collective Works A (Scott Zeron) by a neck to win for Flatland Racing. Rayray (Yannick Gingras) is third.

The defending Dan Patch Driver of the Year, Bartlett is the perennial leader in the standings at Yonkers and is well on his way to another local title in 2026, with a 121-win lead over second-placed Brent Holland. He had his best season last year with 803 victories and $23.3 million in earnings across all tracks. In addition to his success finding the winner's circle, Bartlett is also ninth all-time in earnings as his charges have banked more than $181.5 million USD.

(Yonkers Raceway)