Leading driver Aaron Merriman posted another stellar night at Northfield Park on Saturday (Dec. 21) winning nine times on the 16-race program.
Aaron’s wins were with Mayabelle ($3.20) in Race 1, Gotta Be Me ($13.00) in Race 2, KJs Foxy Lady ($4.00) in Race 3, Kick It In Kate ($7.60) in Race 4, Sea Rose ($6.20) in Race 7, Bourbon And Barley ($4.40) in Race 10, St Lads Gidget ($4.60) in Race 13, Love Forbidden ($10.20) in Race 14 and Bad Tigress ($3.00) in Race 16.
Merriman was the leading driver in North America in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. He is leading by more than 200 wins this year.
By winning his fifth straight title this year, Merriman would trail only Herve Filion (1968 - 1974) and Billy Haughton (1953 - 1958) for longest streak atop the North American win category.
In 2017 Merriman piloted 1,095 winners. In 2018 he won 1,143 times, becoming the first driver in history to post two 1,000-win seasons. So far this year Aaron has driven 967 winners and could etch his name deeper into history books by becoming the only driver to have three 1,000-win seasons.
Merriman has been driving since 1997 and has piloted nearly 12,000 wins and is in excess of $80 million in purse earnings.
Success over the Flying Turns is nothing new to Merriman. He has more wins than any other driver in Northfield Park’s history.
(Northfield Park)