WHO'S HOT Jockeys Through the end of last week, Robby Albarado was the meet leader with 10 wins from 56 mounts, a shade less than 18 percent. But his ROI on $2 win bets was ordinary at $1.68, which is break-even after the 16 percent takeout is subtracted from the betting pool. He fared best in sprint races with nearly 22 percent wins (7 of 32); he had 12 percent wins in routes (3 of 24). Kent Desormeaux was second with 8 wins from 43 mounts, a solid 18 percent. His ROI was slightly better at $1.73 but was still far from being profitable. The hottest jockeys for bettors aren't always the meet leaders. Rajiv Maragh was in fifth place but owned the highest win percentage among the top 10 jockeys in the standings at just less than 24 percent (5 of 21). His ROI is $5.05. James Graham has also been very profitable. He got off to a good start at this meet and continues to throw strong profits. He rode 6 winners from 46 mounts, a 13 percent win rate, with a $5.83 ROI. Javier Castellano has been very effective with far fewer mounts. He had 3 wins and 2 seconds from only eight rides. That's 37 percent wins and 62 percent participation in the exacta. His ROI was $4.75. Jockey-trainer combinations Jamie Theriot had 3 wins and 1 second from four rides for W. Bret Calhoun. Those winners yielded a $6.70 ROI. He had four wins at the meet. Overall, his ROI was $0.93 (see Who's Not). Besides the races he rode for Calhoun, he was 1-for-38. Trainers Ken McPeek was on top of the standings with 7 wins from 37 starters, nearly 19 percent. His runners produced a $2.54 ROI and were also useful in the exotics with six seconds and six thirds for 51 percent in the money. There was a three-way tie for second. Hugh Robertson had the highest win percentage of that group with 4 wins from 11 starts, 36 percent, and a $5.42 ROI. Todd Pletcher had 4 wins from 15 starts, with a $3.19 ROI. George (Rusty) Arnold II has 4 wins from 17 attempts, 23 percent. His ROI was $4.46. His horses were consistent, with 47 percent participating in the exacta and nearly 59 percent among the top three finishers. W. Bret Calhoun had 3 wins and 1 second from five starts. The four who finished first and second were ridden by Jamie Theriot. Calhoun's ROI was $5.36. WHO'S NOT Jockeys Calvin Borel had 3 wins from 42 attempts, a 7 percent win rate, with a $0.65 ROI. His three wins came in sprints (3 of 29); he was 0-for-13 in route races. Jamie Theriot had won 4 of 42 races, 9 percent wins, and a $0.93 ROI. It is interesting that his four wins came in sprint races (4 of 24), which is 17 percent. He was 0 for 18 in route races. Theriot was 1 for 38 for trainers other than W. Bret Calhoun. Jon Court earned 1 win from 21 mounts, just less than 5 percent, with a $1.14 ROI. Leandro Goncalves had 1 win from 29 mounts, 3 percent, and a $1 ROI. Corey Lanerie also had 1 win from 29 rides for 3 percent. His ROI was $0.30. Miguel Mena had ridden 41 mounts, seventh-most of any jockey at the meet, but showed no wins. He did have 3 second-place finishes and 9 thirds. Trainers Steve Asmussen had no wins from eight runners and just one second and one third. Dallas Stewart had no runners among the first three from eight tries. D. Wayne Lukas showed no top-three finishes from 19 starters. Bill Mott had 1 win from 18 starters, 5 percent, and a $0.69 ROI. Five of his horses finished third. Jockey-trainer combinations Kent Desormeaux and Bill Mott had one win and no seconds from 12 tries as a team. Their ROI was $1.03. They had five runners finish third. Shaun Bridgmohan and Steve Asmussen have been an effective combination at past meets, but they had no wins from seven tries as a team at this meet. They did collect one second and one third. TRACK BIAS Wednesday, Oct. 14 All races were on Polytrack, including one originally scheduled for turf. There were six sprint races. Two were won by the first-call leader, but the other four were won by horses located in the rear-half of the pack at the first call. One route race was won by a horse with tactical speed, but the other two were taken by closers. Two favorites won for a $1.26 ROI on Polytrack.