Trainer Jorge Navarro is dominating Monmouth Park like never before. Through Sunday, he has 63 wins during the first 38 days of the season. With 14 dates remaining, he is only two shy of the record he set in 2017, which was six more than the record of 59 he established in 2016. Navarro has won three or more races in a day eight times this Monmouth meet. A year ago, he only had five days with three or more winners. On July 23, 2017, he tied a Monmouth record held by Todd Pletcher when he won five races on a card. He has tied that mark twice so far in 2018. This will be Navarro’s sixth Monmouth training title, the most in track history. He is currently tied with Juan Serey (1995-99), John Forbes (1979, 1981, and 1989-91), and Budd Lepman (1963, 1964, and 1969-71). The winning doesn’t stop at Monmouth. On Monday, Navarro went 2 for 2 at Delaware Park to score his 900th and 901st career victories. He is 9 for 16 at the Delaware meet, 12 for 20 at Penn National, and 3 for 8 at Parx Racing. A 43-year-old native of Panama, Navarro has 85 horses stabled at Monmouth and spots them aggressively. His win average at the meet is 43.75 percent, which irritates many horseplayers. Even though Navarro’s 2018 starters have a $1.90 return on investment and last year had a positive ROI at Monmouth of $2.05, it’s hard to make money playing them because they get overbet, and it’s hard to wager against them because they are so dominant. “We run a lot of horses and we win a lot of races,” Navarro said. “My success at Monmouth means a lot to me. A young guy from Florida comes here and makes it on the big stage. “I have the right owners, who believe in me and let me train and manage the horses like I want. I have the best assistants. We work very hard, and I always put my horses’ well-being first.” Although Navarro has done exceedingly well since he started training in 2008, there have been bumps in the road. Last year, he was caught on an embarrassing video taunting a Monmouth patron after his brother Marcial trained a winner at Gulfstream Park. He has had several medication violations. He served a 60-day suspension for six positive tests for the painkiller flunixin, or Banamine, during a short period of time in 2012 at Tampa Bay Downs. Last year, his horses had two positive tests for cocaine. He was fined for one at Monmouth Park that was ruled to be a case of contamination, and another at Tampa Bay was similarly settled. Navarro’s stable comprises mainly claiming and optional-claiming runners. His best horse is 6-year-old X Y Jet, who is being pointed to the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. X Y Jet has had three knee surgeries over the years. “He is my favorite horse,” Navarro said. “He is like little Jorge. We have both been through some tough things, but we turn the page and we go on. My path has not been easy, and either has his.” X Y Jet was nailed on the wire in the Grade 1 Golden Shaheen by Mind Your Biscuits in March in Dubai. He has since won the Grade 3 Smile Sprint at Gulfstream Park. Navarro is planning to run him in the Grade 3, $250,000 Frank De Francis Memorial Dash on Sept. 15 at Laurel Park. “I try to baby this horse; we try to pick our spots with him,” Navarro said. “It’s like if you are a boxer and all year you fight the best. The last fight of the year, the one you have been pointing for, it might catch up with you. I want X Y Jet to be at his very best for the Breeders’ Cup.” Navarro has won three Grade 1 stakes – the 2015 Forego at Saratoga with Private Zone, the 2017 Vanderbilt at Saratoga with El Deal, and last fall’s Cigar Mile at Aqueduct with Sharp Azteca. Sharp Azteca, who strained a suspensory last March in Florida, is scheduled to rejoin Navarro’s stable next month. “All the tests have been good and he’s about to start swimming,” Navarro said. “We’ve agreed nobody will put a saddle on him until he comes to my barn. I am going to be very careful with him. If he makes it back, he makes it back. If not, he will have a happy life as a stallion.”