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Elias Gutierrez Wins Jockey Title at Arizona Downs Quarter Horse Meet
Jockey Elias Gutierrez took the Arizona Downs Quarter Horse riding title with 11 winners at the just concluded race meet.

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Elias Gutierrez Wins Jockey Title at Arizona Downs Quarter Horse Meet

PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ—SEPTEMBER 16, 2021—Jockey Elias Gutierrez scored his first jockey title at Arizona Downs for the just concluded Quarter Horse 32-day meet that ended Wednesday, September 15th.

Gutierrez rode 11 winners form 36 starts with a 47% top-three finish and earnings of $72,964 during the meet. His biggest wins of the meet came aboard Skysthalimitcarver in the $30,600 Westfork Ranch Stakes on August 31st and Tres A Jess in the $19,950 Arizona Downs QH Derby August 24th.

Jockey Kevin Carbajal had eight wins from 40 starts for second and Martin Osuna rode five winners from 44 mounts to take third.

There was a three-way tie for leading trainer honors between Jesus Torres-Casas, Heraclio Botello, Jr. and Jesus Olivas-Valenzuela with six wins each.

Torres-Casas compiled a (38) 6-8-5 record with $45,603 in earnings while Botello, Jr. had (19) 6-2-2 and $44,480 and Olivas-Valenzuela had (26) 6-4-3 and $43,056 earnings.

Jesus Torres-Casas also won the meets leading owner award with six winners from 32 starts and $41,423 earnings.

Scott McDaniel had three winners from 14 starters, while Jose Antonio De Santiago had three winners from eight starters t0 tie for second.

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