Three-Time Delta Downs Leader Vicente Del-Cid Moves to California After Dominant Meet

Vicente Del‑Cid dominated the 76‑day 2025-26 Thoroughbred meet at Delta Downs, finishing with 129 wins from 449 mounts and topping $3,109,245 in mount earnings, the first jockey to exceed $3 million at the Louisiana oval since it opened in 1973, Delta Downs reported. The meet wrapped up on Saturday and awards were handed out during the 11-race program.

Del‑Cid’s margin was overwhelming: he finished 76 wins ahead of runner‑up Joel Dominguez, 129 to 53, with sources reporting a roughly 29% win rate based on the 129-for-449 total. Behind Dominguez, Jansen Melancon had 52 wins, Tim Thornton 50, Elio Barrera 32 and Thomas Pompell 31, according to the Delta Downs standings published at the meet’s close.

The Guatemala‑born rider continued a rapid career climb that began with his first victory at Delta Downs on Oct. 21, 2021. He previously captured leading jockey titles at Evangeline Downs in 2022 and 2023, and meet materials note he finished second in Eclipse Award voting in 2022, the press release specifies the Outstanding Apprentice Jockey category, while at least one secondary writeup condensed that to Outstanding Jockey, a discrepancy that the record summaries reflect.

Trainer Allen Landry claimed his second consecutive leading trainer title at Delta Downs, credited with 40 winners from 194 starters and mounting reported earnings of $1,278,535; meeting materials list Landry’s in-the-money rate at 59% and report a 26% win percentage alongside the raw totals. End Zone Athletics, Inc., led by Karl Broberg and Matt Johanson, won its 14th leading owner crown with 21 winners from 96 starts and $362,940 in owner earnings, while Elite Thoroughbred Racing posted $524,635 and Norman Stables $505,135 in owner mount earnings for the meet.

An Original Report supplied with the meet materials states Del‑Cid has announced a move to California following the Delta Downs stand, but the Delta Downs press release and the widely redistributed meeting writeups do not include a confirmed relocation. The Daily Racing Form did list Del‑Cid as an alternate on a Santa Anita runner, identified on the card as “She’s a Joker”, which establishes a foothold on California programs but falls short of a formal move announcement.

If Del‑Cid’s relocation to California is confirmed, his 129 wins, $3,109,245 in mount earnings and prior regional titles position him to be an immediate factor on Santa Anita and other California tracks where he already appears on the rider lists as an alternate.