Trey Wood takes 3rd straight training title at Lone Star; Handle down 4.7%

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX - Nov. 12, 2011 - With six wins, owner A.D. Maddox claimed his sixth owner’s title finishing in a tie with Jerry Windham. Weetona Stanley and W.E. Smith finished third with 5 wins.

Trainer Trey Wood compiled 20 victories during the 2011 Fall Meeting of Champions to clinch his third straight training title. Heath Taylor finished five behind with 15 wins while Javier Contreras finished third with 14 victories.

The leading rider for the fourth straight year was Ricky Ramirez with 32 wins. Luis Vivanco finished second with 26, and Rodrigo Vallejo was third with 17.

Texas Classic Futurity winner Sure Shot B was named the Horse of the Meet.

Live racing at Lone Star Park will resume with the 2012 Spring Thoroughbred Season, which begins on Thursday, April 12, 2012.

- Attendance for the 2011 Fall Meeting of Champions showed a slight increase over 2010. 76,021 fans attended the 26-day meeting in 2010 compared to 76,085 fans for the same number of days in 2011.

- On-track handle decreased from $2,417,654 in 2010 to $2,304,379 in 2011, a 4.7% decline.