Evin Roman and Rafael Bejarano have ridden winners in the first five races on Friday to cause a three-way tie for leading rider with Flavien Prat. They all have 28 wins at the meeting, which ends on Monday.

Prat is not riding this afternoon, but Roman and Bejarano have chances to take a clear lead in the final three races this evening.

In the upcoming sixth race, Bejarano rides Halo Ahead (1) while Roman is on Rolling Shadow (2). Halo Ahead is the 9-5 favorite with 18 minutes to post.

In the seventh race, the I'm Smokin Stakes, Roman rides Smokem.

They both have mounts in the eighth and final races - Bejarano on Street Moxie and Roman on Path of David.