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Bernardini leading trainer, Amiss top jockey as Suffolk closes out 2014 meet Trainer Jay Bernardini and jockey David Amiss both took home year-end honors for the first time while New England stalwart Monarch Stables continued their perennial dominance of the owner standings as Suffolk Downs concluded its live racing season on Saturday in what will likely be the final day of racing in the track's 79-year history. Amiss, a finalist in 2014 for the prestigious George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, spent the season engaged with veteran rider Dyn Panell in the pursuit of the leading rider title. Amiss locked up the title in the 2ND race with a victory aboard Justforgetaboutit and finished the season with 62 wins from 295 starts. He has won with 21 percent of his mounts for earnings of $622,548. Panell was second with 57 wins. Bernardini was sharp out of the gate with three winners on opening day on May 2. The longtime New England trainer, a Lynn resident, continued his dominance throughout the season and finished the meet with 58 wins from 247 starts. Frank Bertolino's Monarch Stables earned its fourth consecutive leading owner title with 21 trips to the winner's circle. Bernardini was second with 11 wins. The final race was won by Eighth Note Stable's Bo Badger in a photo finish before an enthusiastic crowd of 9,153. Trained by John Botty and ridden by New England veteran Taylor Hole, the five-year-old gelded son of Borrego returned $21.80. Bet Horseracing Free Online at TwinSpires.com
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