Last year I was coming off an injury, also, from Presque Isle. I’m coming here this year healthier, more fit.
I started this year with seven wins and I’m on (97) wins right now.
It was Bowen’s first mount at Oaklawn since he was injured before a race roughly 8 ½ months earlier. Frequent flyer Rocco Bowen is back in the Oaklawn winner’s circle after the jockey guided favored Colonel Barton to victory in the first race of the 2023-2024 meeting Friday for trainer Mike Puhich.
