Day won his lone race in the third aboard Cat's Craft ($6.20). Velasquez now leads 55-47 as he is looking for his first Churchill riding title in his initial meet riding under the Twin Spires.
Jockey Cornelio Velasquez, who entered Thursday's Churchill Downs race card ahead of Pat Day 51-46, tacked on four wins on Thursday while Day had one victory. Velasquez captured the fourth race aboard The Real Jewel ($10.00), Moonroper ($17.00) in the seventh, Dubai Sheikh ($5.20) in the ninth and Double Halo ($4.80) in the 10th.
