R-Rod, training wunderkind

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As of 4/25, neophyte trainer and former marginal jockey, Rudy Rodriquez is winning at a 47% clip, with an 8-3-2 output for his 17 starts. Rodriguez, who had primarily been an exercise rider for Tricky D, hung up his silks for the last time in February.  His small string includes horses owned by Dubb, Imperio and Joscleyn.  As one scribe dryly noted, the last Rudy to gain this kind of notoriety in sports played for Notre Dame.

The game doesn\'t get any easier.