… Walker lands triple in Canada
OMAR Walker landed his second triple to share riding honours with female jockey Jennifer Reid on the eight-race card at Assiniboia Downs racetrack in Canada last Saturday.
He started his triple in the first race when he guided the Blair Miller-trained Miss Bear to victory over five-and-onehalf furlongs (on the dirt).
Walker’s fine form continued in the second race when he rode the 8-5 favourite Best Laid Plans to victory in a six furlongs (On the dirt) event over Conventional (Paul Nolan) and Knucklebuster (Renaldo Cumberbatch) in 1:05:40 minutes for trainer William Tourangeau.
The Gary Danelson-trained Ol’Steely Blue then put the icing on the cake for the 31- year-old Walker in the fifth race, an Optional Claiming event for three-year-old upwards over six furlongs (on the dirt).
It could have been a fourtimer for Walker but his mount, Summer Shadows, went down to With Justice (Jennifer Reid) in the seventh race over five-and-one-half furlongs.
Walker remained in fifth position in the jockeys’ standing on eight wins, while Reid is in seventh position on four wins.