A Road Wi Seh!
SIX HORSES CLAIMED ON SATURDAY
Six horses were claimed on the 10-race programme at Caymanas Park on Saturday. Eternal Joy was claimed by Neive Graham for O’Shaun Connection from Oneil Markland for $400,000 from the fifth race. In the sixth race, Rules of The Cat was claimed by Johnny Wilmot from Ryan Darby for himself for $180,000. Frankenstorm was claimed from Dennis Lee by Neive Graham for O’Shaun Connection for $250,000; Barrington Dawes lost Lovetta Jones to Harry Parsard for Karen Parsard for $250,000; Dagga Dagga Links was claimed by Richard Todd for himself from Ryan Darby for $250,000; and Aunt Hilda was claimed from Paul Smith by Marlon Anderson for himself for $250,000 from the eighth race.
Aunt Hilda claimed for $250,000. (PHOTO: JOSEPH WELLINGTON)
RARE WINNER FOR ELVIS MURRAY
You see him at the track regularly putting in the hard work, but he has not been riding a lot. Well, veteran jockey Elvis Murray rode his first winner in over two years when he piloted the Patrick Smellie-trained Bimini to victory last Saturday. Bimini came with a telling run in the last furlong to win by one-and-a-quarter lengths at the maiden level going over 1,000 metres round in 1:01:4 minutes
“Well the feeling is good, but is a thing that we know how the racing is and you won’t always win. So it is nice to be back with a winning ride because over the last two years I haven’t been riding a lot. I got one (ride) the other day and the horse stood in the gate, so I decided to make full use of this one. There will be more winners to come,” Murray told the Complete Racing Guide.
“From I broke, I decided to stay close and look for the sprinters. He is a sprinter as well but I held him off the pace and waited until the leaders faltered and then went through for the win,” he added.
Elvis Murray on Bimini returns to the winners’ enclosure for the first time in two years.
A ROAD WI SEH!
In a bold front-running effort, the Lorne Kirlew-conditioned Road Wi Seh scored a good win, capturing the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association of Jamaica (TOBA) Trophy in fine style last Saturday. Ridden by O’Brien White, Road Wi Seh (Adore The Gold – Dream Watcher) stayed with this 15 rivals before opening up the lead approaching the half-mile and although shortening a bit in the final 100 metres of the 1,400-metre event, held on for a one-and-three-quarter length win over Seeking Hope and Action Man. The winning time was 1:26:1 minutes.
“It is always nice to win races and to win the feature race is just great. The horse felt great and it was a good win,” White said.
Road Wi Seh with O’Brien White holding on for a good win.
NUNES SWEEPS ASTON COMMOCK MEMORIAL TROPHY
Trainer Anthony Nunes had a one-two finish in the day’s co-feature, the Aston Commock Memorial Trophy on the 10-race programme at Caymanas Park last Saturday. Golden Bullet (Orlando Foster) led Nunes’ charges, when he produced a late run turning for home to upset his more fancied stable companion Bars Of Gold, under Shane Ellis, in the native-bred four-year Restricted Allowance non-winners of three other than event over 1,700 metres. Golden Bullet won by a length in 1:48:0 minutes.
“Leaving the half-mile I knew I had the race won as the leaders weren’t quickening,” Foster said.
Golden Bullet with Orlando Foster moving away from rivals to win the Aston Commock Memorial Trophy.
