ONE of the top local sprinters, Patriarch, won the Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited’s third anniversary trophy in Open Allowance (three-year-olds and upwards) company going five furlongs (1,000 metres) round at Caymanas Park on Saturday.

As a result, Patriarch will now move up to campaign in Grade One company informed his trainer Fitzgerald Richards.

“This was another pleasing performance. Patriarch has his problems, but my job is to keep him sound and let him perform at his best.

“ Patriarch has now reached the top of the Open Allowance group of horses and will move up to compete with the ‘big boys’ up there.

“So let us see how it will go from here,” trainer Richards said.

It was the five-year-old bay horse by Casual Trick – Electrifying fourth-consecutive win with Dane Nelson in the saddle. This time the duo won the Anniversary Trophy event by 2 3/4 lengths in a time of 0.59.3 seconds mounted on dictating fractions of 23.1, 45.3 seconds.

A field of six runners was declared, but the event was reduced to four following the withdrawal of Trevor’s Choice and God of Love, the latter a stablemate of Patriarch as late non-starters.

Prince Charles, a 2-1 betting choice, finished second with Dane Dawkins aboard while Ras Emanuel (Shamaree Muir) was third of the four starters left in the race.