Day two of the historic three-day Easter carnival was for the most part uneventful as the promoters continued to host the Jamaica Racehorse Owners’ Association executive members and guests in the directors’ room as well as continuing the presentation of statistical data on champion owners over six decades of racing at Caymanas Park.

The closing event on the nine-race card had to be the most interesting, with 14 three-year-olds, including Classic aspirants, yet to follow up on successes as maidens competing over 1,600 metres. Philip Feanny saddled the first two to finish with Power (Omar Walker) outstaying US-bred maiden Gilbert (Everton Miller).

Here is the significance of the result of this event. No three-year-old colt or gelding has shown convincing ability to stay the distance of the upcoming 1,600-metre 2000 Guineas prior to Power’s (5-2) near four-length superiority in a respectable clocking of 1:40.3 here. Imported in utero, this son of Brazilian Triple Crown champion Bal A Bali, who later became a multiple Grade 1 winner in the United States, Power is now this writer’s firm early favourite in the Classics for which the well-conformed chestnut colt will be eligible.

Dick Cardenas, back from a fairly lengthy rehabilitation for injuries sustained in a spill late last year, had a winner on the previous day’s card and followed up with conditioner Fernando Geddes’ Dezzy The Genuis (5-1) in the day’s opener over 1,600 metres for the former jockey-turned-trainer’s first success from 10 previous starts between New Year’s Day and now.

Race two, contested over 1,100 metres, was won with front runner Pure Heart (Nicholas Hibbert) lasting home by a nose; the narrowest official winning margin for trainer Henry Harrison Jr to savour his first trip to winners’ enclosure this year.

In the 1,000-metre round third event, previous wide-margin 20 ½-length maiden winner Quanna (3-5), up against elevated opposition, had to work extremely hard to secure a near one-length victory for trainer Donovan Plummer. This was also the first of a three-timer for champion reinsman Anthony Thomas.

Hard-working trainer Edward Stanberry saddled 3/1 shot Sir Puddington (Kiaman McGregor) to win the day’s fourth over 1,200 metres.

Thomas was back in the winners’ enclosure at the end of the fifth, this time with 3/1 chance Sharp Skirt outsprinting rivals by nearly five lengths over the straight gallop of 1,000 metres for trainer Welsh Soutar’s fourth success from nine starts this year.

Ridden by apprentice Roger Hewitt and starting at 9/1, Tensang Chung saddled hard-knocking five-year-old mare Gorgeous Gift to score handily in the 1,000-metre round sixth event.

The seventh, an Open Allowance affair contested on the round course at 1,000 metres, was won comfortably by Duke, saddled by Gary Subratie and ridden by leading reinsman Dane Dawkins at odds of 3-1.

Having had four impossible assignments prior, maiden Sunshine Silhoutte, a half-sister to all-time great She’s A Maneater, came up a comfortable winner in the eighth event over 1,400 metres. The rather light-framed filly was beaten by the following colts with Classic racing in their future, namely Deezi, Tekapunt, Nomoredeals, and The Citadel.

This race, being restricted to that of her own sex, was certain to give leading conditioner Jason DaCosta another winner and provide Thomas with three winners on each consecutive day.

The Training Feat Award is presented to Welsh Soutar, who acquired Sharp Skirt from a tag of $250,000 a month ago, raced her against apparently superior opposition for a $400,000 offer, with the mare displaying the Best Winning Gallop by serving up an impressive five and three parts of a length victory margin. For an unflappable performance under pressure to secure victory for Pure Heart in the second event, the Jockeyship Award goes to apprentice Nicholas Hibbert.