Bootylicious a four-year-old bay filly, bred by  Key To Power out of  Keep The Faith returned to competitive racing on Saturday, March 2, 2024, following a six-month layoff.

Bootylicious, a winner when she last raced on September 9, 2023, made her season debut in an Overnight Allowance contest for three-year-olds and upward over the five-straight course.

The Peter-John Parsard trainee defeated rivals by 2 lengths in a fast time of 58.4 (23.0 x 45.0).

“She [Bootylicious] had some slight development challenges coming through Classic races last year. We had to do what we had to do to get her into the Classics, but we got the opportunity after the Classics to get her fixed, and I think we have done that,” Parsard told the Jamaica Observer’s The Supreme Racing Guide.

He continued: “She had a long layoff, and so we were a bit concerned that she wouldn’t be able to get the job done, but thankfully she had a little extra in the tank at the end to help hold them off for the win.”

Bootylicious left her starting stall in good order, battling Volatility (Paul Francis) and Phoenix Risen (Daniel Thompson) for the early lead. Raddesh Roman was riding for the first time.
Bootylicious raced prominently throughout the first half of the race, staying with competitors until blasting away after crossing the dummy rails.

Despite a slight swerve toward the end, Bootylicious got home by two lengths. Ability (Youville Pinnock) finished second, with
Volatility taking third place.

“I thought the performance was excellent as I don’t think she likes the straight. I don’t like how she was darting up and down in the race, so we will do a little work with her to make sure she is good.

“We will try to send her back around the bend. The hope is that she will develop into one of the top performers this year in the sprint division, but we will see how she progresses, and we will take it one step at a time with her,” Parsard said.