Lower-level victory for Emperorofthecats
GRADE One campaigner Emperorofthecats (Emperor Hall – Laws of the Cat) made no mistake when stepping down to claiming company, defeating rivals coming down the five-furlong chute on Saturday, April 1, 2024.
That win by Emperorofthecats was achieved in a three-year-old and upward Claiming ($1m – $800,000) spread.
Emperorofthecats won by 2¾ lengths going away, hitting the line in a final time of 1:01.1 (23.0 x 46.0).
Emperorofthecats matched strides with Phoenix Risen (Paul Francis) and El Afortunado (Matthew Bennett) when the gates opened. As the runners sorted themselves out
Emperorofthecats and Phoenix Risen drew clear of the field in a battle of their own, coming across the dummy rails.
Inside the final furlong Emperorofthecats then began to edge away and cruised home to notch another career win.
Power Ranking (Carlos Blake) came on for second place, with Posing Already (Tevin Foster) filling the third slot.
Emperorofthecats, a five-year-old bay gelding, is bred, owned, and trained by Carl Anderson and was ridden by Richard Henry.