POWER From Above, a four-year-old chestnut filly, came from way off the pace to easily beat rivals in the Valbert Marlowe Memorial Cup on Saturday, June 8, 2024, once again demonstrating her endurance.

Despite starting racing in last place from a field of six horses,
Power From Above surged ahead of runners at the furlong pole to claim a convincing victory by 2¼ lengths, completing the nine-furlong trophy event in a time of 1:53.4 (24.0 x 47.1 x 1:12.4 x 1:40.3).

The race was for native-bred four-year-olds and upward who had not won four races, and imported four-year-olds and upward who had not won three races.

This impressive performance cemented her affinity for long-distance races.

Trainer Anthony Nunes said he was pleased with the effort of his charge and believes that Power From Above will continue to improve and be competitive in classes above.

“Power from Above is an out-and-out stayer, and there’s no doubt about that. She is pace-dependent. If the front end runs strong she will run on nicely like she did today [June 8)]. If there’s no pace in the race, she will find it difficult.

“She enjoys races over a mile. She is now in Overnight Allowance, and once we get the races I think she will hold her own up there as well. She ran the Jamaica Oaks as an immature filly and so I think she has matured nicely at age four,” Nunes told the Jamaica Observer’s The Supreme Racing Guide.

He added: “You know what is nice about this? I am very friendly with Mikey Marlowe, and we are pretty close that way, and it’s nice to win his dad’s trophy. I have been training horses for 30 years, and since I was a child the nine-furlong chute has been called the Marlowe chute. It is not a classic race but it is an achievement to win this race for Mikey and his family.”

Power From Above, guided by Raddesh Roman, pursued the leaders from the rear of the pack and watched as Antarctica (Jerome Innis) led the field down the backstretch ahead of California Gold (Reyan Lewis), Awesome Anthony (Shane Richardson), and Cookie Day N Night (Tevin Foster).

Going into the half-mile bend, when the pace was supposed to increase,
Power From Above was still working at the back of the pack. But, she quickly found her groove as the distance approached and she entered the lane in fourth place.
Power From Above then exploded on the outside of runners in the final stretch, beating Brown Skin Girl (Abigail Able) and Awesome Anthony.

“I was not worried at any moment during the race; I know this horse quite well. Leaving the four-furlong maker I knew she’d pick it up and be home in time. I was pretty comfortable; as you saw towards the end of the race, I was toying with the opposition,” Roman said.