Trainer Peter-John Parsard set a target. On Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Caymanas Park, three-year-old, American-bred, bay filly Badami made sure he hit it two months early.

With Badami’s victory, Parsard — one of the most meticulous conditioners in the island — reached 50 winners for the season — a landmark number that confirms both his barn’s depth and his team’s consistency in a gruelling year.

“I am very, very happy. Our target was to get to 50, so to getting it two months early is a major achievement,” Parsard told the Jamaica Observer’s The Supreme Racing Guide.

“We’ve had a very good season. We have big plans for next year and so I am very happy with the performance of the horses and the team so far. So, hopefully we can finish strong,” he added.

Badami (Bebeto Harvey) easily wins at Caymanas Park on Saturday, October 24, 2026.(Photo: Garfield Robinson)

Badami crossed the finishing line the way Parsard likes — progressive, fitter, and professionally handled. Dropping in class from non-winners of two to maiden company, and with Bebeto Harvey giving her what Parsard described as a “very good ride”, she looked a different horse.

The Stanford – Egyptian offspring took up the running approaching the distance in the six-furlong (1,200m) contest and ran out an easy winner of 14 lengths in a time of 1:13.4 (24.1 x 48.3 x 1:00.4).

“I think she is just fitter now. She got a very good ride by Bebeto today. She was fitter, she was stronger, and I think the competition, it was an obvious drop in class from non-winners of two to maiden so, you know, we expected the result, obviously, and hopefully she can kick on and be progressive,” he explained.

Trainer Peter-John Parsard (left) with his charge Badami (Bebeto Harvey) in the winners’ enclosure on Saturday, October 24, 2026. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

It was the type of improvement Parsard has built his season on — not overnight magic, but conditioning, experience, and timing.

“Very too early to tell, you know. Hopefully she’ll just keep progressing and be a nice resource,” Parsard cautioned about
Badami’s future.

“I think she just ‘fit up’. She was a little short for the first race, probably, and she wanted experience, so with this [incident of] getting the experience under her belt and being fit up for this race, I think she was just really, really well in herself and happy and ready to roll,” said Parsard who had saddled his 100th career winner on Saturday, August 8 of this year with
McMullen.