CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia, CMC – Seasoned Barbadian jockey Reshawn Latchman landed the U.S. $75 000 featured James and Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes on Saturday on the Charles City racetrack in america.
The 31-year-old drove the odds-on favourite Direct the Cat to a convincing 7-1/2 lengths win within the function race for registered accredited West Virginia-bred, two-year-old fillies over seven furlongs on the grime for her fourth stakes win in a row.
It was solely the third stakes win of the season for Latchman – all three coming aboard Direct the Cat – and he now has 75 wins for the season, which locations him third within the jockeys’ standings behind Arnaldo Bocachica, on 163, and Marshall Mendez, on 107.
Keimar Trotman, one other Barbadian jockey, saved up appearances when he logged a double on the eight-race card that carried him to 11 wins for the season.
Direct the Cat went straight to the entrance, shrugged off 54-1 early tempo rival Mad Swann beneath Mendez, turned again a mid-race problem from Runaway Magnificence beneath Juan Nunez, and cruised residence in a time of 1 minute, 26.01 seconds on a quick major monitor.
Direct the Cat has now gained 4 of six lifetime begins with earnings shy of U.S. $150 000.
Earlier, Trotman steered 3-1 probability Tremendous High quality to a 1 1/2 lengths win within the U.S. $14 200, claiming the second race over seven furlongs on the grime.
He obtained Tremendous High quality to take a fast lead and angle to the rail to price the tempo and continued to induce alongside the four-year-old bay gelding for 1 min, 27.45 secs.
Trotman returned to pilot Mineola Mike to a 3 1/2 lengths win within the U.S. $ 15,700, claiming fourth race over seven furlongs on the grime.
He additionally obtained Mineola Mike into a brief lead early, however the four-year-old bay gelding got here beneath stress approaching the quarter pole earlier than Trotman obtained him to widen the lead and run to the wire in 1:26.98.
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