CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia, CMC – Established Barbadian jockey Reshawn Latchman had certainly one of his finest days within the saddle for the brand new season on the Charles City racetrack in the US on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old grabbed a double win on the eight-race card and pushed his tally of wins to eight for the season, which opened on January 3 and closes on December 14 this yr.
Latchman kicked off the day’s racing with the narrowest of wins – by a nostril – on the 3-5 favourite Buff’s Eye View within the U.S. $ 7,800, claiming their first race over 1 300 meters on the dust course.
He settled Buff’s Eye View within the three-path across the first flip, then began to problem for the lead leaving the seven-sixteenths pole, and the eight-year-old, darkish bay gelding took over two deep mid-way on the far flip and dug beneath regular stretch encouragement and lasted to complete in a time of 1 minute, 21.10 seconds.
Latchman didn’t have to attend lengthy to return to the winner’s circle, driving the 4-5 favourite In a single day Pow Wow to a four-length win within the U.S. $26 500, maiden specific weight third race over 900 meters on the dust course.
In a single day, Pow Wow got here away slowly after which picked up the chase on the within. Nonetheless, the two-year-old, gray filly lacked room to go away the five-sixteenths marker and raced boxed on the rail via the flip earlier than Latchman received her into the lead, passing the eighth pole, and she or he proved finest with a hand experience via the lane in a time of 53.29 seconds.
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