BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Six-to-one likelihood Portfolio Firm captured the celebrated BDS$214 000 Sandy Lane Gold Cup in a dramatic end to provide American Corridor-of-Famer Chad Brown victory within the forty first working of the occasion at Garrison Savannah right here Saturday.
Going 1800 meters below Barbadian rider Antonio Bishop, the five-year-old bay gelding out-dueled 7-2 alternative Money Fairness within the deep stretch to beat the three-year-olds and upward by half-length in a time of 1 minute, 49.6 seconds.
One other 6-1 wager Patssewingmachine, ridden by United States-based Barbadian jockey Rocco Bowen, completed third whereas favourite Jerry the Nipper, with excellent Canada-based jockey Patrick Husbands aboard, trailed in fourth.
“[I’m] ecstatic. It’s simply wonderful,” proprietor Homosexual Smith mentioned afterward.
9-to-one likelihood Spy Novel produced the early fractions, pulling the sphere by splits of 25.4 seconds for the quarter and 49.4 for the half. 15-1 wager Renaissance Frolic stalked in second, and Bishop was nicely poised with Portfolio Firm in third.
On the far flip, Spy Novel nonetheless held the lead, however Bishop moved Portfolio Firm into second place on the surface, with Money Fairness additionally starting to make a run on the leaders.
Bishop obtained Portfolio Firm to the entrance, simply passing the quarter pole to steer the sphere into the ultimate stretch, with Rasheed Hughes additionally bringing Money Fairness with a powerful run on the surface.
The 2 then engaged in an exhilarating duel earlier than Portfolio Firm held on for the win alongside the rails.
“I had my confidence. Clearly, all the opposite riders should have their confidence, and I simply got here out on high,” Bishop mentioned.
Barbadian Saffie Joseph Jr, the champion coach at Gulfstream Park in Florida, conditioned Spy Novel and Money Fairness.
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