EDMONTON, Alberta, CMC – Barbadian N’Rico Prescod rode two winners at Century Mile on Friday to headline Caribbean success on the nine-race program.
The 25-year-old captured race three with favourite Church Harbor and returned to win race eight with a 2-1 selection Charlie’s Copy to take a number of the headlines on the western Canada oval.
Trinidadian Keihton Natera additionally tasted victory, combining with a 2-1 likelihood Al Reichert to beat the three-year-olds and upwards by 1-½ lengths over six furlongs.
Rasheed Hughes made his presence felt in race six over a mile when he carried heavy favourite Lykan to a one-length rating over the three-year-olds and upwards, whereas fellow Barbadian veteran Desmond Bryan, paired with 3-1 wager Bunny Noreen to edge the three-year-old and upward fillies and mares by a head in a six-furlong dash in race seven.
Hughes lies third within the jockeys championship with 13 wins, three behind reigning champion Jamaican Dane Nelson, with Jose Asencio on the prime with 22, whereas Prescod and Bryan each have seven wins.
Prescod opened his account over seven furlongs when he made all of the working aboard a four-year-old chestnut filly to dominate the three-year-old and upward fillies and mares by 3-¼ lengths.
His second win got here in a six-furlong dash when he steered three-year-old bay gelding Charlie’s Copy to a good-looking three-length win over the three-year-olds and upward.
Longshot Run Rossco Run sparred with 13-1 outsider Kiss Me Hey via the opening half in 46.59 seconds earlier than Prescod introduced Charlie’s Copy from a stalking place to take command within the stretch.
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