EDMONTON, Alberta, CMC – Barbadian N’Rico Prescod rode his second straight double to return from the weekend at Century Mile with high honors.
The 25-year-old, who notched a brace on Friday’s nine-race card, returned on Saturday’s 11-race card to win a six-furlong dash in race 10 with 11-1 selection Little Groot earlier than capturing a 6-½ furlong dash within the day’s finale with 2-1 guess Varatti.
Fellow Barbadians Keimar Chase and Desmond Bryan additionally tasted success, together with reigning champion Dane Nelson of Jamaica.
Prescod lies fifth within the jockeys standings with 9 wins from 77 wins, Jose Asencio high with 25, Nelson eight again in second, and Barbadian Rasheed Hughes third on 13.
Prescod regarded destined to complete the day with out a winner after struggling within the previous 5 races however discovered his contact within the day’s penultimate occasion when he steered eight-year-old gelding Little Groot to a rousing 2-¼ size win over the three-year-olds and upward.
Little Groot battled with 11-1 guess Amusing Approach and 4-1 selection Tigerito earlier than securing the benefit on the ultimate flip and warding off the 3-1 likelihood Julius the Nice to get to the end first.
Prescod completed the day in model, bringing the five-year-old bay Varatti from properly off the tempo to trounce the three-year-olds and upward by 3-½ lengths.
Longshot Zicatela, 3-1 selection Shorty the Swede, and favourite Chase the Solar all contested the tempo earlier than Prescod introduced Varatti with an intense stretch run to win driving.
Chase, in the meantime, gained with a 2-1 guess Cali Conquest in race three over a mile, carrying the four-year-old chestnut gelding to a 2-½ size rating over the three-year-olds and upward.
Veteran Bryan made all of the working in race seven over seven furlongs with 3-1 guess Salty Cat, taking the three-year-old filly to a half-length win over the three-year-old and upward maiden fillies and mares.
And Nelson remained within the hunt, pairing with favourite Mohaymen Bay in race 9 over six furlongs to beat the three-year-old and upward fillies and mares by three lengths.
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