HORSE RACING-Ali takes the feature and scores back-to-back wins with Whitehall

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, CMC- Trinidadian jockey Ronald Ali gained the function and intensified his rise within the jockeys’ standings whereas defending champion jockey Antonio Whitehall of Barbados stepped up his problem for the lead on Tuesday on the Assiniboia Downs racetrack in Canada.

Ali logged back-to-back wins in the midst of the seven-race card, together with the CAN $50 000 featured, Debutante Stakes to hold his mixture to 19 for the season – which opened on Might 20 and closes on September 24 – and he’s now in a two-way tie for fourth with Barbadian Renaldo Cumberbatch on the predominant racing facility in central Canada.

Whitehall additionally landed back-to-back wins late on the cardboard, bringing his complete for the season to 24—two behind present main jockey Prayven Badrie of Trinidad & Tobago.

Ali opened his account when he piloted the 3-1 wager, Gee I’m Cunning, to a commanding win within the Debutante Stakes, the third race on the cardboard, over 5 furlongs for two-year-old fillies.

I’m Cunning broke inward and moved to a brief lead on the within earlier than she prolonged within the remaining straight and drew away from her 4 challenges to clock one minute, 01.06 seconds.

Ali then guided the odds-on second favourite, Ice Storm, to a win by 4-1/4 lengths within the CAN $20 000 maiden specific weight fourth race over one mile for maidens, three years previous and upward.

Ice Storm had vast pace to problem the lead early and drifted wider on the again straight, extending earlier than Ali introduced the four-year-old gray gelding 4 vast within the remaining flip and 10-wide within the stretch. He stored his mount to job to complete in 1 min, 43.45 secs.

Whitehall then obtained into the body when he drove the odds-on favourite, Mechanic Susie, to a win by 1-1/2 lengths within the CAN $18 640 allowance fifth race over six furlongs for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, North and South Dakota-bred fillies and mares, three years previous and upward, that haven’t gained CAN $14 399 as soon as this yr.

The three-time champion jockey had Mechanic Susie nicely positioned on the within early and superior her three-wide between horses on the ultimate flip. The four-year-old, darkish bay filly rallied determinedly on the skin earlier than taking up in the midst of the ultimate straight and increasing to clock 1:13.28.

Whitehall adopted up when he steered the 9-2 selection Poderoso Equs to a three-quarters-of-a-length win within the CAN $10 400, claiming the sixth race over one mile for three-year-olds and upward who haven’t gained since January 23 or by no means gained 4 races.

The Barbadian jockey obtained Poderoso Equs to save lots of floor by way of the primary half of the race after which advance on the skin within the remaining flip earlier than rallying the nine-year-old chestnut gelding to take over late to complete in 1:43.25.

Caribbean jockeys swept all of the races on the cardboard once more, with 2022 Jamaican champion jockey Dane Dawkins and the Barbadian duo of Cumberbatch and Shavon Belle grabbing wins.

Cumberbatch gained the primary race aboard the 8-1 probability Cajun Berti, Dawkins is now seventh within the standings on 13 wins after he gained the second race on the 9-1 probability Curly Esa, and Belle gained the ultimate race on the cardboard astride the 5-1 probability Moon Connection – which is educated by Barbadian Devon Gittens – to get his fifth win for the season.

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