WINNIPEG, Manitoba, CMC – Caribbean jockeys, led by defending champion Antonio Whitehall of Barbados and compatriot apprentice Rachaad Knights, once more dominated the race card on Monday on the Assiniboia Downs racetrack in Canada.
Whitehall – now second, on 11, within the jockeys’ standings – and Knights – tied in fifth, on eight, with Ronald Ali of T&T – grabbed a pair of wins on the seven-race card to fortify their locations within the prime 5 this season – which opened on Could 20 and ends on September 17 – on the central Canadian racing facility.
Renaldo Cumberbatch, their fellow Barbadian, championship chief Prayven Badrie of Trinidad & Tobago, and Javaniel Patterson of Jamaica additionally received on the race card to account for an additional Caribbean sweep.
Whitehall collected his first win of the day aboard the 5-1 probability Mechanic Susie that received by 4-1/2 lengths within the CAN $16 500 allowance non-compulsory, claiming the fifth race over six furlongs on the dust course, that includes fillies and mares three years previous and upward which have by no means received a race apart from a maiden, claiming, starter or restricted; or which have by no means received three races.
Mechanic Susie compelled the tempo from the within and dueled on the within across the flip earlier than Whitehall acquired the three-year-old, darkish bay filly to increase within the closing straight and draw away from her rivals to clock one minute, 13.05 seconds.
Whitehall adopted up with a two-length win on the 7-5 favourite Lipstick Woman within the CAN $10 000 claiming the sixth race over six furlongs on the dust for fillies and mares three years previous and upward that haven’t received a race since December 17 final 12 months.
Lipstick Woman dueled on the surface earlier than Whitehall acquired the four-year-old chestnut mare to increase from the eighth pole and draw away from her rivals to complete in 1 min, 13.65 secs.
Knights opened his account astride the 2-5 favourite Lollipop Child that received by 1-1/4 lengths within the CAN $13 700, claiming the second race over six furlongs on the dust for 3 years previous and upward that haven’t received three races.
Lollipop Child superior on the within to pressure the difficulty down the backstretch and shook tempo rival Adjournment beneath Whitehall, heading into the flip earlier than the four-year-old bay gelding dueled with a second rival, Johnny Paycheck, beneath 2022 Jamaica champion jockey Dane Dawkins, across the flip and prolonged within the closing straight to run away for a time of 1:12.76.
Knights returned to clinch one other win by 1-1/2 lengths on the odds-on favourite Sebadas within the CAN $ 20,000 maiden explicit weight closing race over 1 100 meters on the dust for maidens, fillies, and mares three years previous and upward.
Sebadas stumbled on the break, however Knights acquired his mount to advance inside to pressure the tempo earlier than the three-year-old bay filly took a brief lead heading into the flip, prolonged within the center, and held effectively to complete in 1:07.92.
Sixth-placed Cumberbatch landed his seventh win of the season when he drove the raging scorching favourite Victory Line to a commanding 7-1/4 lengths rating in a time of 1:13.45 within the CAN $10 200, claiming his first race over six furlongs on the dust for 3 years previous and upward that haven’t received three races.
Badrie logged his championship-leading fifteenth win when he steered the 6-5 favourite JJ’s American Diva to a one-length victory in 1:28.20 within the CAN $16 500 allowance non-compulsory, claiming third race over seven furlongs on the dust for fillies and mares three years previous and upward which have by no means received a race apart from a maiden, claiming, starter or restricted; or have by no means received three races.
And Patterson grabbed his second win of the season when he guided the 9-1 outsider Gold Particular to a victory by a nostril in 1:12.61 within the CAN $14 800, claiming the fourth race over six furlongs on the dust for 3 years previous and upward.
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