ETOBICOKE, Ontario, CMC – Ace Barbadian reinsman Patrick Husbands once more proved his high quality when he acquired Paramount Prince to reign supreme within the CAN $175 000 featured Seagram Cup Stakes on Saturday on the Woodbine racetrack in Canada.
It was the 50-year-old’s tenth stakes win this season—which opened on April 27 and closes on December 15—on the fundamental racing facility in Canada, and it enabled him to keep up a spot within the high 10 of the jockeys’ standings.
The soon-to-be Canadian Corridor of Famer is now sixth within the standing, on 25 wins, however he has been taking it straightforward within the saddle this time period, besides within the function races, the place he has continued to make the connections of his mounts completely satisfied.
Husbands drove Paramount Prince to win by a snug 5-1/2 lengths within the Grade 2 Seagram Cup for three-year-olds and upward over 1 700 meters on the all-weather monitor with the four-year-old, chestnut gelding clocking one minute, 43.37 seconds.
“He’s having a lot enjoyable proper now,” the Husbands mentioned. He’s having fun with all the things coming over right here and rising up; he’s getting greater and larger.
“He’s the kind of horse with a excessive cruising pace. He’s simply acquired one ear ahead and one ear again. You possibly can play with him; the extra you push him, the quicker he goes. He’s turned out to be a pleasant horse.”
Husbands hustled the 5-4 favourite to the entrance quickly after the gates opened, and Paramount Prince left from the surface put up within the eight-horse subject, with Stanley Home, underneath Jose Campos, settled into second, adopted by Volcanic, ridden by Rafael Hernandez, and County Ultimate, with Trevor McCarthy aboard.
Paramount Prince was in entrance of Stanley Home by two lengths by the opening quarter, which took 24.69 seconds, and held the identical benefit on the half, which took 48.81 seconds.
Heading into the flip for the end, Stanley Home elevated the strain to the surface of Paramount Prince, however the winner of final 12 months’s King Plater, underneath a little bit of urging from Husbands, dashed away from his rivals early within the closing straight.
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