HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida, CMC – The seasoned and expert rider, Patrick Husbands, showcased his mastery at Gulfstream Park on Sunday. Guiding Mark Casse’s 6-1 probability Perpetually Dixie, he led the filly to a triumphant victory within the US$62 500 race eight.
Up towards the three-year-old and upward fillies and mares over a mile and sixteenth, the 50-year-old Barbadian sat the John Oxley-owned four-year-old bay filly off the tempo earlier than rallying late to win by half-length.
The victory was solely the second for Husbands in 12 appearances on the South Florida oval this season as he prepares for the upcoming marketing campaign at Woodbine in Canada, the place he’s a seven-time champion.
The much-awaited Woodbine marketing campaign is about to kick off on Saturday, promising an exhilarating lineup of 38 graded stakes and a staggering CAN$16 million in prizes.
In his solely outing on the 10-race card, Husbands settled Perpetually Dixie down in seventh on the skin in a carefully bunched discipline. 5-1 guess Thirty Thou Kelvin led by a size from 14-1 selection Sugar Repair, with Bramble Bay, Driving Fairly, Maybe Tonight, and Jan’s Woman all monitoring.
Nothing modified on the backstretch as Thirty Thou Kelvin continued to guide by way of 24.52-second, 48.10-second, and 1:10.67-second splits.
The tempo quickened off the ultimate flip as Sugar Repair challenged, however Thirty Thou Kelvin nonetheless held sway with an eighth-mile to run, Perpetually Dixie seemingly out of it.
Nevertheless, Perpetually Dixie and 14-1 probability Starship Agenda produced late bursts to get previous the pacesetter earlier than Husbands acquired his filly’s head in entrance on the wire.
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