CALGARY, Canada, CMC – Dane Nelson’s early season kind confirmed little signal of wane, the Jamaican reeling off an excellent triple on Saturday’s nine-race card to stay prime of the pile at Century Downs.
The 39-year-old captured race one over 7-½ furlongs with a 4-1 probability with Father O’Flaherty, race three over seven furlongs with favourite Naked Again Jack earlier than taking race seven additionally over seven furlongs with one other well-known Kauai Dan. Dane Nelson
Nelson has 12 wins from 35 rides for the marketing campaign, which acquired underway September 9 and ended October 29, and is six away from the Barbadian pair of Antonio Whitehall and N’Rico Prescod.
Topped jockeys champion at Century Mile in Edmonton final month, Nelson has prolonged that momentum to the Century Downs season.
He notched his first win with five-year-old roan gelding Father O’Flaherty, beating the three-year-olds upward by a head after producing a late surge.
Favourite Theshack pulled the sphere by means of the early fractions with Dancing Willie, Credibility, and Bodemonster in pursuit earlier than Nelson introduced Father O’Flaherty off the tempo to stand up in time on the wire.
Nelson’s second win got here when he mixed with six-year-old bay gelding Naked Again Jack to collar the three-year-olds upward by a neck.
Favorite Widespread Information out-dueled Amusing Option to seize the lead, leaving the backstretch, however Nelson introduced Naked Again Jack with a stable run to catch the leaders on the wire.
Nelson’s most dominant win maybe got here within the penultimate race of the afternoon when he guided three-year-old bay gelding Kauai Dan to a snug three-length rating over the three-year-olds and upward.
Kauai Dan out-hustled Vantasticcanaveral and Finalized to the lead earlier than controlling the rest of the competition.
There was additionally success on the cardboard for Antonio Whitehall, the Barbadian claiming race two over a mile and sixteenth with favourite Prance and race 4 over seven furlongs with 4-5 wager Missczech.
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