THE locally-bred two-year-olds will make their first appearance of the season when horse racing continues on Monday at Santa Rosa Park, Arima.
There will be six events on the Republic Day holiday card, and the feature attraction will be the penultimate race, the Trinidad Derby Stakes.
The two-year-olds will get things going with an event over 800 metres at 1.30 p.m.
It will be the first time that the “babes” will be seen before Boxing Day (December 26) since 2020.
Five were declared Sunday, including three – Crème De La Crème, Headlines Again and Soca Synergy – from the barn of champion trainer John O’Brien.
The Derby is the final jewel of the Triple Crown, and after winning the first two legs of this prestigious series – Guineas and Midsummer Classic – the unbeaten In The Headlines will be attempting to complete the sweep at 4.15 p.m.
Five three-year-olds will be in opposition over 2,000 metres in the Grade I contest, including “Midsummer” runner-up Hello Again and Theory Of Colours, who placed second in the Guineas and third in the Midsummer Classic.
Here are the runners, weights and riders for the 11th round of the Arima Race Club’s 2023 Season:
RACE 1 – 1.30 – NATIVE-BRED 2 Y.O. MAIDENS – 800 Metres – $13,915 – 1. SOCA SYNERGY 55 N. Samaroo; 2. BEE ALERT 55 D. Khelawan; 3. HEADLINES AGAIN 55 N. Abrego; 4. CRÈME DE LA CRÈME 55 R. Jadoo; 5. RED ALERT 55 J. Boodramsingh.
RACE 2 – 2.10 – MODIFIED BENCHMARK HANDICAP – RATED 25 & LOWER – 1100 Metres (TURF) – $13,915 – 1. QUASIMODO 57 N. Samaroo; 2. SHE WBO ON TIME 56.5 J. Boodramsingh; 3. FULFILL 56 D. Khelawan; 4. PURE STRIKE 53.5 J. Boodramsingh; 5. EL CHAPO 49.5 R. Jadoo; 6. MAN ON FIRE 51.5 K. Chandler; 7. UKRAINE 57.5 O. Mohammed; 8. GOLD FOR JOHN 52 J. Boodramsingh.
RACE 3 – 2.55 – MODIFIED BENCHMARK HANDICAP – RATED 45-30 – 1100 Metres (TURF) – $14,415 – 1. MAGNIFICO 55.5 N. Samaroo; 2. ZEE 53.5 J. Arneaud; 3. DAVINDRA 57 N. Abrego; 4. PRINCE CONNOR 52 D. Butcher; 5. DAVINCI CODE 54.5 R. Jadoo; 6. COMANDANTE 58.5 N. Samaroo; 7. CP JET 54.5 D. Khelawan; 8. MIDNIGHT LOVER 56 J. Boodramsingh.
RACE 4 – 3.35 – MODIFIED BENCHMARK HANDICAP – RATED 70-55 – 1350 Metres – $17,710 – 1. FINISHING TOUCH 56 J. Boodramsingh; 2. STAR OF WONDER 48 N. Flavenney; 3. BLUE AGAVE 53.5 R. Jadoo; 4. PRINCESS ARUNA 59.5 N. Abrego; 5. JUST EXHALE 53.5 O. Mohammed; 6. PAWAN PUTRA 54.5 N. Samaroo; 7. MARVEL VIGOR 57 D. Khelawan.
RACE 5 – 4.15 – TRINIDAD DERBY STAKES (GRADE I) – WEST INDIAN-BRED 3 Y.O. – 2000 Metres – $86,250 – 1. HELLO WORLD 57 N. Abrego; 2. BLINDING LIGHTS 54 N. Samaroo; 3. LITTLE LADY 54 D. Khelawan; 4. IN THE HEADLINES 54 N. Samaroo; 5. THEORY OF COLOURS 54 R. Jadoo; 6. HARTS GAP 54 J. Boodramsingh.
RACE 6 – 5.00 – MODIFIED BENCHMARK HANDICAP – RATED 35 & LOWER – 1500 Metres (TURF) – $14,415 – 1. MISS SUNAK (TO) 53.5 N. Flavenney; 2. TWITTER KING 58.5 O. Mohammed; 3. JCPEYTON 56.5 O. Mohammed; 4. EMPRESS HASSAN 57 N. Samaroo; 5. ALPHA CENTAURI 58.5 J. Boodramsingh; 6. EMOTIONAL DAMAGE 57 J. Arneaud; 7. MONA LISA 54 R. Jadoo; 8. BEEP 54 N. Flavenney; 9. MAGICAL WORLD 58 N. Abrego; 10. PRINCESS ROYAL 56.5 D. Khelawan; 11. ATTA GIRL SILVY 56 K. Chandler; 12. DUSTY ROSE 56.5 J. Arneaud.
Source : Daily Express
