Budding imported stars set to shine

A host of budding stars destined to race among the top bracket late this year are set to have tongues wagging at Santa Rosa Park on Saturday.

They line up for action in the Pegasus Plus Imported Three-Year-Old Sprint on the Arima Race Club Day 9 card. The feature over 1350 metres has attracted seven winners among the eight-strong field. The star-studded cast which reads more like a grade one sprint than a stakes event is worth watching and is expected to bring out race fans from all corners to witness the speed contest worth $50,000. Heading the weights with 56.5 kilos in the extended sprint are dual winners Invincibility and My Son John. Following the two colts closely in the weights seperated from top to bottom by only 4.5 kilos are Sure Wager and Outswinger, who have been asked to take along 55 kilos. Coming in next and enjoying sex allowance is the other dual winner in the contest, Tactical Bid. The stoutly bred filly which bounced back from a poor showing after coming out a bout of tick fever will take along 54.5 kilos in the saddle bag. Coming in next with 53 kilos are Sure Ting and Dottie’s Way, winners of their last encounters, with Movietowne Magic, the lone maiden among the speed at the bottom of the table with 52 kilos.

The co-feature on the 10-race card will be the Starlight Stakes. The contest, framed for West Indian bred four-year-olds and over, attracted a field of 12 runners. Set to make appearances also on the card are Carnival Messiah and Infallibility. The two top creoles of the past will match strides in the Have a Heart Starter Allowance contest, which has a mixture of importeds and creoles. Following are the framed races, entries, weights, and jockeys for the entire card.

RACE 1: (12.50pm) HAPPY LEGEND W.I BRED 4 Y.O & OVER MAIDENS - PURSE $11,000 - 1100 METRES (TURF).

1. SHEZABUTE - 52.5 - R.LATCHMAN, 2. STREET WISE - 51.5 - R.MANGALEE, 3. PHARMIST - 54.5 - K.JADOO, 4. CAT WOMAN - 44.5 - W.BHARATH, 5. TRIBAL PLACE - 52.5 - N.MANGALEE, 6. SUNDAY PURCHASE - 50.5 - F.RAZACK, 7. ONCE IN A LIFETIME - 52.5 - L.MUNOZ, 8. FIRST LOVE - 51.5 - N.ABREGO, 9. BRANDY - 51.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 10. COTONOU - 44.5 - R.FREEMAN, 11. REGENT BOY - 46.5 - H.EMAMALIE.

RACE 2: (1.05pm) ST MAWES BAY 3 Y.O & OVER OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($6,000 - $5,000) - PURSE $11,000 - 1200 METRES.

1. SASHBAND - 48.5 - F.RAZACK, 2. CLASSIC STAR - 53.5 - R5.SINGH, 3. SCANDAL SHEET - 53.5 - K.JADOO, 4. YANKEE - 52.56 - D.GAFF, 5. JULIA - 47.5 - R.MANGALEE, 6. RONALDO - 52.5 - N.SAMAROO, 7. MAXIMUS - 51.5 - R.PERSAD, 8. BADPAYJAMESEE - 53.5 - S.RODRIGO, 9. COLOUR OF PEACE - 46.5 - R.CHADEE, 10. HAZEY HILL - 48.5 - G.LABAN, 11. DOUBLE BOW TIE - 52.5 - D.CUMMINGS, 12. JUSTICE - 55.5 - K.BISSOON, 13. KDANZCING JUDY - 51.5 - R./DWARIKA, 14. BOBS TREASURE - 51.5 - R.FREEMAN, 15. KING DAVID - 52.5 - N.SAMAROO.

RACE 3: (1.45pm) TOULOUME 3 Y.O & OVER OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($7,500 - $6,500) - PURSE $14,000 - 1350 METRES.

1. JOINT VENTURE - 51.5 - N.MANGALEE, 2. SPIN ‘N’ SQUEEZE - 48.5 - K.JADOO, 3. MYSTILE - 51.5 - L.MUNOZ, 4. BOLD FAPP - 50.5 - R.JADOO, 5. KAY GEE BEE - 53.5 - R.SINGH, 6. HOT SHOT - 50.5 - R.MANGALEE, 7. LIVING IN HOPE - 49.5 - S.RODRIGO, 8. EL BORRACHO - 50.5 - R.FREEMAN, 9. CASH REWARD - 48.5 - G.LABAN, 10. STORMING WIND - 51.5 - H.EMAMALIE, 11. ERIN DANCER - 49.5 - D.GAFF, 12. SPECIAL GEM - 52.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 13. CONFIRMED - N.ABREGO.

RACE 4: (2.22pm) MERCURIUS  W.I BRED 3 Y.O & OVER NON-WINNERS OF FOUR RACES - PURSE $17,000 - 1250 METRES.

1. RUBY RICH - 54.5 - S.RODRIGO, 2. INDIAN DECISION - 53 - R.RAJKUMAR, 3. LITTLE MANIRAM - 56.5 - L.MUNOZ, 4. REDOUBLED - 47.5 - G.LABAN, 5. TRICKY GUY - 55 - R.LATCHMAN, 6. GOLDEN HONOUR - 52 - H.EMAMALIE, 7. BAZODEE GAL - 52.5 - F.RAZACK.

RACE 5: (3.00pm) DA VINCI - W.I BRED 3 Y.O MAIDENS - PURSE $20,000 - 1200 METRES.

1. SIR VIDIA - 55.5 - S.RODRIGO, 2. FORT ALEZA - 54.5 - L.MUNOZ, 3. HYARIMA - 55.5 - N.MANGALEE, 4. CLASSY KIM - 50.5 - R.JADOO, 5. MILLENIUM DANCER - 50.5 - H.EMAMALIE, 6. HATRICK - 54.5 - R.LATCHMAN, 7. FIRST TIME - 53.5 - R./LATCMAN, 8. DARE TO DREAM - 52.5 - R.THOMAS, 9. RUBY SCORES - 50.5 - N.MANGALEE, 10. FINEST GEM - 54.5 - N.ABREGO, 11. TORA BORA - 56.5 - R.BADAL, 12. EL PRESIDENTE - 52.5 - S.RODRIGO, 13. FREE ZONE - 54.5 - L.MUNOZ, 14. NATURELLY CLASSY - 56.5 - R.JADOO, 15. PHENOMENON - 52.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 16. BOUND TO DOT COM - 56.5 - W.GALVIZ 17. JOAN OF ARC (R1) - 50.5 - W.GALVIZ, 18. SMALL AXE (R2) - 50.5 - K.JADOO, 19. PRINCIPLE (R3) - 44.5 - R.RAGOONATH.

RACE 6: (3.35pm) NORTHERN TREAT - 3 Y.O & OVER OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($14,000 - $11,000) - PURSE $16,000 - 1100 METRES (TURF).

1. RICHIE RICH - 51.5 - H.EMAMALIE, 2. LAZAR WOLF - 48.5 - R.SINGH, 3. STORMY SEASON - 51.5 - J.ARNEAUD, 4. BALTHAZAR - 50.5 - S.RODRIGO, 5. NOT TO WORRIE - 48.5 - N.MANGALEE, 6. DIGITAL ALARM - 51.5 - R.RAGOONATH. 7. MIR ON FIRE - 52.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 8. TOUCH WOOD - 52.56 - N.ABREGO, 9. ENTERTAINER - 54.5 - V.CHARLES, 10. LIFE IN RUSSIA - 7.5 - R.JADOO.

RACE 7: (4.11pm) ADORING GROOM - W.I BRED 3 Y.O - PURSE $18,000 - 1750 METRES.
 
1. FULL OF PROMISES - 49.5 - R.LATCHMAN, 2. SWEET LAURA LEE - 49.5 - N.SAMAROO, 3. SUPER GREY - 51.5 - R.JADOO, 4. ICHIBAN - 56.5 - N.ABREGO, 5. CELEBRATION TIME - 51.5 - S.RODRIGO, 6. CORNERSTONE - 54.5 - H.EMAMALIE, 7. ROYAL FLUSH - 55 - R.PERSAD, 8. SWEET TEMPO - 51 - L.MUNOZ, 9. UPSET ALL - 49.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 10. TOP OF THE CLASS - 51.5 - W.BHARATH, 11. DUE DILLIGENCE - 56.5 - W.GALVIZ.

RACE 8: (4.45pm) PEGASUS PLUS - IMPORTED 3 Y.O SPRINT STAKES - PURSE $50,000 - 1350 METRES.

1. TACTICAL BID - 54.5 - R.THOMAS, 2. MY SON JOHN - 56.5 - N.ABREGO, 3. OUTSWINGER - 55 - L.MUNOZ, 4. INVINCIBILITY - 56.5 - R.FREEMAN, 5. SURE TING - 53 - W.GALVIZ, 6. SURE WAGER - 55 - R.JADOO, 7. DOTTIE’S WAY - 53 - R.LATCHMAN, 8. MOVIETOWNE MAGIC -52 - W.BHARATH.

RACE 9: (5.20pm) STARLIGHT STAKES - W.I BRED 4 Y.O & OVER - 1350 METRES.

1. MAN OF CLASS - 51 - R.RAJKUMAR, 2. PUNTO A PUNTO - 55 - W.GALVIZ, 3. SMOOTH OPERATOR - 56.5 - R.PERSAD, 4. SQUEEZED MOMENT - 49 - R.THOMAS, 5. ISLE BE TRUE - 51 - W.BHARATH, 6. PIECE OF CAKE - 51 - F.RAZACK, 7. RED HILL - 51 - N.MANGALEE, 8. SONIC WIND - 49 - R.JADOO, 9. BITE DE BULLET - 51 - S.RODRIGO, 10. PHANTOM MENACE - 53 - R.FREEMAN, 11. MANDELA - 51 - L.MUNOZ, 12. GAME HIGH - 51 - R.LATCHMAN.

RACE 10: (5.55pm) HAVE A HEART - STARTER ALLOWANCE - PURSE $20,000 - 1250 METRES.

1. BON VOYAGE - 48.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 2. IN SWINGER - 56.5 - R.FREEMAN, 3. INFALLIBILITY - 56.5 - K.BOSSOON, 4. FOUCAULT PENDULUM - 50.5 - R.BADAL, 5. NANDO - 51 - W.BHARATH, 6. MARACAS BAY - 43.5 - D.GAFF, 7. LOVELY HONOREE - 44.5 - J.ARNEAUD, 8. SARATONE - 42.5 - G.LABAN, 9. MAID OF HONOUR - 49.5 - R.THOMAS, 10. FORTUNATE FLAG - 45 - R.LATCHMAN, 11. KALYAN - 43.5 - W.GALVIZ, 12. CARNIVAL MESSIAH - 56.5 - N.SAMAROO, 13. GOLD CONVEYOR - 47 - L.MUNOZ, 14. MISS LOVER LOVER - 43 - R.JADOO.