Ramsammy snatches Inzvestia Stakes

TORONTO, Canada: Trinidadian jockey Emile Ramsammy captured Sunday’s Izvestia Stakes on a day Caribbean racing men secured six wins at Woodbine, Canada’s premier race track. Ramsammy was the pilot for the impressive six-year-old horse Wake At Noon, as he snatched a 1-3/4 length win in the CAN$106,000 Izvestia, while Jamaicans Laurie Silvera (trainer) and Shane Ellis (jockey) and Barbadian jockeys Slade Callaghan and Simon Husbands made winners’ enclosure appearances. Wake At Noon, Canada’s 2002 horse of the year, led the field under Ramsammy and won ahead Anglian Prince, the 3-2 favourite, and the 11-1 chance Forever Grand, with Barbadian jockey Jono Jones riding.

Callaghan scored two wins, Melisma’s Valley (5-1) in the seventh and 2-1 favourite Swift of Flight in the 10th race. Callaghan narrowly missed a three-timer when he finished second by a head astride 26-1 outsider Regal Valley, behind Organ Grinder (5-1) with Simon Husbands riding. Husbands is enjoying a good run of form with 23 wins for joint 12th in the jockeys’ standings, behind led by Todd Kabel (73), Patrick Husbands (69),  James McAleney (48) and Ramsammy (45). Ellis scored his win aboard Sugar Kick (8-1) by -length in the first, and Silvera saddled third race winner Peakaboo Peek, who scored by 5-1/2 lengths under jockey Julia Brimo.