Mucho Tempo returns on BLB Day

THE action will be fast and furious on Betting Levy Board Day at Santa Rosa Park, Arima, after this weekend’s respite. Turfites will be looking forward to the return to the track of Royal Oak Derby winner Mucho Tempo, who will face rivals Melanie My Love, Yashoda and Jamaican rider Uram, for which a $4,000 penalty has been paid to get in the 1800 metres Betting Levy Board Turf Classic. When the final subscriptions of $7,300 were taken, 12 horses were left in the race to be run on October 30 and worth a total of $60,000.

And French Academy, the beaten Royal Oak Derby favourite is among the dozen three-year-olds left in for the Betting Levy Board Sprint Classic over 1300 metres. This American-foaled filly will get a chance to redeem herself , but faces Derby runner-up Latonia for which a $3,600 penalty was paid, and Jamaican Seattle Sue, a winner on Saturday last. Also in the 12-horse field for the race worth $50,000 are another Jamaican-bred three-year-old Supremely Satisfied, fleet-footed Salsa Moves, Dealer’s Choice, Over And Above and Java Takeover. The other “big race,” will see the two-year-olds chasing a collective purse of $50,000 in the Betting Levy Board Juvenile Sprint over 1300 metres.

In this event, Arts And Lovers who trotted up on Saturday last, will be aiming to reverse the placings in the Angostura Aromatic Bitters Nursery Stakes with conqueror Luann’s Passion. Only ten runners have been left in this one, including the unnamed Jamaican-bred Footloose/Suzie Southworth “babe.” Apart from these races which are anticipated to provide some exciting finishes, the Betting Levy Board are offering prizes to the top trainer and jockey of the day, the apprentice adjudged to have ridden the best race, grooms of the best turned out horse in each of the ten races, journalists and photographers. Top trainer and jockey of the day will each get $900, while the runners-up collect $400 and $200. The apprentice rider will pocket $500, while grooms will get $100 in each race.

The journalist prize is $1,000, same as the photographer who produces the best photograph. Meanwhile, connections are reminded second subscriptions for the Caribbean Champion Stakes over 1800 metres and Caribbean Sprint Championship over 1200 metres must be paid up today at the Arima Race Club offices. Here are the horses for which final subscriptions have been paid for the Betting Levy Board Turf Classic: Bandikoot, Cinco De Mayo, Flying Eagle, Massoud, Melanie My Love, Mucho Tempo, Private Affair, Silver Bullet, Takeover, Trini To D Bone, Uram, Yashoda. Those left in the Betting Levy Board Sprint Classic are: Aticka, Dealer’s Choice, French Academy, Java Takeover, Latonia, Over And Above, Pure Delight, Salsa Moves, Saucy Wow, Seaham Harbour, Seattle Sue, Supremely Satisfied. And those in the Betting Levy Board Juvenile Sprint: Arts And Lovers, Crown Point, Duchess Laura Lee, Embraceable, Fiery Babe, Lord Arazi, Luann’s Passion, On The Mark, Run Mannie Run, Footloose/Suzie Southworth foal.