Husbands and Valorous prevail in Carib Brewery Guineas

The ace Barbados- born rider, flew to Trinidad from Woodbine, Canada, Sunday night, especially to partner the Jake O’Brien-trained bay colt owned by Merlin Samlalsingh, and he dis not disappoint in the first leg of the local triple crown.

O’Brien (Jake) was saddling his first classic winner in only his first year as a trainer, and his charge now aims for the triple.

Always close up in the 1800 metres feature event, of the nine-race programme, Husbands sent Valorous for home midway down the stretch, and drove his mount to the wire, to win by a game 1 1/4 lengths.

Pre-race favourite Caesar County (9/5) finished strongly to grab second under leading rider Wilmer Galviz with fast-finishing Leading Lady in third.

The day’s racing, run under the threat of tropical storm Brett, opened with a shock result when current leading Barbados rider Jalon Samuel produced Bird Man to win at odds of 35/1 for a tote payout of $36.20 and $7.80, and dividends were handy throughout the day.

It was a good day in the saddle for current champion jockey Ronald “Tiger” Ali and Venezuelan Neptali Ortiz who landed two winners each.

The popular Harriram “Pepsi” Gobin was pick of the trainers saddling two winners, both for owner Shivam Maharaj