Six Bajans in Arima fray

Six Barbadian-owned horses are set to test the quality of runners at home in three races on the Arima Race Club Day 27 card at Santa Rosa Park, Arima on Monday, Indpenedence Day. Lion Country, Hard Dancer and Feet On Flames will contest the Sagicor Independence Cup, the main event on the ten-race card. The Grade One event framed over 1850 metres on the Turf has 13 runners vying for the six purses worth $200,000. Royal Oak Derby hopefuls Sweet Dreams and Royal Red have taken different routes to next month’s September 24 classic. Sweet Dreams will use the Sagicor Endowment Restricted Handicap to the Blue Riband, while Royal Red will have his first taste of competition in the Sagicor Life Saver 11 Handicap before his attempt over 2000 metres in the most prestigious race on the local calendar.

Both preps are over 1750 metres on the main course. Notanothernoble was among the invading contingent to have arrived and will make his local bow in the Restricted Handicap. The American bred three-year-old, bracketed “E2”, will continue his career at Santa Rosa Park under leading trainer Glen Mendez. With the exception of Sweet Dreams, all the other Bajan runners will be partnered by Barbadian jockeys, who flew in yesterday for their assignments. Mendez, seeking his first trainer’s Championship, will saddle 11 of the total of 111 runners on the holiday programme.

Following are the framed races, entries, weights and jockeys for Monday’s card.
RACE 1: 12.30 pm) SAGICOR RETIREMENT W I BRED 2 Y.O MAIDENS AND W I BRED 2 Y.O WINNERS OF ONE RACE - PURSE $22,000 - 1100 METRES.

1. SOU SOU MONI - 50 - R.FREEMAN, 2. JAVA TAKEOVER - 49 - R.RAJKUMAR, 3. RETIRED BANKER - 50 - R.THOMAS, 4. JAY-LOW - 50 - W.GALVIZ, 5. J D’S EXPRESS - 50 - G.LABAN, 6. JAVA IN STYLE - 55 - R.SINGH, 7. SUNDAY JEWEL - 53 - N.SAMAROO.

RACE 2: (1.05pm) SAGICOR GENERAL W I BRED 3 Y.O MAIDENS - PURSE $22,000 - 1750 METRES.

1. RUBY SCORES - 45.5 - R.RAMIRAZ, 2. NEVER EVER WORRIE - 54.5 - S.ELLIS, 3. UNDERINFLUENCE - 53.5 - B.HARDING, 4. YAA ASANTEWAA - 50.5 - R.THOMAS, 5. CREME CARAMEL - 54.5 - W.GALVIZ, 6. SERAH’S TRICK - 45.5 - L.NICHOLLS, 7. COPY CAT - 47.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 8. CHEERLEADER - 45.5 - L.KEIZER.

RACE 3: (1.40 pm) SAGICOR CORPORATE LIFE SAVER OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($6,000 - $5,000) W I BRED 4 Y.O & OVER MAIDENS, W I BRED 5 Y.O NON-WINNERS OF TWO RACES AND W I BRED 6 Y.O & OVER NON-WNNERS OF THREE RACES - PURSE $14,000 - 1350 METRES.

1. SPIN N’SQUEEZE - 49.5 - F.RAZACK, 2. ONCE IN A LIFETIME - 50.5 - R.BADAL, 3. INDIAN GAME - 54.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 4. REGENT BOY - 43.5 - S.RODRIGO, 5. SHEZABUTE - 49.5 - H.EMAMALIE, 6. KAY GEE BEE - 43.5 - L.KEIZER, 7. CASH REWARD - 52.5 - R.JADOO, 8. MYSTILE - 51.5 - K.BISSOON, 9. TOUR D’ARGENT - 48.5 - R.THOMAS, 10. UNCLE JOE - 49,.5 - W.GALVIZ. 
RACE 4: (2.15pm) SAGICOR ENDOWMENT RESTRICTED HANDICAP - W I BRED 3 Y.O WINNERS AND IMPORTED 3 Y.O & OVER - PURSE $21,000 - 1750 METRES.

1. HYARIMA - 54 - N.ABREGO, 2. JOAN OF ARC - 56 - S.RODRIGO, 3. FIRST TIME - 48.5 - K/NICHOLLS, 4. GETTESBURGH - 56.5 - J.ARNEAUD, 5. CLASSY KIM - 53.5 - R.THOMAS, 6. FANTASTIC LAD - 56.5 - B.HARDING, 7. FINEST GEM - 48.5 - R.RAMIREZ, 8. RETURN TO GLORY - 49 - W.BHARATH, 9. SWEET LAURA LEE - 50.5 - L.KEIZER.

RACE 5: (2.50pm) SAGICOR ENDOWMENT RESTRICTED HANDICAP - W I BRED 3 Y.O WINNERS AND IMPORTED 3 Y.O & OVER -  PURSE $21,000 - 1750 METRES.

1. KALYAN - 49 - B.HARDING, 2. MANDELA - 56.5 - R.SINGH, 3. CITY OF LIGHTS - 44.5 - K.NICHOLLS, 4. LIFE IN RUSSIA - 48.5 - F.RAZACK, 5. SWEET DREAMS - 51.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 6. NOTANOTHERNOBLE - 53.5 - S.ELLIS, 7. GAZA STRIP - 54 - R.JADOO, 8. SQUEE ZINTRU - 52 - G.LABAN, 9. SWEET TEMPO - 51.5 - W.GALVIZ, 10. PIECE OF CAKE - 51.5 - HEMAMALIE, 11. RING DANG DO - 47 - W.BHARATH.

RACE 6: (3.27 pm) SAGICOR PENSION SAVER OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($7,500 - $6,500) W I BRED 4 Y.O NON-WINNERS OF TWO RACES, W I BRED 5 Y.O NON-WINNERS OF THREE RACES, AND W I BRED 6 Y.O NON-WINNERS OF FOUR RACES - PURSE $17,000 - 1150 METRES.

1. SMALL AXE - 48.5 - K.JADOO, 2. CONFIRMED - 43.5 - N.SAMAROO, 3. EL PRESIDENTE - 44.5 - R.RAMIRAZ, 4. COTONOU - 50.5 - G.LABAN, 5. HILLSIDE SYMPHONY - 54.5 - R.JADOO, 6. BALLYBUNION - 52.5 - B.HARDING, 7. BRANDY - 44.5 - W.BHARATH, 8. DURABILITY - 43.5 - R.RAGOONATH, 9. ALIBI IKI - 53.5 - W.GALVIZ, 10. POETRY - 50.5 - S.RODRIGO, 11. SCANDAL SHEET - 52.5 - D.GAFF, 12. I’M NO HUNTER - 46.5 - F.RAZACK.  

RACE 7: (4.03pm) SAGICOR LIFE SAVER 11 HANDICAP W I BRED 3 Y.O WINNERS AND W I BRED 4 Y.O & OVER NON-WINNERS OF THREE RACES - PURSE $21,000 - 1750 METRES.

1. AFFIRM DECISION - 50 - C.MARQUEZ, 2. VAN NISTELROOY - 47 - S.RODRIGO, 3. SUPER GREY - 52.5 - W.BHARATH, 4. BEAUTIFUL MIND - 55.5 - J.ARNEAUD, 5. SIR VIDIA - 48.5 - W.GALVIZ, 6. LOUD MUSIC - 52.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 7. MY APHRODITE - 47 - G.LABAN, 8. UNDISPUTED - 54.5 - N.ABREGO, 9. ROYUAL RED - 53.5 - S.ELLIS, 10. CELEBRATION TIME - 56.5 - H.EMAMALIE.

RACE 8: (4.40 pm) SAGICOR LIFE SAVER OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($10,500 - $8,500) W I BRED 4 Y.O NON-WINNERS OF THREE RACES IN CAREER, W I BRED 5 Y.O NON-WINNERS OF FOUR RACES AND W I BRED 6 Y.O & OVER NON-WINNERS OF FIVE RACES IN CAREER - PURSE $18,000 - 1350 METRES.

1. GROOMSMAN - 55.5 - N.ABREGO, 2. HUNDRED PERCENT - 53.5 - N.SAMAROO, 3. FEMALE BANDIT - 50.5 - R.BADAL, 4. STORMING WIND - 52.5 - R.JADOO, 5. GOLDEN BOY - 55.5 - S.RODRIGO, 6. BONUS POINT - 56.5 - J.ARNEAUD, 7. FRUITION - 50.5 - R.THOMAS, 8. ULA - 50.5 - L.KEIZER, 9. ACTUAL LADY - 50.5 - R.CUMBERBATCH, 10. MIR ON FIRE - 51.5 - F.RAZACK, 11. V FOR VICTORY - 56.5 - B.HARDING, 12. SOCA TEMPO - 49.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 13. BOLD FAPP - 53.5 - W.BHARATH, 14. KENT’S DELIGHT - 49.5 - K.NICHOLLS, 15. YANKEE EAGLE - 51.5 - R.RAMIREZ, 16. MAGEN (R-1) - 51.5 - R.RAGOONATH, 17. LIVING IN HOPE - 54.5 - H.EMAMALIE.
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RACE 9: (5.17pm) SAGICOR INDEPENDENCE CUP (GRADE 1) OPEN 3 Y.O & OVER - PURSE $200,000 - 1850 METRES (TURF).

1. OUTSWINGER - 51.5 - R..JADOO, 2. CARNIVAL MESSIAH - 53.5 - G.LABAN, 3. INVINCIBILITY - 51.5 - H.EMAMALIE, 4. SMOOTH OPERATOR - 53.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 5. MORGAN HERITAGE - 56.5 - J.ARNEAUD, 6. CANAIMA - 54.5 - N.ABREGO, 7. FEET ON FLAMES - 56.5 - J.MAUGHN, 8. LION COUNTRY - 51.5 - R.CUMBERBATCH, 9. PHANTOM MENACE - 51.5 - W.GALVIZ, 10. DOTTIE’S WAY - 49.5 - R.THOMAS, 11. HARD DANCER - 56.5 - A.THORNTON, 12. SUGAR MIKE - 56.5 - B.HARDING, 13. GOLDEN SHUFLEUR - 56.5 - R.RAMIREZ.

RACE 10: (5.50 pm) SAGICOR LIFE PROTECTOR OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($14,000 - $11,000) W I BRED 3 Y.O & OVER - PURSE $19,000 - 1100 METRES.

1. BADPAYJAMESEE - 49.5 - L.KEIZER, 2. PEACE CONSORT - 53.5 - S.ELLIS, 3. REDOUBLED - 51.5 - W.BHARATH, 4. COLD RISK - 50.5 - F.RAZACK, 5. OUTBURST - 49.5 - N.SAMAROO, 6. TRICKY GUY - 51.5 - C.MARQUEZ, 7. FOUCAULT PENDULUM - 55.5 - R.SINGH, 8. LOVELY PEARL - 51.5 - R.RAMIRAZ, 9. WHAT LEFT - 50.5 - W.GALVIZ, 10. NOT TO WORRIE - 47.5 - R.JADOO, 11. A FIRM RELIEF - 54.5 - S.RODRIGO, 12. POLITICS - 53.5 - G.LABAN, 13. RICHIE RICH - 50.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 14. RHYTHM DIVINE - 51.5 - J.ARNEAUD.