Chanticleer aims for $1m club Saturday

CHANTICLEER, seeking to become the second horse to reach the magical figure of $1M in earnings on a local track, could achieve this feat on Saturday.

The 10-year-old with 25 wins to his credit will attempt to stretch that lead at the top and also join Sian’s Gold on the $1 million roundtable when he lines up in the Stud Farm Association (SFA) National Stakes, the feature event on the Arima Race Club Day 28 card at Santa Rosa Park, Arima. The David Ojar-owned gelding, trained by champion John O’Brien goes into the event $7,000 shy of the seven-digit mark. This 1800 metres event, framed for native bred three-year-olds and over to have passed throught the sales ring of  the SFA  as yearlings, has attracted a star-studded field of eight runners ranging in ages from four to 10. Among the wealth of talent imbedded in the staying event to oppose the gelded son of Freshly Squeezed, with the intention of denying the “Iron Horse’ the admission to the $1 million club are Royal Oak Derby winners of 2001 Carnival Messiah and 2002 Millenium Reign, and tried and tested creoles Man Of Class, Phantom Menace, Punto A Punto, Maid Of Honour and Isle Be There.

Also holding engagements on Saturday are a number of this year’s Royal Oak Derby hopefuls. The three-year-olds, who are yet to win three races will be using the Paradise Farm Handicap as their final fling before their assault on the September 24 classic, final leg of the local triple crown. The 1350-metres sharpener has attracted 14 runners, from a total of 99 runners pencilled in to race on the day’s programme.

Following are the framed races, entries, weights and jockeys for the Day 28 programme:
RACE 1: (12.30pm) FLORAVILLE STUD - W I BRED 3 Y.O MAIDENS - PURSE $22,000 - 1350 METRES.
1. HOLLYWOOD STAR - 53.5 - C.MARQUEZ, 2. COPY CAT - 46.5 - L.KEIZER, 3. THE CHAIRMAN - 56.5 - J.ARNEAID, 4. TWIST N’TURN - 44.5 - R.FREEMAN, 5. CHEERLEADER - 53.5 - R.JADOO, 6. DARE TO DREAM - 55.5 D.GAFF, 7. SERAH’S TRICK - 44.5 - W.GALVIZ, 8. CREME CARAMEL 0- 52.5 - W.BHARATH.
RACE 2: (1.05pm) POON TIP’S STUD - W I BRED 2 Y.O MAIDENS - PURSE $22,000 - 1100 METRES.
1. MISTER HYPOCRIT - 55 - R.MANGALEE, 2. SOU SOPU MINI - 53 - W.BHARATH, 3. J.D’S EXPRESS - 53 - H.EMAMALIE, 4. MUCHO TEMPO - 55 - W.GALVIZ, 5. MELANIE MY LOVE - 53 - N.SAMAROO, 6. SURE HONEY - 53 - R.JADOO, 7. MUSIC MAN - 52.5 - L.KEIZER, 8. PURE DELIGHT - 53 - L.MUNOZ, 9. DEADSURE - 53 - K.NICHOLLS, 10. JAVA TAKEOVER - 52 - R.RAJKUMAR, 11. BORN TO CHARM - 53 - N.ABREGO.
RACE 3: (1.36pm) J.M.H ENTERPRISE LTD - HANDICAP - IMPORTED MAIDENS 3 Y.O & OVER - PURSE $21,000 - 1350 METRES.
1. FROMNOWUNTIL - 53 - W.GALVIZ, 2. DUCHESS TREMBLY - 52 - C.MARQUEZ, 3. MARCAS BAY - 49.5 - R.JADOO, 4. X TO BOARD - 51 - L.KEIZER, 5. NOTANOTHERNOBLE - 52 - R.RAMIREZ, 6. OUTRAGEOUS VICTORY - 56.5 - N.ABREGO, 7. PATTI’S NO ANGEL - 52.5 - F.RAZACK, 8. PILE OF CASH - 53 - R.THOMAS.
RACE 4: (2.10) HAPPY HILL ‘B’ STUD - 3 Y.O & OVER OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($20,000 - $16,000) - PURSE $20,000 - 1350 METRES.
1. JOINT VENTURE - 48.5 - L.KEIZER, 2. NEW STAR - 53.5 - W.GALVIZ, 3. GAME HIGH - 55.5 - B.HARDING, 4. RUBY RICH - 48.5 - S.RODRIGO, 5. BAJAN CONNECTION - 50.5 - G.LABAN, 6. BON VOYAGE - 50.5 -M R.RAJKUMAR, 7. POLITICS - 45.5 - R.JADOO.
RACE 5: (2.45pm) SCOTT STUD - 3 Y.O & 0VER OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($7,500 - $6,500) - PURSE $17,000 - 1750 METRES.
1. DUNSBOROUGH - 52.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 2. MYSTILE - 49.5 - W.GALVIZ, 3. RUBY SCORES - 48.5 - R.CHADEE, 4. ALIBI IKI - 53.5 - F.RAZACK, 5. IF ONLY - 56.5 - L.KEIZER, 6. BADPAYJUAMESEE - 53.5 - S.RODRIGO, 7. CASH REWARD - 52.5 - R.JADOO, 8. MUTOLA - 50.5 - B.HARDING, 9. BOLD FAPP - 53.5 - G.LABAN, 10. DAURIAN - 50.5 - L.MUNOZ.
RACE 6: (3.20pm) CIRCLE ‘B’ RANCH 3 Y.O & OVER OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($10,500 - $8,500) - PURSE $18,000 - 1100 METRES (TURF).
1. LIVING IN HOPE - 52.5 - H.EMAMALIE, 2. MIR ON FIRE - 51.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 3. NOT TO WORRIE - 53.5 - G.LABAN, 4. FOUCAULT PENDULUM - 55.5 - N.ABREGO, 5. A FIRM RELIEF - 54.5 - S.RODRIGO, 6. RICHIE RICH - 52.5 - C.MARQUEZ, 7. ULA - 50.5 - L.KEIZER, 8. COLD RISK - 53.5 - K.BISSOON, 9. HILLSIDE SYMPHONY - 46.5 - R.JADOO, 10. LOVELY PEARL - 51.5 - R.RAMIREZ, 11. V FOR VICTORY - 56.5 - B.HARDING, 12. WHAT LEFT - 50.5 - W.GALVIZ.
RACE 7: (3.55pm) HUMMING BIRD STABLE - 3 Y.O & OVER ($14,000 - $11,000) - PURSE $19,000 - 1750 METRES.
1. BOUND TO FLY - 52.5 - W.GALVIZ, 2. LIFE IN RUSSIA - 52.5 - H.EMAMALIE, 3. CITY OF LIGHTS - 50.5 - S.RODRIGO, 4. BONUS POINT - 50.5 - G.LABAN, 5. EL GUERROUJ - 51.5 - L.KEIZER, 6. INDIAN DECISION - 54.5 - R.THOMAS, 7. GROOMSMAN - 49.5 - N.ABREGO, 8. TRICKY GUY - 51.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 9. YANKEE EAGLE - 51.5 - N.SAMAROO, 10. TORONTO STAR - 52.5 - B.HARDING.
RACE 8: (4.30pm) BOB’S FARM STARTER ALLOWANCE - W I BRED 3 Y.O & OVER WINNERS AND IMPORTED 2 Y.O & OVER - PURSE $23,000 - 1100 METRES (TURF).
1. SQUEEZED MOMENT - 54.5 - S.RODRIGO, 2. CRIMSON TOWER - 49.5 - R.FREEMAN, 3. HONOR BOUND - 53.5 - J.ARNEAUD, 4. KASER’S GOLD - 50.5 - R.THOMAS, 5. CHAMPAGNE WAGER - 55.5 - G.LABAN, 6. BAZODEE GAL - 46.5 - F.RAZACK, 7. THE GUV’NOR - 52.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 8. MANDELA - 52.5 - K.NICHOLLS, 9. IN SWINGER - 52.5 - H.EMAMALIE, 10. SURE WAGER - 51.5 - R.JADOO.
RACE 9: (5.05pm) STUD FARM ASSOCIATION NATIONAL STAKES - NATIVE BRED 3 Y.O & OVER - PURSE $60,000 - 1800 METRES.
1. MAID OF HONOUR - 52.5 - B.HARDING, 2. PHANTOM MENACE - 54.5 - J.ARNEAUD, 3. MILLENIUM REIGN - 56.5 - W.GALVIZ, 4. MAN OF CLASS - 56.5 - R.RAJKUMAR, 5. PUNTO A PUNTO - 54.5 - W.BHARATH, 6. ISLE BE THERE - 56.5 - H.EMAMALIE, 7. CHANTICLEER - 56.5 - N.ABREGO, 8. CARNIVAL MESSIAH - 56.5 - R.JADOO.
RACE 10: 5.40pm) PARADISE FARM HANDICAP - W I BRED 3 Y.O & OVER NON-WINNERS OF THREE RACES IN CAREER - PURSE $19,000 - 1350 METRES.
1. CLASSY KIM - 55 - R.THOMAS, 2. MY APHRODITE - 50.5 - H.EMAMALIE, 3. BAGGY GREEN - 50 - K.NICHOLLS, 4. AFFIRM DECISION - 54 - B,HARDING, 5. LOUD MUSIC - 53.5 - J,ARNEAUD, 6. SUPER GREY - 56.5 - W.BHARATH, 7. FRESH MANDATE - 48 - L.KEIZER, 8. BOUND TO DOT COM - 49 - W.GALVIZ, 9. WILD LIFE - 53 - G.LABAN, 10. VAN NISTELROOY - 50 - N.ABREGO, 11. LADY ROSSIE - 54 - R.JADOO, 12. MILLENIUM DANCER - 51 - R.MANGALEE, 13. HYARIMA - 51 - L.MUNOZ, 14. JOAN OF ARC - 52.5 - R.RAJKUMAR.