KINGSTON, Jamaica - Gentle Giant, bred by Northern Giant - Awesome Camille, added his name to the list leading two-year-olds this season.
The long-striding bay colt, trained by Wayne DaCosta, made one move to win impressively by 6 ½ lengths in a two-year-old maiden special weight event going five furlongs straight on Saturday, October 3, at Caymanas Park. Travelling down the chute, Gentle Giant displayed a distinct likeness for the distance.
Ridden by Anthony Thomas, Gentle Giant cruised home in a noteworthy time of 1:00.2. Second was Jahsendblessings (Dick Cardenas), with the third slot occupied by Letters In Gold, the mount of Christopher Mamdeen.
“Gentle Giant has been working pretty well all along. He’s bred to go over the five straight as his mother was a good five-furlong straight runner so we decided to put him there but basically, he was working well all along and he showed it today (Saturday, October 3).
“He did run against a very cheap field of runners and he was able to dominate from the word go, but I am not quite sure if he is as good as the likes of Den Street and Super Duper but he is a horse to look out for,” DaCosta disclosed in his post-race interview.
