KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jockey Omar Walker gave notice that he is still around and in good nick by closing a quick double on Storm Born in the Caymanas Saturday third.
After winning aboard Brinks in the second race, Walker got his second win in a three-year-old and upwards Optional Claimer ($400,000 - $300,000) going five furlongs round.
Walker did not have much to do on the Donovan Russell conditioned Storm Born as from the starter pressed his button, the six-year-old chestnut mare went in front and that was that for the rest of the pack.
Mother Nature (Kiaman McGregor) was second with Smarty Tradition occupying the third slot.
| RACE 3 3YO&UP OPT CLAIM ($400,000-$300,000) 1000M/5 FURS (RND) 12:55 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POS | HORSE | JOCKEY | ODDS | WIN | PLACE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Storm Born | Omar Walker | 9-2 | $284.00 | $145.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Mother Nature | Kiaman McGregor | 8-5 | $132.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Smarty Tradition | Shane Ellis | 42-1 | $375.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Buckaluck | Robert Halledeen | 6-5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Stor,ming | Roger Hewitt | 28-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAINER: Donovan Russell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LNS: #6 Adwa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buckaluck claimed by Roy Matthews for K E Syndicate; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother Nature by Michael Francis for Zelpha Ricketts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smarty Tradition by Anthony Nunes for Ajax Bjorn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Splits: 23.1 x 47.1 - Final Time: 1:02.2 - Margins: 5 by 3/4 - 8 RAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ex: $2,136 | T/Fecta: $6,025 | Triple: $4,122 | ` | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qu: $534 | S/Fecta: $13,959 | Hi-5: $33,335 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D/E: $445 | D/E: 2-6 $158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
