KINGSTON, Jamaica – In a performance which brought the continued development of Abigail Able in the saddle to the fore, Laban ran out an easy winner of the Ahwhofah Sprint, a 6-furlong call for horses (three-year-old and upwards) at the Overnight Allowance level.
Able was patient on Laban as Deep Blue Sea (Matthew Bennett) and El Profesor (Oshane Nugent) vied for the lead. Able then methodically brought down Laban trained by Richard Azan into closer contention; and by the time the leaders reached the top of the straight Laban was already moving ahead as the four-year-old bay colt accelerated impressively to win by 2 ½ lengths.
Legality (Tevin Foster) finished second and Supreme Soul (Aaron Chatrie) third.
Of note, One Don, who started at odds of 2-1 decked his rider Robert Halledeen as soon as the starter pushed his button to start the race.
| RACE 9 AHWHOFAH SPRINT 3YO&UP OVERNIGHT ALLOWANCE 6 FURS 4:20 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POS | NO. | HORSE | JOCKEY | ODDS | WIN | PLACE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Laban | Abigail Able | 1-1 | $106.00 | $64.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Legality | Tevin Foster | 9-2 | $75.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Supreme Soul | Aaron Chatrie | 11-1 | $118.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Prince Charles | Kiaman McGregor | 48-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | El Profesor | Oshane Nugent | 8-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAINER: Richard Azan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Splits: 22.4 x 46.0 - Final Time: 1:13.3 - Margins: 2 1/2 by a neck - 9 RAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ex: $462 | T/Fecta: $1,021 | Triple: $937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qu: $262 | S/Fecta: $72,978 | Hi-5: $15,701 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D/E: $294 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I fine ride by Miss Able. She displayed confidence and the aptitude in her display. I've stated this before - 'Provide her with the horses and she will deliver.'
Now where are the Stewards? I'm sure that it's a violation, worldwide, for any jockey to remove their helmet before dismounting. Miss Abigail Able removed her's long before entering the winner's enclosure and surprisingly on one advise her otherwise. The jockey may have forgotten due to the joy of winning a race at this level, or is it she is unaware for this safety rule? All who were present there seemed to have hit their heads prior to the race.
Jockey Robert Halledeen use to get swell-headed after a win and would remove his helmet every time while still on top the horse. Thankfully someone spoke some sense into his brain.
Yes, Miss Abbi seems to be getting on well. Thanks four your comments.!