KINGSTON, Jamaica – Racing in Overnight Allowance for the first time, and the youngest horse in the field of 14, foreigner Runaway Algo closed the three-day Easter Racing Carnival with a breath-taking victory in the Easter Spring Cup.
The Easter Spring Cup, was a three-year-old and upwards Overnight Allowance call going 5 ½ furlongs.
Jockey Christopher Mamdeen got Runaway Algo trained by Dale Murphy off to a flying start with the 1-5 favourite Mahogany, after an indifferent break, moving down to come alongside. The two then turned this trophy event into a straight duel from then on.
In the straight, Runaway Algo held a slight advantage over Mahogany, with no one giving an inch. Then in the last half-a-furlong, Runaway Algo started to pull away winning by 1 ¼ lengths. Mahogany was second and I Am Fred (Phillip Parchment) third.
Runaway Algo clocked a fast 1:05.2 with splits of 22.4 x 45.3. He was the second winner on the day for Murphy.
For Runaway Algo it was his fourth win from five starts.
| RACE 9***EASTER SPRINT CUP**3YO&UP NON-REST OV. ALL. 5-1/2 FURS 5:20 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POS | NO | HORSE | JOCKEY | ODDS | WIN | PLACE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Runaway Algo | Christopher Mamdeen | 9-2 | $286.00 | $83.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Mahogany | Dane Dawkins | 1-5 | $83.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | I Am Fred | Phillip Parchment | 24-1 | $273.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Curlin's Affair | Robert Halledeen | 5-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 13 | One Don | Paul Francis | 36-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAINER: Dale Murphy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tevin Foster rides #7 Dunrobin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Splits: 22.4 x 45.3 - Final Time: 1:05.2 - Margins: 1 1/4 by 1/2 - 14 RAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ex: $999 | T/Fecta: $2,330 | Hi-5: $7,903 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qu: $190 | S/Fecta: $4,622 | Triple: $1,042 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D/E: $692 | Pick-4: $1,802 | Twilight 6: $8,562 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pick-5: $895 | PlacePot: $485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ketch-9: 8of9 $1,772 | Ketch-9:c/o $1,516,939.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
