KINGSTON, Jamaica – After three of 16 horses were declared late non-starters, even money favourite Sure Step gave punters a winning start in the first of 11 races on the Saturday card at Caymanas Park a short while ago.
Lining up in a $180,000 claiming race for five-year-olds and upwards going three furlongs straight, Sure Step ridden by apprentice Reyan Lewis and trained by David Powell went to the front after which it was a procession.
Second was Freedom For Eds (Dane Nelson – 3/2) with third the spot occupied by Laws of the Code (Odeen Edwards – 7/2).
This was Lewis’ first winner since the resumption of racing on June 20 and the first for Powell in many moons.
| RACE 1 $180,000 CLAIM(5YOS&UP) 600M/3FUR STRAIGHT 12:NOON | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Horse | Jockey | Odds | Win | Place | q | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Sure Step | Reyan Lewis | 1-1 | $103 | $54 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Freedom for Eds | Dane Nelson | 3-2 | $56 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Laws Of The Code | Odeen Edwards | 7-2 | $57 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 13 | Jon Marshall | Phillip Parchment | 5-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 10 | Son of Spartacus | Richard Henry | 99-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAINER: David Powell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LNS:#14 Lola Grey #7 Bloemfontein #2 Genuine Article | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Splits: 23.4 - Time: 36.1 - Margins: - 13 RAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ex:$287 | T/Fecta:$158 | Hi-5:$5,321 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qu:$134 | S/Fecta:$990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
