KINGSTON, Jamaica – Using his years of experience and his accumulated judgement of pace and accurate timing, jockey Allen ‘Bongo John’ Maragh brought the Patrick Lynch-trained Ability with a pulverizing run from 2 ½ furlongs out of 12, to win the 103rd running of the Jamaica Derby at shattering odds of 17-1.
For Lynch, it was his third victory in the Derby (The Bomber, Drone Strike), and for Maragh his second, with his first being Miracle Man.
Ability is a bay colt by Lion Tamer out of Disability Charm, who is also owned by Lynch.
RACE REPLAYS BELOW RESULTS AND DIVIDENDS
| RACE 10***103rd JAMAICA DERBY*** FUTURITY - NB3YO 12 FURLONGS 5:00 PM | ||||||
| POS | NO.# | HORSE | JOCKEY | ODDS | WIN | PLACE |
| 1 | 7 | Ability | Allen Maragh | 17-1 | $941.00 | $285.00 |
| 2 | 6 | Money Miser | Raddesh Roman | 4-1 | $117.00 | |
| 3 | 1 | Secret Admiral | Roger Hewitt | 95-1 | $895.00 | |
| 4 | 11 | Mojito | Dane Dawkins | 6-5 | ||
| 5 | 9 | Thalita | Reyan Lewis | 4-5 | ||
| TRAINER: Patrick Lynch | ||||||
| LNS: #8 Anonymous - Raddesh Roman rides #6 Money Miser | ||||||
| Splits: 24.0 x 48.1 x 1:16.0 x 1:42.3 x 2:10.1 - Final Time: 2:42.3 - Margins: 3 1/2 x 9 - 13 RAN | ||||||
| Ex: $5,581 | T/Fecta: $10,851 | Hi-5: $188,565 | ||||
| Qu: $6742 | S/Fecta: $167,058 | Triple: $42,732 | ||||
| D/E: $6,182 | ||||||
5 Responses
A wonder if these so called big jockey at the track observe and understand how you apply a whip to a horse three times maragh use the whip on ability down the straight three he got the horse to it's maximum speed then concentrate on the most important aspect balance all the way to the winning post it's not about beating the hell out of a horse that matters it's a reason saphie Joseph from Gulfstream send for Anthony Thomas to ride at Gulfstream it's because he sees how this Jamaican jockey apply the use of his whip his technique and sees potential in Thomas
Yes, that was duly noticed. Look at his wins on Amad Ali and Burlap.
DERBY OBSERVATOR : HEY JA GALLOP NICE JOB AS USUAL COVERING THE SPORT OF KINGS IN JAMAICA. IM A KEEN TURFITE OF LOCAL RACING AT CAYMANAS PARK FOR YEARS, I ENJOYED THIS YEARS DERBY WON BY ABILITY WITH THE OLDEST WINNING DERBY JOCK ALLEN BONGO JOHN MARAGH,WELL TIME RIDE ON THE COLT TO SECURE VICTORY.BUT DID YOU NOTICE THAT A CONGRATULATORY HAND SLAP WAS MADE IN THE CELEBRATION WHILE BONGO JOHN WAS STILL IN THE SADDLE WITH WELL WISHERS ALL AROUND.THIS IS DONE OVERSEES A LOT BUT ITS THE VERY FIRST TIME I'M SEEING IT DONE IN JAMAICA, ARE THE OLD RULES OF NOT TOUCHING THE JOCKEYS PERSON NOW ABSOLETE. ITS 2023 THANKS SUPREME VENTURES.
Yes big ride Bongo John. Your experience and competence was well noted. You rode the horse in a way that gave him the best of winning at the distance.
Experience in these races means a lot