KINGSTON, Jamaica – Starting the 11-race Boxing Day card $745,895 (official figures) behind leader Jason DaCosta, champion trainer Anthony Nunes reduced that amount by $273, 000 (figures in official race book). DaCosta’s lead is now $273,000.
This reduction by Nunes came as a result of the victory by his trainee General Mubaraak ridden by claiming apprentice Carlos Blake in the Caymanas Boxing Day first.
Racing at odds of 3-5, Blake waited for about a furlong and a half before sending General Mubaraak to the lead and thereafter was never in danger of losing, winning by 5 ½ lengths. Reasons (*Roger Hewitt) finished second with Powerful Red (Nicholas Hibbert) third.
The event was a five-year-old and upwards Optional Claimer ($180,000 - $150,000) at 6 ½ furlongs.
Blake was aboard his second winner in 2021.
| RACE 1 5YO & UP OPTIONAL CLAIMING ($180K-$150K) 6-1/2 FURLONGS 10:45 AM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POS | NO # | HORSE | JOCKEY | ODDS | WIN | PLACE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 10 | General Mubaraak | Carlos Blake | 3-5 | $80.00 | $66.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Reasons | Roger Hewitt | 27-1 | $219.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 12 | Powerful Red | Nicholas Hibbert | 5-1 | $94.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Hail Mary | Oshane Nugent | 11-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 14 | Smooth Criminal | Hakeem Pottinger | 20-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAINER: Anthony Nunes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LNS: #1 Nasdaq Princess; #6 Batidor De Mundo; #11 Unbreakable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Splits: 24.1 x 49.0 x 1:16.0 - Final Time: 1:23.4 - Margins: 5 1/2 by a neck - 11 RAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ex: $1,227 | T/Fecta: $1,499 | Hi-5: $60,654 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qu: $791 | S/Fecta: $19,694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
