KINGSTON, Jamaica – In a testing encounter 1-5 favourite Sir Arjun Babu with Anthony Thomas aboard was able to hang on after a ragged stretch run to win the Caymanas Saturday third – a three-year-old and upwards Claiming event ($250,000 - $200,000) at 6 ½ furlongs.
From the off, it was a straight battle between Kingswood (Javaniel Patterson) on the rails, and Sir Arjun Baba. The other six runners were always way behind the leading duo.
Sir Arjun Babu took over close to the last two furlongs with Kingswood still in the hunt.
Then Sir Arjun Babu started to drift eventually ending almost touching the outside rails but was able to get the job done by half-a-length. Kingswood was second with Lady Budget (Roger Hewitt) third.
Sir Arjun Babu is trained by Steven Todd.
| RACE 3 3YO&UP CLAIMING ($250,000-$200,000) 1300M/6-1/2 FURLONGS 12:40 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POS | HORSE | JOCKEY | ODDS | WIN | PLACE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Sir Arjun Babu | Anthony Thomas | 2-5 | $73.00 | $52.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Kingswood | Javaniel Patterson | 6-5 | $53.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Lady Budget | Roger Hewitt | 16-1 | $57.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Estalita | Kiaman McGregor | 19-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Willodeen | Natalie Berger | 19-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAINER: Steven Todd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kingswood claimed by Andrew McDonald for himself; Lady Budget claimed by Gordon Lewis for Peter McFarlane | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Arjun Baba claimed by Donovan Plummer for Glendon Drummond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Splits: 23.4 x 48.0 x 1:16.1 - Final Time: 1:25.1 - Margins: 1/2 by 9 1/2 - 8 RAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ex: $197 | T/Fecta: $111 | Triple: $3,135 | ` | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D/E: $120 | S/Fecta: $695 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
