KINGSTON, Jamaica – The long-anticipated return to competitive racing of the reigning Horse of the Year Atomica is upon racing fans.
Atomica, trained by Gary Subratie with his usual rider Dane Dawkins nominated to ride, has been entered in the six-and-a-half furlong Saint Cecelia Cup, which is scheduled to be contested on Saturday, April 8, 2023. Thirteen horses are entered in the Open Allowance call.
Recent winner, the progressive Emperorofthecats, and foreigner, I Am Fred head the handicaps with 57.0 kgs. They are followed by Laban with 56.5 kilogrammes, King Arthur with 58.0 kgs, and then Atomica with 55.5 kgs.
It is a crack field of Open Allowance horses including the highly talented She’s My Destiny.
The one concern for the Horse of the Year is the one draw, as in such a big field she cannot put a hoof wrong.
The 2023 Saint Cecelia Cup is worth going miles to see.
Below is the list of the runners in the Saint Cecelia Cup as per the Overnight.
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OPEN ALLOWANCE - 3-Y-O & UP
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| HORSE NAME | Age | Eqpt | JOCKEY | Call | TRAINER | WGT | ||
| 519 | 1. ATOMICA | 4 | TL | DDAWKINS | 1 | GSUBRATIE | 55.5 | |
| 312 | 2. NUCLEAR NOON | 5 | TL | LSTEADMAN | 1 | ANTHNUNES | 54 | |
| 115 | 3. YELLOWSTONE | 4 | L | TSIMPSON,OD | 1 | ALBROWN | 54 | |
| 845 | 4. MINIATURE MAN | 5 | L | ABIABLE-3 | 1 | JDACOSTA | 53 | |
| 491 | 5. UNRULY BOSS | 5 | BL | JPATTERSON | 1 | DPRYCE | 53 | |
| 123 | 6. SHE'S MY DESTINY | 5 | TL | OWALKER | 1 | JDACOSTA | 54 | |
| 601 | 7. I AM FRED | 5 | T&L | RHALLEDEEN | 1 | JDACOSTA | 57 | |
| 524 | 8. KING ARTHUR | 6 | L | RLEWIS | 1 | JDACOSTA | 56 | |
| 411 | 9. EMPEROROFTHECATS | 4 | L | DDAWKINS | 4 | CANDERSON | 57 | |
| 201 | 10. RUNAWAY ALGO | 4 | T&L | ANTTHOMAS | 1 | DMURPHY | 53 | |
| 616 | 11. SWEET MAJESTY | 5 | &L | PFRANCIS | 1 | ESTANBERRY | 52.0(50.0) | |
| 157 | 12. LABAN | 6 | &L | JBARRETT-2 | 1 | RAZAN | 56.5 | |
| 314 | 13. PERFECT BREW | 4 | T&L | YPINNOCK | 1 | RAZAN | 55 |
