KINGSTON, Jamaica - Three-year-old Burning Valor, under a well-executed ride form Bebeto Harvey, held off all pursuers to win a three-year-old (non-winners of two) for locally bred horses travelling 6 ½ furlongs on Sunday, August 27, 2023.
Burning Valor showed good speed at the start of the race and settled into third place behind Digital Light (Youville Pinnock) and Wayne’s Princess (Reyan Lewis) down the backstretch. Burning Valor and Wayne’s Princess drew away from Digital Light going into the half-mile turn before the former took full control approaching the distance.
The Carl Anderson, bred, owned, and trained Burning Valor turned on the pressure in deep stretch and looked all over an easy winner leaving the furlong (200m) pole. Burning Valor then began to shorten in the final stages of the race but had done more than enough to hold onto a head victory at the wire.
Bella Bella (Raddesh Roman) was second and Powerofherhighness (Javaniel Patterson) finished third with a final time of 1:21.4.
