Former Jamaica Derby hero Crown Chaser dramatically overhauled his traditional late-closing tactics to deliver a front-running effort in the seventh event over seven furlongs.
Breaking sharply from the stalls, the Michael Cain Jr trainee immediately seized control of the tempo under jockey Calvin Bailey.
Once on the lead, Crown Chaser steadily widened the gap on his rivals with every stride, bounding away to an authoritative eight-length victory.
The decisive triumph also provided Bailey with his first winner of the 2026 racing season.
| RACE 7: $1.0 MILLION-$800,000 CLAIMING (THREE-YEAR-OLDS&UPWARDS) 7 FURLONGS | ||||||
| POS | NO.# | HORSE | JOCKEY | ODDS | WIN | PLACE |
| 1 | 6 | Crown Chaser | Calvin Bailey | 5-1 | $664.00 | $358.00 |
| 2 | 3 | Mr Senator | Shaheem Gordon | 3-5 | $194.00 | |
| 3 | 4 | Wayne's Princess | Tevin Foster | 8-5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Always Wright | Ramon Nepare | 15-1 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Strike Smart | Jaheim Anderson | 5-2 | ||
| TRAINER: Michael Cain Jr | ||||||
| Splits: 24.0 x 47.3 x 1:14.0 - Final Time: 1:28.1 - Margins: 8 by 9 - 5 RAN | ||||||
| Ex: $641 | T/Fecta: $618 | Triple: $2,164 | ||||
| D/E: $4,148 | ||||||
