KINGSTON, Jamaica – It was a gate to wire effort on the Errol Waugh trained Jamai Raja which brought the second winner on the day for champion jockey, Anthony Thomas.
Jamai Raja won an Optional Claiming ($1,000,000 - $850,000) event over a mile.
None of Jamai’s Raja rivals was able to challenge and when he hit the straight, he simply pulled away to win by 10 lengths. Jamai Raja won at odds of 4-1.
Second went to oldster Royal Vibes with Hey Champ third.
RACE 6 OPT CLM $1M-$850,000 (3YO&UP)(4YO&UP/NW1 OVERNIGHT) 1,600M/8FUR 3:05 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | No. | Horse | Jockey | Odds | Win | Place | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 5 | Jamai Raja | Anthony Thomas | 4-1 | $260 | $75 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | Royal Vibes | Phillip Parchment | 5-2 | $72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 1 | Winter is Coming | Raddesh Roman | 1-1 | $55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | Biblical Legend | Aaron Chatrie | 9-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 7 | Hey Champ | Bebeto Harvey | 5-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
TRAINER: Errol Waugh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Splits: 23.3 x 46.3 x 1:10.4 - Time: 1:38.3 - Margins: 10 x 1 1/4 - 7 RAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
EX:$1,804 | Triple:$33,030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D/E:$1,642 | T/Fecta:$1,346 |