KINGSTON, Jamaica - Formal Fashion (Blue Pepsi Lodge – Onemorefashion) is slowly finding her way on the winning catwalk.
The four-year-old chestnut filly outran rivals to win a Restricted Allowance IV event going over five and a furlongs (1,100m) on Sunday, January 26.
The Patrick Lynch trainee, who has been holding her own in present company, showed up and made all the running to win by a length and half in a time of 1:06.0, her best time over this distance.
Former champion jockey Anthony Thomas was asked to do the riding honours, replacing in form apprentice Kiaman McGregor, and he made no mistake from gate to the finishing line.
Formal Fashion got the first jump on rivals at the start of the race, as she held a comfortable lead over Baltusrol (Reyan Lewis), Phenom (Paul Francis) and Top Shelf (Omar Walker).
Approaching the half-mile (800m) turn, My Little Princess (Jerome Innis) went by horses on the outside and went in chase of Formal Fashion, who began to open up on the field.
Turning for home under the hand ride, Thomas then asked his mount for a final effort and Formal Fashion answered the call. At that stage the race was over as the chestnut filly cruised home.
Baltusrol held his gallop well in deep stretch to finish in second place, with Duke (Simon Husbands) running on for third place.
Then to confirm his form, Formal Fashion gave another noticeable performance by finishing second behind Dee Danger a week after winning.
