KINGSTON, Jamaica – He is not churning out the winners like is past years, therefore 18-time champion trainer Wayne DaCosta must have felt some relief after his trainee Loose Ball won third time out.
Loose Ball, a three-year-old dark bay gelding by Fearless Vision – My Friend Lucy won Division Two of a Maiden Condition event for three-year-olds run over six furlongs. This was the ninth of 11 races on the Caymanas, Saturday card.
In a field of nine runners, following the late non-starting of number three State of Emergency, jockey Jerome “Cranberry” Innis pushed through Loose Ball to take the lead but they were constantly being tested by Powerman (Aaron Chatrie – 30-1).
Powerman went wide entering the lane while Innis kept Loose Ball on the inside rails, moving away from the pack to win by 5 ½ lengths.
Second was Miss Gabbidon (Paul Francis – 5-1) with Just An Illusion third with Kerry-Gayl Robinson in the saddle running at odds of 9-2.
The winning time was 1:15.0.
| RACE 9 MAIDEN COND DIVISION I (THREE-YEAR-OLDS) 1200M/6FUR 4:20 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Horse | Jockey | Odds | Win | Place | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Loose Ball | Jerome Innis | 1-9 | $53 | $53 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Miss Gabbidon | Paul Francis | 5-1 | $53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Just An Illusion | Kery-Gayl Robinson | 9-2 | $52.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Step In Faith | Anthony Allen | 24-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Dorthebutcher | Dane Dawkins | 99-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAINER: Wayne DaCosta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LNS:#3 State of Emergency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Splits: 23.3 x 47.4 - Time:1:15.0 - Margins: 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 - 9 RAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ex:$207 | T/Fecta:$85 | Triple:$590 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q:$173 | S/Fecta:$296 | Place Pot 8 :$174 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D/E:169 | Hi-5:$1,792 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
