KINGSTON, Jamaica – Presently second in the jockey’s championship, apprentice Reyan Lewis completed a quick double after just three races on the Independence Day race card when he piloted K J Express to victory for leading trainer Anthony Nunes.
K J Express racing in a Restricted Allowance IV event for four-year-olds and upwards over five furlongs round went for the earlier lead which he held despite being challenged in deep stretch by Nuclear Thunder winning by three parts of a length.
Second was Nuclear Thunder with third going to Lala Diva.
The winning time was 1:00.1.
| RACE 3 REST ALLOWANCE 1V (NB4YO&UP/NW3) (IMP4YP&UP/NW2) 1,000M/5FUR RND 2:30 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Horse | Jockey | Odds | Win | Place | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | KJ Express | Reyan Lewis | 3-2 | $128 | $70 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Nuclear Thunder | Omar Walker | 19-1 | $121 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Lala Diva | Aaron Chatrie | 5-1 | $112 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Miss in Kiss | Christopher Mamdeen | 3-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Necromancer | Anthony Thomas | 8-5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAINER: Anthony Nunes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Splits: 23.0 x 46.0 - Time:1:00.1 - Margins: 3/4 x 2 1/4 - 8 RAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EX:$1,039 | T/Fecta:$1,332 | S/Fecta:$3,166 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D/E:$293 | Triple:$388 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
