KINGSTON, Jamaica – The ding-dong affair between the two top trainers, leader Jason DaCosta and champion Anthony Nunes continued apace in the Caymanas Sunday eighth with Nunes closing a triple with the much improved Curlin’s Affair ridden by Robert Halledeen. For the jockey it was his second winner on the day.
Nunes with the win by Curlin’s Affair added $507,750 to his tally while DaCosta with a second, third, fourth and sixth finish in the event earned $313,150, to be in the overall lead by $521,245.
Halledeen took his time on Curlin’s Affair racing in fourth/fifth place as the leader change with regularity.
He entered the straight behind by about five/six lengths but once Halledeen bored through to the inside rails the chestnut colt responded with aplomb to win by 1 ½ lengths. The event won by Curlin’s Affair was for three and four-year-olds (non-winners of four races) going 6 ½ furlongs.
Ianzha Links (Jerome Innis) finished second, with the third spot occupied by It’s A Boy.
| RACE 8 3YO&UP RESTRICTED STAKES (D1) 6-1/2 FURLONGS 3:00 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POS | NO.# | HORSE | JOCKEY | ODDS | WIN | PLACE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Curlin's Affair | Robert Halledeen | 8-5 | $133.00 | $84.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Ianzha Links | Jerome Innis | 92-1 | $414.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 8 | It's A Boy | Linton Steadman | 58-1 | $655.00 | ` | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Den Street | Phillip Parchment | 3-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | True Al Sky | Christopher Mamdeen | 5-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAINER: Anthony Nunes (triple on the day) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LNS: #9 Nina Dorado - Omar Walker rides #5 Unruly Boss - double for Robert Halledeen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Splits:23.4 x 48.1 x 1:13.1- Final Time: 1:20.1 - Margins: 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 - 12 RAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ex: $4,727 | T/Fecta: $6,559 | Triple: $398 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qu: $56,586 | S/Fecta: $196,511 | Hi-5: $130,413 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D/E: $237 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
