KINGSTON, Jamaica - It was a ding dong battle in the sixth of 11 races on the Sunday card for most of the stretch drive involving Storm Princess (Reyan Lewis – 6-1) and Fort Knox (Robert Halledeen) as the 4-5 odds on favourite.
Fort Knox gained the ascendency but Storm Princess trained by veteran Fernando Geddes was in no mood to give up; fighting every step of the way to gain back the lead half-a-furlong out.
Then in the final yardage of this 6-furlong contest for five-year-olds and upwards – non winners of three, Sunshine Cat (Daniel Satchell 16-1) and Cartel (Kiaman McGregor 6-5) came tumbling down, the former on the outside and the latter on the inside rails.
Somehow, Storm Princess survived by a short-head with Sunshine Cat in second and Cartel third. Fort Knox ended fourth.
| RACE 6 OPT CLM $550K-$500K (3YO&UP) (NB5YO&UP/NW5) 1000M/5FUR ROUND 2:15 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Horse | Jockey | Odds | Win | Place | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Storm Princess | Reyan Lewis | 6-1 | $352 | $116 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Sunshine Cat | Daniel Satchell | 16-1 | $127 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Cartel | Kiaman McGregor | 6-5 | $58 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Fort Knox | Robert Halledeen | 4-5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | Rising Bop | Roger Hewitt | 46-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAINER: Fernando Geddes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Splits: 23.0 x 47.2 Time: 1:01.3 - Margins: short-head x 3/4 - 7 RAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EX:$5,819 | Triple:$10,171 | Pick-5:$22,727 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D/E:$3,239 | T/Fecta:$3,178 | Sunrise-6:$170,757 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S/Fecta:$10,712 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
