Dane Nelson has four mounts on a 10-race card
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The noticeable happening on the race card of Saturday, January 8, 2022, is the return of jockey Dane Nelson.
Nelson, who returns from his riding sojourn in Canada is aboard four horses on the day. These are Uncle Vinnie in the second for trainer Clifford Atkinson; Bunksy Boy in the third for trainer Ryan Darby, Tradition in the fifth for trainer Jason DaCosta and Mamasharondarling in the sixth for trainer Dennis Thwaites.
Jockey Tevin Foster, who has been in spanking form of late, leads the jockeys having secured seven rides (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10).
Foster is followed by apprentice Roger Hewitt. Hewitt has six rides in the 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10.
Interestingly, the red hot Robert Halledeen has secured four rides in races 5, 6, 7, 10.
After their intense battle in the trainers’ race, both champion Anthony Nunes and main challenger Jason DaCosta started one horse each on New Year’s Day.
On Saturday, there is a shift with DaCosta having horses in four races (1, 4, 5, 9); and Nunes in two races (7, 9).
DaCosta saddles four horses in the first race; It’s A Boy; Three Times Lucky; Sir John and Ianzha Links. In the fourth, DaCosta saddles Silent Seeker; in the fifth Tradition and in the ninth Eagle One and Stranger Danger.
Nunes starts Roraima and Ha Gow Siu Mei in the seventh and Go Deh Girl in the ninth.
