THE QUICK GALLOPER’S ESSENTIAL 2022 JAMAICA DERBY FACTS AND FIGURES

 1 – Of the ten combatants in the 2022 Derby, there are four geldings, five colts and one filly. That lone filly is Atomica.

2 – Of the ten jockeys listed to holds reins in the Derby, only three, Shane Ellis, Dick Cardenas, and Phillip Parchment have been on board previous winners of this prestigious event.

3 – Of the ten jockeys listed to mount up in the Derby, two, champion Anthony Thomas and Andre Powell have never ridden a Classic winner before.

4 – The dominant sire in the Derby like in the Jamaica St Leger is Bern Identity, who is the sire of three of the runners, Brinks (Bern Identity – Indian Bluff), D Head Cornerstone (Bern Identity – Soul of the Heart), and Blue Vinyl (Bern Identity – Blufield).

5 – Sonny T And Chippy is bred by Savoy Stomp out of Trinket Box. Interestingly, Trinket Box is the only dam in the contest who has already produced a Derby winner, Calculus (Sensational Slam – Trinket Box), making Sonny T And Chippy and Calculus half-brothers.

6 – Of the ten horses in the 2022 Jamaica Derby only one will race with an equipment change, D Head Cornerstone, who runs with the figure eight off.

7 – Only two trainers Richard Azan and Gary Subratie have two runners in the Derby. Azan will saddle Rainsville and Rum Puncher, and Subratie, Atomica and D Head Cornerstone.

8 – Of the eight trainers with horses in the 2022 Jamaica Derby, five, Richard Azan, Anthony Nunes, Spencer Chung, Gary Subratie and Patrick Lynch have been victorious before in the blue riband event.

9 – Two horses of the ten in the Derby lead the way in the number of starts category. Rum Puncher and Prince Sanjay have both run ten times. They are followed by the Triple Crown seeking Blue Vinyl with nine career starts.

10 – In the category of least number of starts, its Sonny T And Chippy and Monsieur Blue, both with four starts each.

11 – The filly Atomica leads the way among the 10 Derby starters with the most wins, five in total.