Omar Walker is back in the saddle
KINGSTON, Jamaica – THE QUICK GALLOPER slipped by not mentioning in the SPECIAL NOTES article for Saturday, January 29, 2022, that six-time champion jockey Omar Walker is returning to the saddle.
Unfortunately, Walker has had to deal with a personal tragedy that has kept him from mounting up over the last three to four weeks.
THE QUICK GALLOPER again extends condolences to Walker and his family on their loss and wishes a quick return to the winners’ enclosure. Walker has two rides on the Sunday card in the sixth and the ninth.
GOOD LUCK “CHAMPO”.
HORSES
There are four first-time runners listed to race on Sunday. They are King Ric, El Cid, Asurety, and Devonte. The four are positioned in the day’s fourth event, which is a three-year-old Maiden Special Weight contest at 6 ½ furlongs.
King Ric is a bay colt by Greenpointcrusader out of Little Jennie trained by Alford Brown.
El Cid is a chestnut colt by Soul Warrior out of Wap trained by champion Anthony Nunes. Wap has already produced Golden Bullet, Ballon D’or, Rajput Raja, She’s A Banker, and Regal and Royal.
Asurety is a chestnut colt by Perfect Curlin out of Sure To Cure trained by Nunes. Sure To Cure has already produced Sure Step, Okahumpka, Locomotive, Soul Cure, and Sure Curlin.
Devonte is a grey colt by Fearless Vision out of Eighteen Karat also trained by Nunes. Eighteen Karat has already produced Dontae, Necromancer, Don Almighty, and Task Force.
JOCKEYS
Apprentice Roger Hewitt will be working overtime on the day as he is set to partner horses in eight of the ten races offered on the Sunday card.
Following closely behind Hewitt is Tevin Foster with rides in seven races, with the present joint leader in this season’s championship Robert Halledeen aboard horses in five races.
Both reigning champion Anthony Thomas and Dane Nelson have secured rides in four races each.
Of note is that newcomer to the local track former champion in Trinidad and Tobago Prayven Badrie is riding in three races.
TRAINERS
On the side of the trainers Ryan Darby, Anthony Nunes, Gresford Smith, and Steven Todd are the leaders with horses in four races. Leading trainer Gary Subratie saddles horses in three races, the same as Jason DaCosta.
