WILSON, a 15-1 long shot, outbattled second choice EXTRUDER to land Saturday s Fitzgerald Crawford Memorial at Caymanas Park by a neck.
Running with the handicaps in his favour at 109lb due to Jordan Barrett s weight allowance, WILSON straightened third in the seven-furlong event, chasing leader EXTRUDER and ENUFFISENUFF.
Taking aim at the leaders in the stretch run, WILSON went past ENUFFISENUFF a furlong out before fighting out the finish with a determined EXTRUDER, partnered by Tevin Foster.
WILSON clocked 1:27.0 in the overnight allowance event for horses who have never won at the level, a victory for trainer Donovan Plummer in his first run with the six-year-old he had claimed for $850,000 three weeks ago.
Back-to-form DOUBLE CROWN skipped non-winners-of-four to overpower the filly, ANOTHER AFFAIR, inside the last furlong and a half of Saturday s overnight allowance race at Caymamas Park.
An easy winner among non-winners of three races on December 23, DOUBLE CROWN, third in last season s 2000 Guineas, broke sharply in the eight-and-a-half furlong event to keep ANOTHER AFFAIR honest down the backstretch.
As expected, a match race ensued between the two four-year-olds, who peeled off from rivals and entered the straight abreast.
Though under the whip from three furlongs out, DOUBLE CROWN proved stronger than the leg-weary filly, who had run three races, winning two, in the final three weeks of last season.
In-form FATHER PATRICK romped to a second straight win at Caymanas Park on Saturday, clocking a fast 1:12.0 in the six-furlong St Catherine Cup for open allowance ru
Lightning-fast ENGLAND S ROSE made all at five furlongs round on Saturday to beat EROY by a length and a quarter, handing former champion trainer Wayne DaCosta a hat-trick to close the nine-race card.
ENGLAND S ROSE was partnered by joint-champion jockey, Anthony Thomas, riding for the first time since affected by a stomach ailment for the last two meets of 2020.
ENGLAND S ROSE stopped the clock in 59.2 to hand Thomas a second winner, having landed the second event with 2-1 chance PURPLE WAYNE.
EROY made late headway inside the final half-furling but was no match for the speedy filly, who ripped opening splits of 22.2 and 45.3 for the half-mile.
The combination of title-chasing jockey, Dane Nelson, and champion trainer, Anthony Nunes, dominated Saturday s 11-race card at Caymamas Park.
Nelson won four races to reduce Anthony Thomas lead to one atop the jockeys standings and Nunes extended his stakes lead over Wayne DaCosta, saddling three winners, including CHANDRA S LAW and ALIMONY, in the divided Starters Trophy for two-year-olds.
With three meets to close the season, Nunes appears a safe bet to retain the crown he won last season, snapping DaCosta s 13-year reign as an 18-time champion.
Nelson opened his four-timer aboard BLACK ROYALTY for trainer Richard Todd in the second before making all with CHANDRA S LAW in division one of the four-furlong straight Starters Trophy.