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Co-owner of Barbados Derby winner War Eagle, Kraigg Brathwaite, of K & C Stables (right), receiving the Derby Trophy from Barbados Turf Club president Sir David Seale (centre), as winning jockey Delano Lopez joins in the celebrations. - (Picture by Kenmore Bynoe.) Social Share
Boxing Day Barbados Derby in grand style to trigger pandemonium at the
Garrison Savannah last night.
The three-year-old chestnut gelding, which is owned by K & C Stables, gave co-owner West Indies cricketer Kraigg Brathwaite his first
Barbados Derby victory under the floodlights before a massive crowd on the good-to-firm track.
It was not an easy win for the favourite
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Opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite could create history by becoming the first West Indian cricketer/horse owner to win a Barbados Derby when the Barbados Turf Club’s stages its first day-night racing card from 1 p.m. at the Garrison Savannah.
His chestnut gelding War Eagle who he co-owns in K and C Stables, is the overwhelming favourite for the Grade I-Barbados Derby over 2 000 metres following.
A piece of history on the 13-race Boxing Day card also awaits his apprentice jockey N’Rico Prescod who was astride when the pair took the Midsummer Creole Classic by 19 lengths. He would become the first apprentice to win a Derby in two consecutive years.