Jason DaCosta’s United States-bred I AM FRED is the ante-post favourite for Saturday’s World Vet Day Trophy feature race at Caymanas Park, facing champion trainer Anthony Nunes’ CURLIN’S AFFAIR among eight rivals at a mile.
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Joint champion jockey, Anthony Thomas, dominated for a second consecutive day at Caymanas Park, landing three winners on Saturday, his seventh in two meets, including piloting last year s Jamaica Derby winner, KING ARTHUR, to an easy victory in the World Vet Day Trophy race at a mile.
KING ARTHUR won the mile event in 1:39.3 after shaking loose of JAMAI RAJA a half-mile out.
KING ARTHUR won ahead of EL PROFESOR and MARQUESAS fighting for second place, almost four lengths away.
Thomas, who landed a four-timer on Friday s eight-race card, took his tally to 35 for the season, three wins clear of Dane Nelson with whom he tied as champion jockey last season.
Jamaica Derby-winner, KING ARTHUR, is the overwhelming favourite for Saturday’s Jamaica Racing Commission’s (JRC) World Vet Day Trophy at a mile for overnight allowance runners at Caymanas Park.
Racing for the first time under the care of Jason DaCosta since the passing of his father, 18-time champion trainer, Wayne DaCosta, KING ARTHUR reported off a three-month on April 8 to post a fast-time win at five furlongs straight, clocking an eye-popping 57.0.
United States-bred EXCESSIVE FORCE, who was a well-measured second, returned to beat non-winners-of-four at a mile by 10 lengths in 1:39.4, two-fifths slower than the 1:39.2 ONEOFAKIND clocked to beat the best runners in the country on Friday.