Caribbean Sports Network

AFTER watching Grand Riviere at gallops at Santa Rosa Park, Arima, yesterday morning, turfites are advised to look for who will be second in the feature Oaks Stakes. This gutsy daughter of A Great Team/Riviera showed in her preparatory work yesterday, that she will take a lot of beating in the 1800 metres event race Worth $200,000.

The John OP’Brien-trained filly, winner of seven of her eight lifetime starts including the first leg of the local Triple Crown, the Carib Brewery Guineas, galloped over 1000 metres together with the older Illusionist and the pair stopped the clock in a very good one minute 01.4 seconds.

Another who holds this engagement, Inconclusive, looked very good in her run over 800 metres timed in 51.3 seconds. Grand Riviere’s stablemate who is also engaged in the Oaks Stakes, I’m Coming Baby was sharpened over 400 metres in 23.1 seconds but Golden Millennium, the daughter of Derby winner New Millennium only did pace work over 400 metres in 29.4 seconds.

Visible Wind who is in this race, went sent to pace over 800 metres which was clocked in 56.0 seconds. The morning’s best gallop came from Honest Hero, however, with this William Clarke-trained American-bred colt stepping lively over 1200 metres in the good time of one minute 15.2 seconds. Also looking very sharp was the three-year-old Sam’s Hero who covered 800 metres in 48.1 seconds, the same time as Cat Minister.


Gallops recorded yesterday: (Going : Good) - 400 METRES: ALL ROYALTY - 25.0 Good; BE ALERT - 27.1 Handy; BRICKYARD CROSSING - 26.2 Pacing; CHIEF CRAZYHORSE - 24.4 Good; CULTURALAMBASSADOR - 25.0 Good; DIONYSUS - 25.0 Good; DON’T BLINK - 23.4 Good (boxes); GOLDEN MILLENNIUM - 29.4 Pacing; GOLDEN PRIDE - 26.3 Handy; GRAND SLAM - 25.3 Good; I’M COMING BABY - 23.1 Good; NAKITA - 26.4 Pacing; PEACE ON EARTH - 28.4 Pacing; SKYLINE PIGEON - 23.1 Good; STORM STREET - 29.3 Pacing; UNBRIDLED STAR - 29.4 Pacing.


600 METRES: TRADITIONAL MAN - 41.3 Pacing; WRATHED - 42.0 Pacing; ZARKOSY - 35.0 Good; ZEN MASTER - 43.4 Pacing; ZIPITUP - 37.1 Good; ACE OF SPADES - 37.4 Good; BACK ON TOP - 37.4 Good; BANANACHIPS - 44.1 Pacing; BRAZILIAN BEAUTY - 38.0 Good; CAILEY’S MAGIC - 40.3 Handy; CALL OF THE WILD - 44.4 Pacing; CHARLIE’S ANGEL - 37.3 Good; CHIEF’S NEPHEW - 36.3 Good; ENGINE RHYTHM - 42.0 Pacing; FORWARDTRACKING - 36.3 Good; GOLD BEAD - 44.4 Pacing; GONZAGA - 42.4 Pacing; INDIAN IN FLIGHT - 40.1 Handy; JUST OSSIE - 42.0 Pacing; KAIO-KEN - 37.1 Good; MAJESTIC - 43.4 Pacing; MR FIREWIRE - 43.4 Pacing; NORTHERN HILLS - 42.2 Pacing; ONLYAMONKEY - 37.3 Good; PERSONAL EXCHANGE - 43.4 Pacing; REDTRACK - 39.0 Good; REWARDSINHEAVEN - 43.4 Pacing; SEAL THE DEAL - 42.4 Pacing; SILENT REPROACH - 35.0 Good; TAP TO THE TUNE - 44.2 Pacing.


800 METRES: ACHILLES OF TROY - 51.0 Good; HEY BIG FELLA - 48.4 Good; AIR FRANCE - 52.4 Handy; APPEALING HARVEST - 49.3 Good; BE NICE - 48.4 Good; BRAVO - 51.2 Good; BULLET BANKER - 52.2 Handy; CAT MINISTER - 48.1 Good; CHECK IN HAND - 53.0 Pacing; COVER YOU DONKEY - 53.2 Pacing; DAMAGE CONTROL - 59.2 Pacing; LIL BOB - 52.4 Handy; LOVE YOU DEAR - 53.0 Pacing; PORT OF NEW YORK - 50.4 Good; PRADO’S PRINCESS - 49.0 Good; SAM’S HERO - 48.1 Good; SANTA ROSA BOY - 49.4 Good; SING ADESH SING - 50.0 Good; SKY BEAUTY - 53.1 Pacing; SLIPPERY SAM - 54.1 Pacing; STAR DIAMOND - 51.1 Good; THE GENERAL - 50.4 Good; DEVIL’S MARK - 54.0 Pacing; DIVINE BULL - 57.3 Pacing; ENCHANTED ISLE - 59.4 Pacing; EXPLORER - 53.2 Pacing; GOTTAGO - 50.2 Good; HONOURABLE MENTION -54.1 Pacing; HURRICANE WATCH - 49.4 Good; INCONCLUSIVE - 51.3 Good; KING STREET - 54.4 Pacing; LADY SAGE - 53.2 Pacing; MISSHIGHOCTANE - 54.2 Pacing; MISSION KING - 58.4 Pacing; MISTER HARRY - 52.4 Handy; VICTORIAN SUMMER - 55.2 Pacing; VICTORY DANCE -55.0 Pacing; VISIBLE WIND - 56.0 Pacing; WILL POWER - 49.3 Good.


1000 METRES: ENCHANTED ALEX - 1:04.4 Good; GRAND RIVIERE, ILLUSIONIST - 1:01.4 Good; HURRICANE LEE - 1:09.0 Pacing; LUCA’S GOLD - 1:06.4 Handy; MOST DEFINITELY - 1:04.2 Good; TRUCULENT - 1:03.3 Good.


1200 METRES: HONEST HERO - 1:15.2 Good.

Here are the 12 fillies nominated for the Oaks Stakes:

OAKS STAKES (GRADE 3) -W. I. BRED 3.Y.O. FILLIES - 1800 METRES

.BECAUSEWECAN; BLUESINTHENITE; CLASSY LADY; GOLDEN MILLENNIUM; GRAND RIVIERE; I’M COMING BABY; INCONCLUSIVE; KICKUPASTORM; PRADO’S PRINCESS; ROYAL BABY; VIJAYANTI; VISIBLE WIND.