‘Honey Flow’ beats ‘Got To Go’ in close finish at Sprint Classic

Honey Flow of the Nand Persaud Stables crossed the finish line just millimeters ahead of Got To Go of the Jumbo Jet racing Stables to win the feature event of the Sprint Classic held on Sunday at the Number 36 Horse Racing Track.

Honey Flow with nose ahead of Got To Go
PM Regional Rep Gobin Harbhajan presenting the Prime Minister’s trophy to the Nand Persaud Stables

It took officials several minutes reviewing the video recording of the race before they made the call allowing the Nand Persaud Stables to receive the Prime Minister’s trophy and $400,000.
Only five horses had qualified for the main event and the Nand Persaud Stables took the starting gates with Honey Flow, Golden Blue Echo and Brave Sky. Got To Go had to run against the three stable mates and also fight off a challenge from Wild Excitement of the Sheriff Racing Stables.
The animals were out of the starting gates and firing on all cylinders down the 800-meter track. Brave Sky with Jockey Colin Ross went ahead and stable mate Honey Flow followed making it a two animal race for the first half of the distance. However, with pressure from Honey Flow the Jockey Ross could not get the animal to match and Honey Flow was leading but being challenged by Wild Excitement.
In the last 200 meters Got To Go made a big surge passing Wild Excitement. However, jockey Ajai spurred the 4-year-old Honey Flow in the final seconds of the race to take the coveted first prize. .
Seven races were carded on what was being dubbed the “Nand Persaud Karibee Sprint Classic” which had more than $4M in cash prizes at stake.
There were three L Class races, the first, over a distance of four furlongs was won by Mystery Man ahead of Little McGaiver and Red Weasel. The race had a top prize of $100,000 while the second L Class had a full field and was over a distance of four furlongs. The winner was Princess Seria piloted by Jockey Randolph Richmond. The second spot went to Angel Eyes with Little McGaiver coming back to finish third ahead of Irish Boy.
The third L Class which was the final race of the day and won by Victoria Secret ahead of Zoo Zoo Mafia, I am back and Physical Disturbance.
The K Class event saw Golden kiss, running in ahead of Born To Dance, Massaupequea Dr and Victoria Secret finishing in that order. The three-year-old race had a top prize of $140,000.
The H and Lower saw Fire In Line of the Sheriff Racing Stables winning the four-furlong race with T and T second ahead of Sweet return. The event had a top prize of $300,000.
Ready For Romance of the Jagdeo racing Stables won the J Class. Rounding out the top finishers were Golden Kiss, Born To dance and King Stanley.
The top Jockey was Randolph Richmond. (Andrew Carmichael)