Lady Budapest wins twice at Post-Emancipation horse race classic
Lady Budapest of the Bactowar Stables won twice to come out as the champion horse on Sunday at the Post-Emancipation horse race meet held at the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) and in the process took the feature event which was worth M
And they’re off! Part of the action at the race meet (file photo)
With $1M and the Ivanoff Trophy seven furlongs away from the starting gate, in the feature event for animals classified as B1 and lower, Jack in My Style was the first out and was immediately challenged by of Spit Fire and then Lady Budapest and then Score Is Even coming from the outside, but the latter soon faded and the two animals went neck to neck.
Jockey Semple did his all ensuring that Lady Budapest stays in contention while Jockey Patrick pushed Jack in My Style to stay ahead. With the final 300 meters Lady Budapest used the advantage of the inside and came out of the final turn ahead and reached the finish poll with her nose just ahead of Spit Fire. Jack in My Style finished third. Score Is Even brought up the rears of the six horses making it the second consecutive time the animal did not place.
Prior to the race, Score Is Even had already been demoted from being an ‘A’ class horse to being classed as ‘B1’.
In other results from Sunday, Awesome Cash won the two-year-old Guyana bred horses, which saw the horses covering a distance of five furlongs, winning the top prize of $200,000 and the Clear Waters trophy. The second place went to Flash Again ahead of King Stanley and Princess Soria finishing in that order. The day started with a race for non-winners (L class) over five furlongs with a winners’ prize of $120,000.
The D3 & E & Lower Class (7 furs) had a first prize of $600,000 and was won by Lady Budapest ahead of Light Up Canada.
The H & Lower (6 furs) was won by Precise Gold with Its My Turn, Rosetta and Midnight Blue following. The first prize was worth $240,000.
She Is In Control was awarded the first place in the L class (5 furs) event after Stewart’s Inquiry was ordered. During the race, Daddy’s Daughter braced She Is In Control to the rein causing the animal to be injured. The second place Affirmaty with Daddy’s Daughter third ahead of Royal Stallion. The top money in the race was $120,000.
G & Lower (7 furs) race with a top prize $280,000 was won by Isn’t She Charming, while Golden Kiss won the final event of the day, the J1 & Lower (5 furs; second place went to Liquid Lion. That race was marred by the misfortune of Red Jet falling at the 100-furlong pole injuring Jockey Colin Ross in the process and then Plain Land tripped over Red Jet and Jockey P Chandra was injured. They were both taken to the hospital.
The champion Jockey was Semple with two wins and a second place, while the runner-up was Jockey Richmond with a win and two second place finishes.
