Horses of the Simply Royal Stable came up big and took top honours when the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) held their annual Phagwah horserace meet last Sunday.
Stormy Victory with Jockey Ramnarine pose with the Metro trophy and the owners after winning the feature C1 Metro mile. Dennis De Roop, with cap, is at right.
The Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice venue was packed as thousand saw horses of the Dennis De Roop owned stable dominate proceedings winning the two main events.
Stormy Victory created a major upset in the feature C1 and lower event compliments of the Metro Stationery and Office Supplies. The very competitive Metro mile, saw the horse storming to victory from within the pack, defying the odds to race away with the $1.2M top prize and Metro Trophy.
Trained by De Roop himself and skillfully ridden by top jockey Vishal Ramnarine, Stormy Victory was always within striking distance. As the event got going, front runners Spankhurst and John Bull were setting a blistering pace. As the animals entered the home stretch the horses began to bunch up as the front runners began to fade. Closing in on the finishing line it was anybody’s race. With Stormy Victory on the inside and Ramnarine urging it on, the animal with a final burst of speed eased ahead for its first win on Guyana’s Soil.
The co-feature F and lower event brought more joy for connections of the Simply Royal Stable. Morning Colours with Jockey Ramnarine on the perch shone brightly as it won from Stable mate Creemore. Morning Colours took the lead early and was never threatened as it dominated the seven furlongs event. A fast-finishing Creemore came in second with Beckham James third.
Creemore of the Simply Royal stable with jockey R. Appadhu placed second to stable mate Morning Colours in the F class event.
The Three years-old Guyana Bred race saw Perfect Gold, piloted by Kissonchand running a good race to win from I’ll Have Another, Easy Bella and Citation,
American Traveler with jockey Blake in the stirrups travelled most of the distance by itself for an easy win in the H class six furlongs event. Others that placed were Atta Girl Silvy, Emotional Damage and She WBO on Time.
Sarkar of the Hope Stable with Pereira riding won the J and lower event. Rounding out the money were Country Rock, Princess Sasha and Lion Heart.
River Dance 11 of the Elcock Stable and ridden by Yap Drepaul danced away early and breezed home in the L class open event. Sarkar placed second with Quiet Warrior and Lion Heart occupying the other spots.
Dennis De Roop and the Simply Royal Stable made a clean sweep of the individual prizes. They won the champion stable, champion trainer and champion jockey trophies. Jockey Ramnarine with two wins and a third took the top jockey award. They received trophies compliments of the Trophy Stall. Ramnarine also collected $100US for his exploits.
The organizers expressed thanks to all. The Police let by Deputy Superintendent Michael Newland received special commendations.
The days event was held under the aegis of the KMTC.
