 Yeah, we're at the track covering the sport of Kings coming up this week. Jamaica's horse of the year and runner-up horse of the year both toppled in Saturday's feature as Jason the Costa's four-year-old Colt makes a factual statement about handicaps in Thorbett racing. A rare dead heat in Sunday's main event at Cayman-a-Spark. A look ahead to the Sandilane Barbados Gold Cup, the post-position draw confirming an intriguing nine-horse field for this esteemed nine-for-long run. A thrilling finish to the Saudi Cup, the world's richest horse race shown live on SportsMax last Saturday, plus the usual weekly stats on Caribbean success on the North American continent or opening story from Jamaica. Saturday's chairman's trophy race was the weekend's big attraction, only five horses for the seven-and-a-half furlong run, but serving up an early season clash between Atomica, the horse of the year back-to-back seasons now, and the U.S. bred horse-of-the-year runner-up, Rough Entry, out for the first time since his brilliant win in December's Mute Mile. Atomica in the two-box, the even-money-second favorite, Dane Dawkins up for trainer Gareth Sabrati, number five Rough Entry, the four-to-five favorite, with Shamari Muir in the saddle for Florida-based trainer, Rohan Crichton. Good betting support tool at three-to-one, for is that a fact? The four-horse, with only 101 pounds in his back, compared to Rough Entry with one 26 pounds, and Atomica 115, ace commentator Brad Rickman picks them up down the back stretch, with a fancied entry's bunched on a pace that went splits of 23-four by 46-three by one 11-and-one-fifth. The Philly Atomica, there goes Rough Entry on the outside. Is that a fact? It's a run against the rail, and these three abreast as they charge toward the half-mile. Neostar needs to find three-or-four lengths to get to them, and Reinsville needs help as they leave the half-mile and come spinning away now toward the seven-sixteenth Rough Entry. And is that a fact? Now go on. Atomica, the Philly, has faded. Neostar is racing further back and forth, and last of all remains Reinsville as they're about to arrive at the five-sixteenth, and it is the Mute-Mile winner, a Rough Entry who has taken charge. Is that a fact? Now trying to run him down, but Rough Entry looks strong at the moment. Is that a fact? With the lightweight now asked to close upon the rail, Atomica is trying to fight back, but it is a Rough Entry and Chamarimur who have that lead. Is that a fact? Now coming on the outside with a tremendous kick, it is Rough Entry under a drive. Here is is that a fact to the lightweight, and is that a fact now? Snatch is the lead in the Chairman's trophy, Rough Entry can't answer the lead kick of is that a fact? Is that a fact? And Jordan Barrett take the Chairman's trophy. There is a saying in horse racing that weight will stop a train, and that's kind of what happened here. As a lightly weighted four-year-old Colt, is that a fact? Finishes best here on the outside, toppling Atomica and Rough Entry both voted recently to Jamaica's best horses for 2023. Favorably carrying away £25 a lighter than Rough Entry and £14 below Atomica, is that a fact flourished in those conditions. But winning Jockey Jordan Barrett said getting past the front-running Mute Maal winner Rough Entry, past the eighth bowl, had its challenges. I was a little bit worried because he was drifting over when he saw me coming so I was like, it's my house down the back door but I continue speaking my life and continue riding. Seven lifetime wins now in 13 starts, champion owner Carlton Watson is that a fact, scoring by two and a quarter lengths over Atomica and Rough Entry third, 1 minute 32 and one fifth of a second. The fastest seven and a half furlong Chairman's trophy win this since she's a man-eaters 132 flat in 2019. Training trainer Jason Dacosta knew, in spite of the odds, his lightly weighted cold had a chance against the big guns. I thought I had a really good shot, I'm running against two very good horses so I was at doubt but I thought I had a really good shot at the handicaps and the way he's been training. Dacosta had a great shot at the weekend feature race double, his Mamma Mia last year's champion three-year-old Philly and odds on favourite in Sunday's Alan E. Billy Williams Memorial Trophy, run in honour of the three-time Jamaican champion trainer and Hall of Fame inductee and Carlton Watson's Philly looking strong down the back stretch. Mamma Mia continues to lead, Captain Calico now chasing just needs to find two lengths to get to the leader, Atlantic convoys four-and-a-half lengths back and running in third, followed by further and beyond as they slip past the three, four more to the head corner stone, freedom street now making ground on the rail, money monster in behind them then Gilbert and forget fly messenger fly as the field come thundering into the top of the lane, they're at the quarter pole, Mamma Mia drifting off a true line, Captain Calico looks to have got a bounce on the outside, Atlantic convoys running on the rail, freedom street in big rather further and beyond in between horses and now further and beyond begins to challenge Mamma Mia, here is Atlantic convoy charging upon the rail these three locked together as they drive inside the final 16 further and beyond Mamma Mia and Atlantic convoy and a drive to the line further and beyond and gone by with Atlantic convoy too close to call. In separable at the finish, further and beyond on the outside with ex-Champion Jockey Chris Mamdeen leading rider Tevin Foster closer to the rail, further and beyond second career dead heat finished this after his controversial sharing of the Kingston victory with miniature man in May 2021. As it usually is in these situations, neither rider nor the grooms, Peter Hemley and Gregory Alexander shore of the victory as they parade in front of the stands awaiting the verdict. In the end, the photo finished cameras can't separate them. The 2021 horse of the year further and beyond owned by Ghani's Vikram Odit and trained by Donovan Hutchinson at 8-1 odds in a dead heat his joint winner with Solomon Chops 7-1 bet Atlantic convoy trained by Patrick Lynch for the Allen E. Billy Williams Memorial feature, the favorite Mamma Mia for the three lengths back in third, 1-26 and 4-5 the winning time for seven furlongs, what a race. Sander Lane Gold Cup Day is one of the biggest, not just sporting days but biggest days period on the Barbados National calendar of events and it comes up this weekend at the Garrison Savannah. The post position draw placing the nine starters in their designated boxes for the nine furlong showdown with a massive purse of 214,000 Barbados Dollars, one of the most eye-catching aspects of this Sander Lane Gold Cup. The world-famous names involved, multiple Eclipse Award US Champion Trainers, Todd Pletcher and Chad Brown, both having starters here. Pletcher's Jerry the Nipper, the 5-2 Morning Line favorite, has the Barbadian great Patrick Husbands in the saddle from the outside nine box, Brown's portfolio company is in post position five with Antonia Bishop aboard. Barbadian ace trainer, Safi Joseph Jr., current undisputed champion at Florida's Gulfstream Park, has two entries, number two spy novel and France bred number six cash equity, both like portfolio company and Jerry the Nipper multiple winners in the USA. The field completed by Pat Sewing Machine, winner of the Coolmore Home of Champions race earlier this month in the one box, number three last year's fourth place finisher in the Gold Cup, Renaissance Frolick, number four Soswaaf who was third last year, number seven Bodie Tapp second in the 2020 Gold Cup and number eight brilliant news who was fifth last year, it's the eighth race on Saturday's card with a local time of 5.50 p.m. Meanwhile, the second Santa Rosa Park meet for 2024 in Trinidad of Tobago comes up Saturday and there's the field for the chief commander classic feature three entries for champion trainer, John O'Brien including the two horse, Uncle Raj and there is also a winner on debut, number six L Ray Sanjay for trainer Lester Alexis. Now I told you last week that the Barbadian trainer Safi Joseph Jr. was just days away from achieving 1,000 wins in North American horse racing and that he achieved on Sunday at Gulfstream Park where he's a reigning champion and current leader at the Florida racetrack. The milestone came in Sunday's maiden claiming 10th race where Joseph started the favorite palace zip at five to two odds, a first timer not the best out of the starting gates but settled comfortably off the pace by champion Jockey Edgar Zas in sixth spot. This sap is only starter for the day. Up front it's Kozanka in front by almost a length. Madonina latched on to her second. Moving into third now that's Miyamore. Out three wide goes Reina Maher at the rail and driven uptown cat. Then moving up on the outside in palace zip with melodies kiss, hunting room between. Now the trailer again, Miss Teresensal. Around the four term they go four wide Reina Maher making a move big time down, quickening right with her is Miyamore loose for the drive palace zip underway in a big way on her back as melodies kiss as they reach the top of the stretch. The first timer palace zip trying to give Safi that career milestone. She turns for home on top from second. It's Reina Maher at the inside. It's Miyamore. There's an eighth of a mile to go from the outside palace zip has the lead. Reina Maher runs right back at her with his sixteenth to go palace zip almost there. Reina Maher trying to get back to her palace zip Reina Maher. Palace zip for the Barbados powerhouse Safi Joseph Junior to win three parts of the leg. A moment he describes as amazing. Safi Joseph achieves 1000 wins in the USA since arriving in Florida from Barbados in 2011. The 37 year old has compiled horses earnings of over 44.6 million US dollars. A solid 88 stakes wins and has won eight consecutive titles at Gulfstream Park. And finally it was described as the best ever feel assembled for the Saudi cup. The world's richest horse race at 20 million US dollars. It was live on Sportsmax and what a race it was. 14 world class Thorbrids in the ninth for a long run. Many of them still in with a shot coming off the final bend. And can you believe it? It's this horse Senor Boscador in about 10th place that would quicken for the win. Check it out. It's Saudi crown who has the advantage from national treasure. Ushbata Swarov from a mile back continues to stay on also staying on strongly is Senor Boscador out in front. Saudi crown with 150 meters to last. Still has the lead. National treasure Ushbata Swarov late on the scene and right down the outside. Senor Boscador. The lead is taken by Ushbata Swarov but right on the line. No sooner than Ushbata Swarov snatches the lead comes Senor Boscador to take it from him on the Florida based Venezuelan jockey, Junior Alvarado. It was unbelievable because you know the horse that finished second passed me by the flag 16 pole and I thought he couldn't keep up with them. So I was like well maybe maybe a third or four will be good. You know and then all of a sudden you know in the eight pole you can feel it how he's going after the horse. I was like come on boy keep going, keep going, keep going. I mean he just like you say he's just all hard going down to the wire. The six year old horse Senor Boscador wins the Saudi Cup thriller by a head at the King Abdulaziz race course in Riyadh. Coming off second place finishes in two massive races, the cigar mile in December and last month's Pegasus World Cup. Scoring a 16 to 1 upset win for trainer Todd Fincher. He went 149.50 for the mile in an eighth trip. A shout out before we go to the connections of the Ghana 2023 horse of the year, Spankhurst the six year old gelding with a fine win in Sunday's Mashramani meet feature at the Rising Sun Turf Club in West East. Our usual week Italy of wins now for Caribbean men in the USA. I've counted 14 since our last show among them the Barbadian jockey Rocoboin with three wins at Oakland Park. The Jamaican trainers Jason Dacosta and Ricardo Bailey both won at Mahoning Valley and there was a Barbados combination winning and New York's Aqueduct race track the jockey Elijah Greenidge scoring for the Barbadian trainer Ricardo Ligal. We've been at the track covering top stories and exciting races in the sport of kings. Check us out again next week.