 Hello and welcome to the Caymanus Park Highlight Show. In this week's edition, we recap select races from Saturday, February 24th as well as Sunday, February 25th. 21 races were in offer over the two-day race carnival. Saturday's Champions Day race card had the coveted Chairman's Plate as a main event, while Sunday's featured race was the Allende E. Billy Williams Memorial Trophy. Let's begin with race two from Saturday. This was run in honor of the 2023 Champion Breeder Ham Stables, a made-in-special weight event for a native bread three-year-olds going six-and-a-half furlongs, a small field of six with two debitons in the lineup, King Pie from the Antony Nunes Barn and a Hickory Slim out of the Ian Prasad Camp. They're off on racing. King Pie steps a bit slowly and is left at the back of the field. Hickory Slim goes into an early lead, right on the inside of Hickory Slim. That is Don't Tell Lulu, so Don't Tell Lulu now assumes a lead from Hickory Slim's. Sprague attracts them in third, then comes Buzz Murray and King Pie, waited at the back of the field. They head toward the four furlong point and it is Don't Tell Lulu. Being hounded by Sprague on the outside right against the rail, that's Hickory Slim. Then comes Buzz Murray and recovering now that's King Pie. They've left the four and head toward the three furlong point and it is Don't Tell Lulu on a two-and-a-half length lead from Hickory Slim right there in second. Then comes Sprague behind those and hustled up for more. That's King Pie and racing at the back of the field. That's Buzz Murray, but Don't Tell Lulu has kicked away about four lengths in front of Hickory Slim, tiling in second right there on the outside and coming on now. That's King Pie, but Don't Tell Lulu is kicking clear at the furlong and a half pole. Don't Tell Lulu is still on that lead. King Pie wind up in hearts for more. It's Don't Tell Lulu. King Pie begins to come forward there at the furlong pole. Don't Tell Lulu is still in front. King Pie begins to come forward nicely. It's Don't Tell Lulu. I'm tying up a bit and now King Pie comes a calling, but Don't Tell Lulu is finding more. King Pie trying to fight back. Don't Tell Lulu. Don't Tell Lulu beats King Pie. Then comes Hickory Slim. Got tied for fourth between Sprague and Buzz Murray. So we have back-to-back upsets to start the Reggae 6 and we started off with 689 tickets and after leg 2 we're down to 47. I think that could be a record low of the life-thick down after the first two legs of the Reggae 6 and probably have the IT department to check that. But from leg 1 to leg 2 and we're down to 47 tickets, I don't recall ever seeing such a drastic reduction from the first two legs of the Reggae 6. So it could very well be in carryover mode for the Reggae 6 and it's been a while since I've had a carryover in the Reggae 6. So 13 to 1 race 1, 3 it is. 9 to 1 race 2. Don't Tell Lulu. Sixth time champion Jockey Oma Walker there for Trina Alfred Brown and as I said, preview time. This one was fourth. Actually was sixth, but beaten behind interesting times ahead. Who was third? Interesting times ahead got six and three quarter lengths and Don't Tell Lulu got 12 and three quarter lengths. So six lengths behind interesting times ahead. Who came back on one twice inclusive of the Jamaica 2U's take? So the four man's were freely encouraging for Don't Tell Lulu, blinkers on leg 6 for the first time, change of barn to Alfred Brown. Good job. All and sundry. Sixth time champion Jockey Omar Walker with the win aboard the Alfred Brown Conditioned Don't Tell Lulu, a three-year-old Philly who was bred and owned by Norris Anthony Finn. Our next recap race from the Saturday Card was the day's feature, the Chairman's Plate, which was a highly anticipated rematch between the 2023 Mutant Mile Winner Rough Entry and the Super Philly, successive reigning horse of the year, Atomica. A small field of fire was declared to go with a seven and a half furlong strip. This is the Chairman's Trophy, field in line. Seven and a half furlongs there off. A rough entry gets a smart break and gets that lead. Atomica now rushes up to challenge early. Is that a fact racing just in behind them with Neostar and Rainsville as expected at the back of the field as they go down the far side? Atomica now goes on and takes that lead from Rough Entry, settle down in second, they leave the six. Is that a fact races in behind them? Neostar right alongside and at the moment, Rainsville needs help as they charge past the five. The Philly Atomica, there goes Rough Entry on the outside. Is that a fact gets to 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 Rainsville needs help as they leave the half mile and come spinning away now toward the 7th, 16th 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 Rainsville as they're about to arrive at the 5th, 16th and it is the Mute mile winner, 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 Shamari Muur 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 with the lightweight and is that a fact now snatches the lead in the chairman's trophy? Rough Entry can't answer the lead kick-up. Is that a fact? Is that a fact? Take the chairman's trophy Atomica may have snatched second from Rough Entry fading then Rainsville and Neostar. The chairman's trophy goes to the lightweight. Is that a fact? 46 kilos or 101 pounds with the like with apprentice Jordan Barton the son of a champion turner, Jason Acosta and the champion owner Carlton Watson. They get the victory in the chairman's trophy after that impressive victory at the mile. Atomica stayed in 139.1 prior to that on New Year's Day though. Atomica beat his artifact by some 5 planes or 8 and a half photons and is that a fact? Pounced on Atomica at the quarter pole there first by a head but then Atomica quickly no way to win by 5 planes. Today Atomica finishes in second. Now near the 3-4 point or 3 and a half photons out she got pinched back in between horses when is that a fact? And Rough Entry went on with it so she had a bit of a traffic there and she ran it strongly and came back and for the second beating the highlight of Rough Entry. So in the end Atomica that's what they call running two races basically. She tried to go to the lead with an intent to make all and then she was taken back and she came again and that's very difficult to do at this level of competition you don't run two races in one event and win. So she did very well to finish in second and in turn beating her recent conqueror Rough Entry so for all of those fans who were saying who comes my Talkin tip Atomica to beat Rough Entry? What I'm thinking about I don't understand well you have a thing called situational handicapping which is what I do for every race that I preview and I analyse and handicap so the situation that unfolded in the Mute mile was not in favour of Atomica today there was an favourable situation as well when she was pinched back for space near in the midway point of the contest nothing for sure the horse of the year will be back. A massive upset for the two favourites as Jason Acosta is that a fact with Jordan Barrett in the saddle puts on a showpiece performance in the final half of a furlong to beat Atomica in second place who got her revenge on Rough Entry who finished in third Reignsville was the other top four finisher Robert Darby spoke to trainer Jason Acosta and a jockey Jordan Barrett after landing their memorable victory over the highly tilted favourites. A brilliant trainer, Jason Acosta looking on the race, Jason your horse was easily the best coming in at the handicaps and at the work six furlong in one thirteen four there was no other horse working so well how confident were you seeing the handicaps and that brilliant work in preparation for this event well I thought I had a really good chat I'm running against two very good horses so you know there's always a doubt but I thought I had a really good chat at the handicaps and the way he's been training Alright, Rough Entry looked all over when we were turning for home but your horse made a big move at the half mile coming to the tree she took closer orders from there could you just take us through the race how confident were you from there and what are your thoughts on the big finish well I was very worried leaving the three because Rough Entry was moving much the best but I still had a little hope of returning for home because with the light weight I would start to finish up really well so what's next for Isdatafak with this big win and she looks like the most improved horse right now in the country so what's next for Isdatafak well we'll see how he comes out of the race and we'll pick his spots throughout the year because definitely the objective has got to be the multi-mal at the end of the year so we'll pick his spots and go from there Thank you very much Jason congratulations once again that's Jason the champion trainer and here we have Jordan Barat well-ridden by Jordan Barat Jordan the splits of the event was 23, 4, 4, 6, 3, 1, 11 and 2 finishing in 1, 32 and 1 leaving the half mile when Rough Entry looked very comfortable on that lead worried or you know you had this one in the back from there well not really worried just a little bit because I know Isdatafak was a very good horse you know so within myself I just as to say I worked with the trainer instruction and according to all the races running she worked he worked a brilliant 1, 13 and 4 were you the one who worked and how confident were you after winning after he saw that win by 8 and a half length beating system and company and now working 1, 13 and 4 how confident were you after seeing that work well it wasn't me working that time but yeah I'm very confident in it because I watched the races win the last time with Aladdin so I'm very confident at what point did you know he was a winner when I'm leaving the tree from Marker tree for Alan Marker and that made my move be an Rough Entry I feel he so you know with Rough Entry with the 57 I know I got him one last question at the two furlough marker heading to the furlough pole Rough Entry started to kick once again your horse joined him and he quick kicked again was full of fight were you worried at any point that you would have passed him yeah I was a little bit worried because he was like drifting over when he saw me coming so I was like I was going to back up but I continued sticking my left hand and continued riding race 8 from Saturday was a restricted allowance event going 5 furlong straight an 11 horse field reduced to 10 with the scratch of Don Pablo from the 8th draw 5 time champion Jockey Trevor Simpson OD was aboard the Patrick Smelly condition Spitzen Kan in gate number 1 ready for a start they're off on racing she's an aviated does everything wrong simply sensational though got a good start closest to us coalition is right there too Babla is also early and over on the far side that's and spitzen Kan way over on the far side it is simply sensational coalition and a babla this is where the action lies just behind them that is article as they're going to come out to the shoot that way there's spread right across the track though and it is Babla and coalition simply sensational right under the stand fence and could just be the overall leader Babla is traveling well too coalition left out of it a bit but Babla is really tearing up the course coming to the furlong pole it's Babla in front coalition and simply sensational this is where the race lies Babla looks to have the overall lead coalition is darting across on the far side and coming forward but Babla driven for road sheverted Babla in front and Babla beats Babla will beat it got tight on the second door looks like coalition in a photograph with dream warrior and a simply sensation steen is next upset winner on the champions day card in the form of Babla ridden by Javini for trade affidably making all the running and also 91 Babla graduate from none winners of two runner-up was coalition with exact appeal there two thousand one hundred and sixty seven dollars and the winner of us is a must one thousand one hundred and sixty six you have that six with over four point eight million dollars in that net pool so right now you are at one hundred thousand a piece if you keep a life for the next two legs of the twilight six Javini partisan aboard the ninety one bed Babla makes light work over the one thousand meter strip covering the distance in one minute and one fifth of a second with a win margin of two and a half lengths in front of runner-up coalition the ninth race on the saturday card was the twenty twenty three champion owner trophy event this was a restricted allowance event going six and a half furlongs are thirteen hundred meters three trainers fielded double entries from the ten horse lineup declared to start fielded nine for the carton Watson thirteen hundred meters six and a half furlongs they're off amazing force just misses it along with Chesney relegated to last on the back stretch they lead the six come home to me now dashes through gets that lead a run julie run allegiance in a tight grouping riches to rags is right there fast and furious links in between horses a pope's lady with that group just about five length separates them as they charge away now toward the half mile amazing force is a further four lengths back on the outside blue sensation running on the rail a break back to Lucy in the sky and the trailing the field it's a Chesney as they've left the half mile and run the turn for home seven sixteen through meaning come home to me press now by a run julie run these are the two main contenders as they slip past the three pope's lady needs to find three to get to them just on the inside riches to rags fast and furious links and amazing force team up in behind allegiance has more to do Lucy in the sky now making a wide run with blue sensation but come home to me continues to show them are back and it's come home to me with that lead and now responding to the left hand stick run julie run the gray in hot pursuit pope's lady let loose on the outside amazing force now gathers momentum down against the rail it's come home to me watch amazing force now closing with a scorching kick down against the fence and now amazing force grabs the lead close home on the terrific Devin faster he notches his double they win by three or more come home to me is second run julie run third riches to rags is next pope's lady is fifth amazing force delivers a victory second ever basket on debut ran into a bull saw phone can't done that one won by eight lengths in twelve and two for six four longs today nothing of the caliber of phone can done present and you get a victory from amazing force were the shareholders tried had to do it from up the base but finished very strongly and that was Devin foster second win for the day so he started off on 18 two clear of radish roman he's now on 20 but that makes him for clear of radish roman leading rider in the jockey championship race Devin foster adds another win to his tally with a skillful ride aboard the philip fiani conditioned amazing force they cover the trip in a minute twenty one and three first of a second with margin of a three half limbs the tenth and final race from saturday was an overnight allowance event for three-year-olds and up named after the champion three-year-old for 2023 Devin foster was looking for a natural double aboard the Richard is untrained and conditioned burlap they're often racing that's a good line as a power blast into an early lead how wide that is kp choice and kp choice now goes on from katal but burlap is right there too on the outside the good which as they go past the four for a long point on the course heading toward the three then comes me lost racing back there along with power reversing then comes on the big big daddy snowflakes come next then comes up get a pepsi behind get a pepsi brings and at the back of the field that's ring charmer there coming at the top of the lane and kp choice is in front but here comes on the outside the good which kp choice keeping on from the good which burlap is also coming on coming down the middle of the racetrack and coming to that's katal but right against the rail and also coming on that's me lost but it's kp choice they're all steering at the back end of kp choice coming to the half of for a long pole it's kp choice in front get up from the left and begins to pull away kp choice beats me lost the good which then comes brings and maybe power back in fifth trainer Richard thousands kp choice with a Robert hardball halloween in the saddle takes the final event on the saturday card beating the likes of me lost the good which brings and the trailing power who rounded off the high five it's now time for a break on the came on as how I show on the other side we recap select races from sunday February 25th race car we pick up from race one this was a made condition event for native grade three-year-olds and up Phillies only division one event an unpredictable field of nine was declared to start with six David Hans they're off for the first little Maggie misses it with another mission sipping in sunshine our place catch up Narissa's angel we're going to go to the next section sipping in sunshine our place catch up Narissa's angel goes for it hit and run right alongside just a head separates them can see a racing on the outside divine diva making ground on the rail another mission has now picked up and needs five links to get to those leaders as they leave the half mile and run toward the seven sixteenth a break back to sipping on sunshine rack them is there and at the back of the field it's a Roman princess they blast past the three they're on five sixteenth and Narissa's angel sets the fractions and leads up by some three lengths another mission with a purpose now begins to cut into that lead right there near the rail and making ground that's hit and run as they're into the top of the lane but can they catch Narissa's angel that's the question the stick comes out in the right hand and Narissa's angel and O'Shea Nugent are away from them here now is sipping on sunshine beginning a run on the outside but still Narissa's angel sipping on sunshine switch down again surreal it is Narissa's angel with that lead sipping on sunshine trying desperate to get to the leader but they won't catch Narissa's angel Narissa's angel wins it close between Roman princess sipping on sunshine then can see her rack them is there that's Narissa's angel at odds of ten to one winning on debut two times champion of the branches O'Shea Nugent right turn it out for Brown and Ona Garfield Brown three to one on the morning line and he goes she goes over ten to one makes all the running and upsets the up card now I always tell you about those first time starters that are busting the clock when they come to race time anything can happen and we just didn't see anything from hit and run at all it was another debutant who wasn't a blazing exercise track that made all the running quite convincing too in picture there was Narissa's angel Roman princess run on to be second at long odds the 12,008 73 the quintal plus is a must 24,000 plus in dividend zero super fact appeal 186,000 plus in a nine horse field and the high five was not spotted carry with the high five with the big favorite hit and run finishing off the board Trina Alfred Browns and Narissa's angel shakes her maiden tag on the first time of asking with an impressive display of speed while being carefully handled by the experienced Kevin Foster in the saddle the six event on Sunday was another major condition event this time for native bread four-year-olds and up a field of 12 declared to start with the 10 horse Benson showing a lot of stable confidence as of two to one favorite the Betty they were often racing knocked them dead they spinched out and left at the back of the field glittering Magnum rushes to for that lead Benson rushing up on the outside so Benson in front glittering Magnum settled right against the rail toots in the middle right on the outside of those that read my lips then comes Sir Wong done xylophonic steel comes next then comes cruising again roaring thunder you look okay not them dead recovering after that bad break then comes clowning around and left at the back of the field legally hers they're coming at the top of the lane and Benson skitters away about five six lens in front of this field turning into second that is toots right against the rail that's glittering Magnum Sir Wong done it wound up announced for more but it is Benson still in front xylophonic steel is coming forward nicely also coming on that toots it's Benson running out of gas but still in front xylophonic steel rushing up on the inside and xylophonic steel joins Benson and now goes on it's xylophonic steel in front Benson trying to hold a second Sir Wong done is also flying on but xylophonic steel will be Sir Wong it's got tight for third though between Benson the toots and Reggae 6 winner 765,000 actually the 75 dollars and that was a good day for Reggae 6 players 5.9 million plus in that carryover and we had a net pool of 15.25 million if you noticed your weights had on all six of the winners and your tips there two first choice winners one on the Reggae 6 one second choice winner one one third choice winner one and two fourth choice winners one so you had the Reggae 6 on your programs and that would have been a great guide for you to hit the jackpot today with that good payout in the Reggae 6 let's ignore it on the early pick 5 on manager period this time at 191 with 2.88 million plus in the net pool and we have 428 tickets started on the twilight 6 now the winner was at 14 to 1 and congratulations are in order to win his first career win and I told you at preview time music man teaming up with hard ball and that combination turned out to be a win in combination Xylophonic steel written to perfection coming from all the pins this time around and that indeed made a great difference there a first time win for a newly licensed trainer Kiri Tucker and a massive 14 to 1 upset win from his 4 year old Philly Xylophonic steel who responded to the calls from the whip of the hard riding jockey Robert Halladine his race on the Sunday card was a restricted allowance event for native grad 4 year olds and up non winners of 3 in porties 4 years old and up non winners of 2 and 8 horse views set to go the 6 furlongs or 1200 meters trip with the best backed horse royal ash breaking from gate number 8 they were often racing a very good line right on the inside that's a digital light joys golden rushing up also right there that's Mrs. Slinders behind them that's royal ash right beside royal ash that's hot stepper then comes huntsman recovering and racing at the back of the field she's my hedge fund joys golden on about a 2 length lead from digital light racing in second right against the rail and coming on that is a hot stepper also recovering and really coming down into it now that is a royal ash but it is making the runnings it is still joys golden in front about 3 lengths in front here comes on the outside huntsman right between horses that's royal ash right against the rail and coming on that is digital light but it's joys golden still with that lead huntsman begins to come forward nicely it's joys golden in front huntsman trying to get to joys golden also running on that's royal ash right against the rail digital light and now huntsman has joined joys golden this is where the race like also coming on fast death is digital light but now huntsman hits the front and chris mamdeen on 200 wins congratulations to chris mamdeen a milestone huntsman beats joys golden then comes royal ash and digital light good ride by chris mamdeen 2019 champion jockey getting his milestone 200th win aboard huntsman and huntsman ran on to the strongest at the finish joys golden tried to make all as expected but the final furlong there was a bit too taxing for joys golden however she held on to second and exact return 160 the current return 500 and 2 dollars left to get it on on the big 5 on mandatory period the standard 62 with 2.88 million in that net pool so you're on to some big dividends there already in your pick 5 and 206 down to 98 life tickets with 4.239 million plus in that net pool so you're on to big dividends there as well for the 206 an exceptional display of riding from the 2019 champion jockey christopher mamdeen aboard the fared huntsman lands a milestone victory the allen e billy williams memorial trophy running his honor he was named champion trainer in 1964 1968 and 1969 an overnight allowance event for 3 year olds and up with a modest field of 9 said to go a distance of 1400 meters are 7 furlongs now he's ready they're off for the allen billy williams memorial trophy gilbert blows the start left a long way back as the field now make the way toward the final 6 mamma mia as expected gets that lead captain calico on the outside in pursuit atlantic convoy running smoothly in third and watching the front 2 as they charge away toward the 5 further and beyond the further four lengths back in behind that one freedom street is a length and a half away the head corner stone a length back as they leave the 5 money monster asked to make progress on the outside a gap of 6 to gilbert and at the back of the field it's fly a messenger fly as they're arriving at the half mile running into the turn mamma mia continues to lead captain calico now chasing just needs to find 2 lengths to get to the leader atlantic convoys 4 and a half lengths back and running in third followed by further and beyond as they slip past the 3 4 more today 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 there at the quarter pole mamma mia drifting off a true line captain calico looks to have a bounce on the outside atlantic convoy is running on the rail freedom street it be 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 then mamma mia captain calico and freedom street what a finish to the addon e billy william memorial trophy quite fitting for the caliber trader and i tell you a timon foster and christopher mandine inseparable at the finish time there with atlantic convoy and further and beyond further and beyond for the horse of the year and atlantic convoy told about that one expected good things from that one for 2024 now four years old and he's really going to mature into a very nice cold inseparable at the finish there bringing the house down a fitting race result for the day's feature event with an almost picture perfect result literally a fine display of riding by both jockies and when the smoke cleared they were inseparable at the line resulting in a dead heat between the well-deserved three horse atlantic convoy and the seven horse further and beyond mamma mia captain calico and freedom street with the other top five finishers another thrilling weekend of racing highlighted by that scintillating finish for the day's race nine feature event with the performances from both jockies and horses were deemed perfect and inseparable resulting in a dead heat finish this has been another edition of the keman spark highlight show see you next time