King Arthur demonstrates his performance versatility
Derby winner of last year
showed the versatility of his racing armoury during his performance when winning the one-mile (1,600 metres) Jamaica racing Commission World Vet Day Trophy at Caymanas Park on Saturday, April 24.
King arthur
This latest win by
at one mile (8 furlongs) means that he has now won at distances ranging from five furlongs straight to 12 furlongs.
Arthur
King Arthur
Jamai Raja
King Arthur,
King Arthur
King
on Saturday raced behind the pacesetter
(Romario Spencer) with ease and could have gone by whenever he liked. With about three furlongs left in the contest, ridden by Anthony Thomas for trainer Jason Dacosta, did just that and from then, there was little doubt that he would have taken home the trophy for his connections. won by 3 3/4 lengths as the 1/5 favourite from the 9/2 shot ridden by Reyan Lewis, in a time of 1:39.3 with fractions of 23.2, 46.1, 1:11.2 in the field of nine. a 19/1 chance, the mount of Christopher Mamdeen, finished a neck away in the
Marquesas,
El Professor, third slot.
“I am pleased with the performance of who is currently enjoying good form and critically he has remained sound and healthy.
“It is no easy task to jump from a five-furlong straight
King Arthur race to a mile event. This is never easy especially coming off a lay-off, but he did what he had to do and he
should continue to grow from strength to strength as he develops with
Arthur) (King time and care.
is now in the Open Allowance grade and we will sit down and choose his races carefully going forward,” Dacosta said in his post-race interview.
”King Arthur