Further and Beyond, Miniature Man in dead heat for Kingston Stakes
In a stretch battle to the wire between favoured and 9-1 shot the result was a dead heat as there was nothing from the photo-finish camera to separate the top two in the inaugural running of $3-million Kingston Stakes feature over seven-and-a-half furlongs (1,500m) at Caymanas Park yesterday.
Further and Beyond Miniature Man,
the champion two-year-old from last season, was held just off the pace by jockey Dane Nelson
Further and Beyond, behind
Regnant
Billy Whizz Miniature Man,
(Shane Ellis) and (Anthony Thomas), while under Dick Cardenas, raced in mid-pack at the off.
The runners maintained their gallops down the backstretch until surrounded horses to pick up the lead approaching the distance, while was getting closer to the leaders.
In deep stretch,
who was totting top weight of 57.0kgs (126 lb), began to shorten in the closing stages
Further and Beyond
Miniature Man
Beyond,
Further and of the race, but Nelson with his bustling riding style kept his mount well balanced as totting 53.okgs (117 lb), came on the outside and caught at the wire. After a review, the race was declared a dead heat. under Tevin Foster, snatched third, while finished fourth in the 12-horse field. After splits of 24.1 x 47.3 x 1:12.2, the final time was 1:34.1.
Man,
Further and Beyond
Regal and Royal,
Billy Whizz
Further and Beyond,
Miniature trained by Anthony Nunes, was registering his fourth-consecutive win, while
trained by Jason Dacosta, was scoring back-toback wins.
The Kingston Stakes, a native-bred three-year-old Graded Stakes event for colts and geldings, was the final major preparation race heading into the Classic series of races, starting with the 1000 and Guineas races on June 5.
The win by was Cardenas’ third winner on the day and Dacosta’s second. Cardenas had earlier won
Miniature Man,
Miniature Man aboard for trainer Michael Marlowe in the third race and for trainer Patrick Lynch in the seventh race. Dacosta had saddled (Anthony Thomas) in the fourth race for his double.
Also Marlowe saddled
(Shane Ellis) in the first race for his double and Thomas won aboard for trainer Steven Todd in the eighth race for his double.
Racing continues Saturday.
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Rum With Me
Bushman
Sir John
Nala’s
Miss Hillington next