Duke gets edge in tricky feature race Loop Jamaica

Black Immigrant Daily News

Gary Subratie’s run-on sprinter, DUKE, is aiming at back-to-back grade one victories against familiar rivals, but reports nine pounds heavier in Saturday’s six-furlong Thoroughbred Racing Hall-of-Fane Stakes at Caymanas Park.

The six-year-old grey had weight in his favour for his June 25 win at five and a half furlongs over imported DOUBLE DIVA. Sitting level at 115lb with GO DEH GIRL, DUKE was able to close from off the pace as a team with DOUBLE DIVA to run out a half-length winner.

GO DEH GIRL and GOD OF LOVE had cancelled each other on the lead in fast splits of 23.1, 34.2, 45.3 and 58.3, which benefitted DUKE, who out-finished DOUBLE DIVA to win in 1:05.2.

Though United States-bred GO DEH GIRL returns five pounds heavier, she could enjoy an unmolested lead should fellow importee, JORDON REIGN’s, get off to a slow start again.

JORDON REIGN’S was tailed off down the backstretch in his last race before motoring late in the stretch run to beat LURE OF LUCY at six and a half furlongs.

LURE OF LUCY, who has champion jockey Anthony Thomas aboard, could be the main bother for GO DEH GIRL on the lead. The American rebounded from her loss against JORDON REIGN’s with a gate-to-wire victory at six furlongs, posting 1:12.2 two weeks later.

Though she has a great chance on the lead, LURE OF LUCY could also set up the race for her closing stablemates, EAGLE ONE and KING ARTHUR.

Title-chasing Dane Dawkins, who trails Thomas by one winner in their battle atop the jockeys’ standings, is back aboard DUKE in what could turn out to be a tricky feature, the seventh event on a 10-race card.

First post is noon.

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