John O'Brien trained colt Momentum should win the second Classic of the local racing Triple Crown–the Grade One - Carib Brewery Midsummer Classic, over 1,800 metres on the main track at Santa Rosa Park in Arima.
O'Brien has won this race on six occasions in the past 16 years and it will take a special performance from one of his rivals to keep the unbeaten Momemtum from winning. The Rupert Indar (Jnr) owned thoroughbred is set to take the second step towards 'Triple Crown" glory and can take the lion's share of the $450,000 purse.
Earlier in the year, Momentum beat older horses and then took the Flamingo Stakes impressively, winning by 7 1/2 lengths from stablemate High Octane with another stable horse Justcalmebas back in third.
He then went on to beat Spitfire in the NLCB Guineas. Based purely on the form book, Momentum has nothing to fear from his rivals but the improving Harold Chadee trained Cramers Rule could be his closest rival.
Stablemate Justcalmebas finished third in the first classic and could improve and get closer this time around.
Last year's champion juvenile filly Soca Rhapsody will benefit from her last outing and will come on the proverbial "ton." She will no doubt beat some of the boys home, in her first meeting with them. High Octane which scored a minor upset last time out when beating the highly regarded Bigman Bas must have a chance at the minor end of the purse.
O'Brien is a very shrewd trainer and will never put his colt unbeaten record on the line without knowing this horse has the ability to win this second classic. In my opinion Momentum is a cut above our local three-year-olds and should Cramers Rule improve further, he could offer the sternest opposition.
In the co-feature, the Santa Rosa Dash over 1,200m on the main track, Bigman In Town gets a lot of weight from his rivals and could land the spoils for owner Baskaran Bassawh. Sprint champions Crime of Passion and Signal Alert, are expected to go close, along with 'heir' to the sprint crown Coroneo, in what looks an open event.
Post time for the first event today Arrival Day is 11 am.
Carib brewery day card
R1: 11.00AM - GUINESS 3 Y.O. & OVER HORSES RATED - 80-50 -1,200 M - $44,500
--- 1 Reselador S Khan/K Razack 54.5 Debut
603 2 Black Genius J O'Brien/B Boodramsing 56.5 Speedy
835 3 Wild Shuffle T Thomas/S Ellis 57.0 Will go close
--3 4 Canfield Casino D Mosca/R Latchman 54.5 Good sort
156 5 Quick City J Mosca/S Samuel 56.0 In and out
529 6 One Fortheroad D Mosca/R Thomas 54.5 In tough
--6 7 Our Kashmir J O'Brien/N Abrego 54.5 Outside shot
400 8 Slew Jero H Chadee/D Nelson 56.0 Must improve
546 9 Slippery Sam D Mosca/P Badrie 53.0 Can surprise
--1 10 Carbon Fiber G Mendez/W Galviz 56.5 One to beat
R2:11.42AM - GINSENG 3 Y.O. & OVER HORSES RATED 40-0 - 1,350 Metres - $32,000
140 1 Princess Jo Ann J Mosca/A Findley 54.0 Can take this
432 2 Frankenstein H Gobin/N Abrego 57.0 Ready to win
421 3 Little Otis T Thomas/B Boodramsing 57.0 In good form
050 4 Lady Marisa D Mosca/D Gopie 53.0 Speedy
271 5 Lady Felisha R Dube/R Ali 55.0 Repeat
800 6 All Is Yours R Dube/N Abrego 54.5 No form
944 7 Nature's Reality H Gobin/B Pahal 56.5 Chance
275 8 The Conqueror R Maharaj/P Badrie 53.5 Respected
073 9 Lady Sage A Gonzalez/D Blackman 56.0 Big shout
476 10 Peppermint D Suratsingh/S Samuel 57.0 Lost way
0D4 11 Strike Gold L Alexis/V Charles 57.0 Nothing yet
644 12 Uncle Max S Khan/D Butcher 56.5 Loves turf
254 13 On My Own R Dube/V Charles 54.5 In and out
004 14 Buss The Mark B Persad/L Keizer 54.5 Shown little
303 15 First Emperor T Thomas/S Ellis 53.0 Can surprise
R3: 12.24PM - STAG W.I.BRED 4 Y.O.& OVER MAIDENS -1,100M (TURF) - $32,000
047 1 Pure Happiness D Bennett/D Gopie 42.0 Outside shot
534 2 Super Easy B Persad/K Razack 44.5 Place chance
454 3 Mawiyya L Alexis/R Thomas 53.0 Can surprise
607 4 Everchangingtimes C Roberts/R Hernandez 44.5 Forget
258 5 Release D Beast H Gobin/D Butcher 53.0 Disappointing
096 6 Golden Mistress R Dube/R Jadoo 48.0 Speedy
--- 7 Set Me Free R Maharaj/D Gopie 55.0 Debut
973 8 Music Show C Roberts/L Keizer 44.5 Outsider
262 9 Victoryinthevalley B Persad/P Badrie 50.5 Can take this
--- 10 Time Tables R Maharaj/S Samuel 57.0 Newcomer
523 11 Advantage Them K DeFreitas/N Flavenney 43.0 Speedy
684 12 Natural Justice J Mosca/R Hernandez 52.0 Outsidier
070 13 Danceinthepark H Singh/K Jadoo 53.0 No form
R4:1.06PM - MACKESON 3 Y.O. & OVER HORSES RATED 45-0--1,100M (TURF - $33,000
999 1 Hesuntouchabull J Mosca/R Hernandez 57.0 Lost way
571 2 Layla W Debysingh/P Badrie 55.5 Repeat
236 3 Princess Warrior D Mosca/R Latchman 57.0 Chance
125 4 Enigmatic J Rampersad/B Pahal 55.5 Running on
834 5 Gold Strike S Khan/D Butcher 56.0 Chance
709 6 Queen Esther J Mosca/N Abrego 57.0 Speedy
202 7 Satya Treasure T Thomas/S Ellis 55.0 Can take this
648 8 Captive Witness J William-Samaroo/K Almarales 57.0 Chance
564 9 Asia S Khan/S Samuel 56.5 Running on
311 10 Justmyluck T Thomas/R Angnoo 53.5 Hattrick-seeker
281 11 Camelot T Thomas/J Reyes 55.5 Repeat
147 12 Who Is The Problem H Singh/N Flavenney 54.5 Must go close
316 13 Messi C Roberts/R Jadoo 57.0 Respected
649 14 Sweet Genius B Persad/R Thomas 55.5 Lost form
R5: 1.48PM - MALTA 3 Y.O. & OVER HORSES RATED 30-0 -1,200M - $30,000
070 1 Star Diamond F De Freitas/R Jadoo 57.0 Shown speed
858 2 Always Ready H Chadee/R Hasranah 52.0 Disappointing
679 3 Salome J Mosca/R Hernandez 57.0 One to catch
069 4 Eyes Of The Wolf R Stephen/R Angnoo 50.0 No form
795 5 Added Time B Persad/K Razack 56.5 Chance
777 6 Sweet Parang Music J Rampersad/L Keizer 48.5 Running on
924 7 Western Wish J Lyder/S Samuel 49.5 Outside shot
000 8 Rosie Dream J Mosca/J Reyes 51.0 No form
579 9 Song Of Class H Gobin/N Flavenney 53.0 Will go close
048 10 Danzig's Day R Maharaj/D Boodram 57.0 Big shout
489 11 Traditional Song H Gobin/D Butcher 55.0 Disappointing
720 12 Fire N' Faith R Dube/ R Ali 57.0 Needs further
681 13 Precious Diamond L Alexis/R Thomas 54.5 Repeat
355 14 Star Dreamer H Chadee/D Nelson 57.0 Can take this
R6: 2.30PM - SHANDY 3 Y.O. & OVER HORSES RATED 55-40 -1,350M - $36,400
714 1 Big Profit S Khan/S Samuel 56.0 Outside shot
513 2 A Great Moment H Chadee/D Nelson 54.0 Speedy
094 3 Naughty N Nice D Ojar/D Butcher 53.0 Outside shot
552 4 Mike's Sugar H Gobin/R Jadoo 55.5 Good sort
412 5 The Tactician H Gobin/S Ellis 54.5 Can go close
000 6 Brash N Willing T Thomas/B Pahal 52.5 No form
733 7 Zorro J Mosca/R Hernandez 57.0 Running on
391 8 Pearl Secret K De Silva Jnr/R Ali 54.5 Up in class
321 9 Be Precise C Roberts/P Badrie 54.0 Repeat
365 10 A Great Millennium M Carew Jnr/N Patrick 56.0 Chance
000 11 Fidelis J Mosca/L Keizer 50.5 No form
990 12 Afterthebooks K De Freitas/D Gopie 54.5 Lost way
245 13 Dark Treasure G Mendez/R Latchman 57.0 The winner
147 14 Consideritdone H Gobin/R Angnoo 53.5 Running on
675 15 Settle D Score D Shim/J Reyes 54.5 Good sort
106 16 Soca Train G Mendez/W Galviz 57.0 In and out
004 17 Red Cloud R Dube/D Blackman 53.5 Outsider
332 18 Edmundo L Alexis/R Thomas 57.0 Will go close
R7: 3.12PM - CARIB BEER SANTA ROSA DASH (GR11) -- OPEN TO ALL HORSES 3 Y.O. & OVER -1,200M - $150,000
522 1 Thisonesforron J O'Brien/D Khelawan 51.5 Galloping well
414 2 Star Entertainer D Mosca/R Latchman 55.5 Up in weight
511 3 Crime Of Passion J O'Brien/W Galviz 55.5 One to beat
241 4 Intact J Mosca/N Patrick 53.5 Outsider
232 5 Bigman In Town H Gobin/P Badrie 50.5 Well weighted
454 6 King Whistler H Chadee/D Nelson 51.5 Outside shot
207 7 Signal Alert G Mendez/R Ali 57.0 Will go close
113 8 Coroneo J O'Brien/B Boodramsing 53.5 Big shout
423 9 Sacred Trust J William-Samaroo/S Ellis 55.0 Big chance
203 10 Readbetweendlines G Mendez/R Jadoo 57.0 Respected
R8: 3.54PM - HEINEKEN W.I.BRED 3 Y.O. MAIDENS -1,200M - $43,000
492 1 Faith N' Fortune R Dube/K Razack 51.0 Good sort
784 2 Ice'D'Gold M Glasgow/R Hasranah 52.5 Respected
--5 3 Dark Knight J Lyder/D Gopie 54.5 Must improve
096 4 Dig Deep R Dube/D Butcher 54.5 In tough
--0 5 Exhibition Girl E De Freitas/J Reyes 52.5 In tough
--- 6 Diamondintherough S Jardim/R Angnoo 54.5 Debut
--0 7 Macho Me T Thomas/J Reyes 54.5 Can surrse
588 8 Sweet Shaka E De Freitas/R Jadoo 50.5 Outsider
043 9 Be My Lover R Maharaj/D Khelawan 52.5 Improving
658 10 Gold Is Class B Persad/L Keizer 49.5 In tough
738 11 King Of The Road J William-Samaroo/N Abrego 57.0 Outside
563 12 Maximus D Mosca/P Badrie 54.5 Chance
--3 13 Paidinfull J Mosca/A Findley 54.5 In tough
-59 14 Captain Charisma H Gobin/A Whitehall 55.0 Respected
--- 15 Classique Girl H Gobin/A Whitehall 55.0 Debut
533 16 Desert Gold G Mendez/R Ali 54.5 Can go close
-66 17 Ready And Alert C Roberts/R Hernandez 54.5 Outsider
R9: 4.36PM - CARIB BREWERY MIDSUMMER CLASSIC (GR1) - W.I. BRED 3 Y.O.'S -1,900M - $450,000
133 1 Justcallmebas J O'Brien/N Abrego 57.0 Running on
112 2 Soca Rhapsody H Gobin/S Ellis 55.0 Must go close
251 3 High Octane J O'Brien/W Galviz 57.0 Place chance
422 4 Surya D Mosca/P Badrie 57.0 Outsider
111 5 Momentum J O'Brien/B Boodramsing 57.0 The winner
--2 6 Bigman Bas H Gobin/A Whitehall 57.0 Outside shot
-11 7 Cramers Rule H Chadee/D Nelson 57.0 Can go close
464 8 Eye See You H Chadee/R Jadoo 57.0 In tough
365 9 Freedomfighter T Thomas/R Latchamn 57.0 Outsider
R10: 5.20PM - CARIB LIGHT 3 Y.O. & OVER HORSES RATED 70 -55 -1350M - $43,000
235 1 Hyat Princess J O'Brien/B Boodramsing 53.5 Speedy
205 2 Director Dream J Lyder/A Findley 57.0 Running on
142 3 Direct Injection S Khan/D Khelawan 56.5 Good shot
143 4 Fire Light D Mosca/R Thomas 56.0 Ready
0D0 5 Swapped H Chadee/R Hasranah 53.5 Disappointing
747 6 Central Square J O'Brien/N Abrego 56.0 Off the boil
312 7 Urban Knight G Mendez/W Galviz 54.5 Respected
705 8 Stormy Frontier H Gobin/N Flavenney 54.5 No form
886 9 Star Tiger B Persad/R Jadoo 56.5 Outside shot
171 10 Perfect Day H Gobin/A Whitehall 57.0 Can take this
364 11 Against The Odds D Bennett/D Gopie 54.0 Good form
412 12 Painted Buddha C Roberts/R Hernandez 55.5 In great heart
478 13 Pistons And Rings J O'Brien/R Angnoo 53.5 Can surprise
909 14 Rhea's Toy Soldier D Mosca/J Reyes 54.0 No form
752 15 Onetokeep H Gobin/S Ellis 57.0 Respected
guardian selections
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Eddie A
Best Bet: R1: Carbon Fiber.
R1: Carbon Fiber, Canfield Casino, Our Kashmir.
R2: Frankenstein, Peppermint, Little Otis, Lady Felisha.
R3: Advantage Them, Victoryinthevalley, Super Easy.
R4: Satya Treasure, Princess Warrior, Messi, Enigmatic.
R5: Precious Diamond, Star Dreamer, Salome.
R6: Soca Train, The Tactician, Dark Treasure, Edmundo.
R7: Crime Of Passion, Signal Alert, Sacred Trust.
R8: Desert Gold, Maximus, King Of The Road, Be My Lover.
R9: Momentum, Cramers Rule, Justcallmebas.
R10: Perfect Day, Onetokeep, Central Square, Urban Knight.
Dancing Brave
Best Bet: R10: Direct Injection
R1: Onefortheroad, Carbon Fiber, Wild Shuffle, Slippery Sam
R2: Lady Sage, Peppermint, Frankenstein, Little Otis, Lady Marisa
R3: Victoryinthevalley, Release D Beast, Super Easy, Golden Mistress
R4: Gold Strike, Asia, Messi, Sweet Genius,Enigmatic
R5: Added Time, Traditional Song, Star Dreamer, Salome
R6: Pearl Secret, Dark Treasure, Soca Train, Red Cloud, Afterthebooks
R7: Signal Alert, Crime of Passion, Readbetweendlines, Sacred Trust
R8: Desert Gold, Maximus, Ready N Alert, Dark Knight, Charisma
R9: Just call me Bas, Momentum, High Octane, Freedomfighter
R10: Direct Injection, Central Square, Against the Odds, Rhea's Toy Soldier, Star Tiger
The Mechanic
Best Bet: R8 Desert Gold
R1: Carbon Fiber, Canfield Casino, Wild Shuffle, Black Genius
R2: Little Otis, Lady Felisha, First Emperor, Peppermint, Buss the Mark
R3: Victoryinthevalley, Mawiyya, Advantage Them, Music Show
R4: Satya Treasure, Messi, Enigmatic, Who is the Problem, Queen Esther
R5: Star Dreamer, Fire N Faith, Danzig's Day, Salome
R6: Pearl Secret, Soca Train, Mike's Sugar, The Tactician, Consideritdone
R7: Signal Alert, Scared Trust, Readbetweendlines, Crime of Passion
R8: Desert Gold (nap selection), Maximus, Paidinfull, Faith N Fortune, Sweet Shaka
R9: Momentum, Cramer's Rule, Justcallmebas, High Octane
R10: Urban Knight, Onetokeep, Perfect Day, Firelight, Stormy Frontier
The Watcher
Best Bet: R 6: The Tactician
R1: Wind Shuffle, Carbon Fiber, Quick City, One For The Road.
R2: Lady Felisha, Lady Sage, Peppermint, First Emperor
R3: Mawiyya, Super Easy, Golden Mistress, Natural Justice
R4: Queen Esther, Satya Treasure, Messi, Sweet Genius, Enigmatic.
R5: Fire N Faith, Added Time, Star Dreamer, Precious Diamond
R6: The Tactician, Pearl Secret, Great Moment, Soca Train, Mike's Treasure.
R7: Crime Of Passion, Signal Alert, Readbetweenthelines, Sacred Trust.
R8: Classique Girl, Desert Gold, King of The Road, Sweet Shaka,Dark Knight
R9: Momentum, Justcallmebas, Cramers Rule,
R10: Central Square, Painted Buddha, netokeep, Perfect Day, Against the Odds Eddie A
Kelvin N
Best Bet: R5: Salome (3)
R1: Carbon Fiber, Wild Shuffle, Slewjero, Slippery Sam
R2: Frankenstein, Princess Jo Ann, The Conqueror, All Is Yours
R3: Mawiyya, Victoryinthevalley, Advantage Them, Release D Beast
R4: Satya Treasure, Who Is The Problem, Gold Strike, Enigmatic
R5: Salome, Precious Diamond, Western Wish, Always Ready
R6: Dark Treasure, Consideritdone, The Tactician, Edmundo
R7: Bigman In Town, Crime Of Passion, Readbetweendlines, Signal Alert
R8: Maximus; Faith N Fortune; Captain Charisma King Of The Road
R9: Momentum, Justcallmebas, Soca Rhapsody, Cramers Rule
R10: Perfect Day, Urban Knight, Pistons And Rings, Swapped