Former champion Glenn Mendez should have an outstanding day at Santa Rosa Park, today Emanciaption Day. Mendez has a great chance to win both feature events on the card and maybe walk into the winner's enclosure on another occasion on the ten race card of the Arima Race Club.
Mendez has Glorious Country trained to the minute and the filly no doubt will be a short-priced favourite to continue the great run of the stable. She should be very difficult to peg back in the $500,000 purse, Lexus T&T Breeders Classic over 1800 metres.
Glorious Country will be all the rage on the holiday card sponsored Toyota and Betting Levy Board.
Based on her run last time out when she registered a very fast 1:52.30 for the 1,750 trip, it will be very difficult for any of her locally bred rivals to stop her from taking the $300,000 first prize cheque.
Mendez will be double-handed in the event and stablemate Dark Treasure looks the biggest danger to Glorious Country.
The John O'Brien trained trio of Market Rally, High Octane and Masterpiece will go close.
Mendez will again be in the limelight in the 1,900-metre Hino President's Cup. Readbetweendlines, who beat J'Ouvert and Bigman In Town into second and third places respectively in the Arima Race Club Cup on July 20 are again in opposition. However, the weight favour Readbetweendlines who has few miles on his clock. Ricky Jadoo will have to be at his best to hold off the strong challenge of the John O'Brien trained J'Ouvert, which will be tumbling down at the end.
Bigman In Town will be ridden by Nobel Abrego and could fill the third spot.
Post time for the first event today Emancipation Day–is 11.30 am.
ARC DAY 28 EMANCIPATION DAY CARD
R1: 11:30AM:- OPTIONAL CLAIMING $30,000-$27,000 - 3.Y.O. AND OVER HORSES RATED 60-45 � 1400M (Turf) - $40,000
464 1 Pacman L Alexis/N Abrego 56.0 Big shout
440 2 Undulation T Thomas/S Chadee 57.0 One to beat
253 3 U Crazy Diamond D Mosca/D Butcher 54.5 Outside shot
311 4 The Tactician H Gobin/B Boodramsing 57.0 Hattrick seeker
620 5 Atlantica H Chadee/D Gopie 53.5 Shown speed
221 6 Gold Strike S Khan/C Malcolm 51.0 Repeat
650 7 Stormy Frontier H Gobin/N Flavenney 52.0 No form
486 8 Pistons And Rings C Roberts/R Jadoo 57.0 Running on
R2: 12:10PM:- 3.Y.O. AND OVER HORSES RATED 80-50 � 1350M - $48,500
333 1 Wild Shuffle T Thomas/N Flavenney 57.0 Good sort
456 2 Secret American T Thoimas/D Butcher 57.0 Needs further
251 3 Harry Could Dance H Chadee/K Khelawan 53.5 Repeat
351 4 One Fortheroad D Mosca/D Gopie 54.5 Will go close
211 5 Urban Knight G Mendez/W Galviz 57.0 In great form
--3 6 Seeker Of Truth H Gobin/R Ali 54.5 Improving fast
655 7 Quick City J Mosca/R Hernandez 54.0 Speedy
734 8 Gold Rush J O'Brien/D Khelawan 54.5 In tough
841 9 Fire Light D Mosca/R Angnoo 53.0 Can surprise
R3:12:48PM:- IMPORTED 3.Y.O. AND OVER MAIDENS &WI BRED 3Y.O & OVER HORSES RATED 75-50 � 1400M (TURF) - $48,500
553 1 Our Kashmir J O'Brien/B Boodramsing 53.0 Outside shot
494 2 Magic Rust Seal J Rampersad/J Stephen 50.5 Chance
156 3 Bandwagon H Chadee/K Khelawan 57.0 One to beat
-44 4 Enzo J O'Brien/B Boodramsing 54.0 Needs time
621 5 Purple Touch M Carew Jnr/R Ali 52.5 Repeat
132 6 Slippery Sam D Mosca/S Chadee 55.5 Can go close
654 7 Kodo G Mendez/W Galviz 49.5 Outsider
R4 1:30PM:- OPTIONAL CLAIMING $15,000-$13,000 - 3.Y.O. AND OVER HORSES RATED 40-0 � 1500M (TURF) - $32,000
957 1 Asia S Khan/K Khelawan 57.0 In tough
776 2 Cover You Donkey M Carew Jnr/Chadee 54.5 Chance
256 3 Super Six R Maharaj/R Hernandez 57.0 Must improve
002 4 Captive Witness J William-Samaroo/S Samuel 57.0 Ready
352 5 Hotel California W Debysing/P Badrie 51.0 Outside shot
622 6 Gold Coin T Thomas/R Angnoo 57.0 Don't trust
787 7 Sam's Selection J Mosca/J Arneaud 51.0 Scratched
223 8 Fire N' Faith R Dube/K Razack 52.0 Must go close
115 9 Unguarded Moment J Mosca/C Malcolm 51.0 Chance
880 10 Danzig's Day R Maharaj/J Reyes 51.0 No form
955 11 Seal The Deal R Stephen/L Keizer 56.0 Running on
155 12 Precious Diamond L Alexis/R Thomas 52.0 Outsider
120 13 Rosie Dream J Mosca/R Hasranah 55.5 Respected
861 14 Super Sonic T Thomas/R Angnoo 57.0 Repeat
777 15 Consideritdone H Gobin/R Ali 57.0 Big shout
558 16 Frankenstein H Gobin/K Razack 53.0 Running on
R5: 2:10PM:- OPTIONAL CLAIMING $9,000-$7,000 - 3.Y.O. AND OVER HORSES RATED 25-0 � 1100M - $28,000
000 1 Team Connection C Roberts/R Hernandez 57.0 No form
849 2 Salome J Mosca/J Reyes 52.5 The speed
078 3 Sweet Parang Music J Rampersad/A Findley 49.5 Running on
083 4 Dazzling Diamond L Alexis/R Hasranah 54.5 Speedy
160 5 Born To Run W Debysingh/N Abrego 57.0 In and out
645 6 Eyes Of The Wolf R Stephen/L Keizer 50.5 Scratched
070 7 Precious Lilly M Carew Jnr/S Chadee 57.0 Outsider
402 8 Lady Marisa D Mosca/D Gopie 57.0 One to beat
120 9 Advantage Them R Ramroop/R Ali 57.0 Ready
877 10 Really Classy J Rampersad/J Stephen 57.0 Can surprise
R6: 2:52PM:- OPTIONAL CLAIMING $24,000-$22,000 - 3.Y.O. AND OVER HORSES RATED 55-40 � 1200M - $36,400
723 1 Precise Moment S Khan/S Samuel 54.5 Big shout
622 2 Little Otis T Thomas/B Boodramsing 54.5 Good form
159 3 Messi C Roberts/R Jadoo 53.5 Lost way
401 4 Red Cloud R Dube/D Blackman 53.5 Repeat
133 5 Perfect Moment D Mosca/D Gopie 52.5 In tough
514 6 Al Kahina H Gobin/W Galviz 57.0 Ready
569 7 Fleet Admiral H Gobin/R Angnoo 55.5 Nothing
536 8 Mike's Sugar H Gobin/R Ali 53.5 Can surprise
177 9 Afterthebooks R Ramroop/L Keizer 56.0 Disappointing
621 10 Drogbar L Latchmansingh/D Khelawan 56.5 Chance
399 11 Zorro J Mosca/J Arneaud 55.0 Don't trust
R7: 3:30PM:- WI BRED 3.Y.O MAIDENS � 1200M - $43,000
--4 1 Heroes N Legends D Mosca/N Flavenney 56.0 Outside shot
745 2 Van Der Book L Alexis/W Galviz 54.0 Improving
384 3 King Of The Road J William-Samaroo/N Abrego 57.0 Chance
656 4 Faith N' Fortune R Dube/R Hasranah 51.0 In tough
248 5 Jacob's Dream J O'Brien/K Khelawan 55.0 Ready
--2 6 Rio Grande J O'Brein/B Boodramsing 54.0 Winner
076 7 King Stand H Chadee/D Gopie 56.5 Outsider
333 8 Desert Gold G Mendez/R Ali 56.0 Outside shot
--7 9 Margot's Drive J Lyder/J Millien 54.0 Can surprise
R8: 4:12PM:- LEXUS T&T BREEDERS CLASSIC (GRADE 1R) � NATIVE BRED 3.Y.O � 1800M - $500,000
764 1 Dark Knight J Lyder/R Thomas 57.0 No form
164 2 Market Rally J O'Brien/B Boodramsing 55.0 Needs shorter
216 3 Masterpiece J O'Brien/N Abrego 57.0 Place chance
221 4 Dark Treasure G Mendez/D Khelawan 57.0 Respected
762 5 Heat Of The Moment K De Silva Jnr/J Stephen 57.0 In tough
311 6 Glorious Country G Mendez/R Ali 55.0 The winner
572 7 Red River J Mosca/J Arneaud 57.0 Outsider
514 8 High Octane J O'Brien/W Galviz 57.0 Will be around
314 9 Maximus D Mosca/D Butcher 57.0 In tough
-63 10 Amristar G Subratie/C Malcolm 57.0 No today
076 11 Country Boy S Ferreira/P Badrie 57.0 Lost way
033 13 Royal Empire M Carew Jnr/S Chadee 57.0 Needs to improve
R9: 4:52PM:- PRESIDENTS CUP-GRADE TWO- 1900M - OPEN TO ALL HORSES 3.Y.O. AND OVER � 1900M - $150,000
112 1 J'Ouvert J O'Brien/W Galviz 55.5 Will go close
321 2 Readbetweendlines G Mendez/R Jadoo 57.0 The class
352 3 Lang Amoiur D Ojar/P Badrie 51.5 Running on
122 4 Holy Man S Khan/N Flavenney 55.5 High in weight
228 5 Buffalo Soldier H Chadee/B Boodramsing 53.5 Outside shot
213 6 Bigman In Town G Subratie/N Abrego 55.5 High in weight
323 7 Galveston H Gobin/R Ali 55.5 Good creole
161 8 Bergeron Rodeo S Khan/D Butcher 53.5 In tough
R10: 5:30PM:- OPTIONAL CLAIMING $18,000-$16,000 - 3.Y.O. AND OVER HORSES RATED 45-0 � 1200M - 33,000
345 1 Queen Esther J Mosca/J Arneaud 56.0 Speedy
664 2 Prado's Princess H Gobin/B Boodramsing 55.5 Can surprise
008 3 Flight On Time J Lyder/J Millien 54.5 No form
646 4 Uncle Max S Khan/R Angnoo 50.5 Running on
777 5 Alexander H Chadee/K Khelawan 54.0 No form
645 6 Hesuntouchabull J Mosca/J Reyes 55.5 Respectable
453 7 Double Roses J Rampersad/J Stephen 56.0 Scratched
362 8 Lady Sage A Gonzalez/D Khelawan 55.5 Speedy
618 9 Chelsi Magic C Roberts/N Flavenney 57.0 In and out
417 10 Mawiyya L Alexis/R Thomas 55.5 Chance
281 11 Camelot T Thomas/R Jadoo 55.5 Repeat
056 12 Brash N Willing T Thomas/B Pahal 56.5 Chance
Selections?
Dancing Brave
BEST BET: R10 Lady Sage
R1: Atlantica, U Crazy Diamond, Pacman, Pistons and Rings
R2:Harry Could Dance, Firelight, Seeker of Truth, Wild Shuffle, Gold Rush
R3: Purple Touch, Slippery Sam, Bandwagon, Magic Rust, Seal
R4: Rosie Dream, Fire N'Faith, Super Six, Seal the Deal, Asia
R5: Advantage Them, Salome, Lady Marisa, Really Classy
R6: Perfect Momen,t, Precise Moment, Al Kahina, Fleet Admiral, Messi
R7: Desert Gold, King of the Road, Rio Grande, Heroes N Legends
R8: Glorious Country, Royal Empire, Heat of the Moment, Red River, Dark Knight
R9: Bigman in Town, Lang Amour, Holy Man, Buffalo Soldier
R10: Lady Sage, Camelot, Queen Esther, Hesuntouchabull, Flight on Time
The Mechanic
BEST BET: R8: Glorious Country
R1: The Tactician, U Crazy Diamond, Undulation, Pacman
R2: Urban Knight, Wild Shuffle, Onefortheroad, Gold Rush, Secret American
R3: Purple Touch, Our Kashmir, Bandwagon, Kodo
R4: Cover You Donkey, Super Sonic, Rosie Dream, Consideritdone, Captive Witness
R5: Advantage Them, Lady Marisa, Dazzling Diamond, Salome
R6: Zorro, Drogbar, Perfect Moment, Precise Moment, Afterthebooks
R7: Desert Gold, Rio Grande, King of the Road, Heroes N Legends
R8: Glorious Country , Royal Empire, Masterpiece, Dark Treasure, Amritsar
R9: Readbetweendlines, Jouvert, Bigmanintown, Galveston
R10: Brash N Willing, Prado's Princess, Lady Sage, Double Roses, Alexander
Kelvin 'N'
BEST BET: R8: Glorious Country
R1: Undulation, Pacman, The Tactician
R2: Urban Knight, Seeker of Truth, Harry Could Dance, Onefortheroad
R3: Bandwagon, Purple Touch, Slipeery Sam
R4: Fire N Faith, Consideritdone, Seal The Deal, Rosie Dream
R5: Lady Marisa, Salome, Advantage Them
R6: Zorro, Precise Moment, Little Otis Drogbar
R7: Rio Grande, Jacob's Dream, King of The Road, Desert Gold, Heroes Legend
R8: Glorious Music (NAP), Dark Treasure, High Octane, Masterpiece, Market Rally
R9: Readbetweendlines, Jouvert, Bigman In Town
R10: Queen Esther, Lady Sage, Chelsi Magic, Uncle Max
EDDIE A
BEST BET: R8: Glorious Country
R1: Undulation, U Crazy Diamond, The Tactician.
R2: Urban Knight, One Fortheroad, Secret American, Seeker Of Truth.
R3: Slippery Sam, Bandwagon, Our Kashmir.
R4: Gold Coin, Captive Witness, Consideritdone, Fire N Faith.
R5: Lady Marisa, Dazzling Diamond, Born To Run.
R6: Precise Moment, Drogbar, Little Otis, Perfect Moment.
R7: Desert Gold, King Of the Road, Van Der Book.
R8: Glorious Country, High Octane, Dark Treasure, Materpiece.
R9: J'Ouvert, Readbetweendlines, Bigman In Town.
R10: Double Roses, Queen Esther, Lady Sage, Camelot.
The WATCHER
BEST BET: R10: Uncle Max
R1: U Crazy Diamond, Gold Strike, Stormy Frontier
R2: Urban Knight, Quick City,Gold Rush, One Frontier
R3: Our Kashmir, Purple Touch, Kodo, Slippery Sam
R4: Consideritdone, Rosie Dawn, Seal The Deal, Fire N Faith, Captive Witness
R5: Dazzling Diamond, Born To Run, Lady Marissa, Team Connection, Lady Marisa
R6: Red Cloud, Mike's Sugar, Perfect Moment, Precise Moment, Drogbar, Little Otis
R7: Rio Grande, Faith N Fortune, King of The Road, Desert Gold
R8: Glorious Country, Masterpiece, Market Rally, Amrit Star, Red River.
R9: J'Ouvert, Holy Man, Readbetweendlines, Bergeron Rodeo
R10: Uncle Max, Prado's Princess, Lady Sage, Queen Esther, Hesuntouchable
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