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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Jadoo squeezes Juice Man to Derby title

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Kelvin N
2120 days ago
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From left, Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon, Arima Race Club Management Committee president Robert Bernard, owner Justyn Kanta-Persad, his father Roland Kanta Persad and groom Ray Willams in the winner’s enclosure with their charge Juice Man and jockey Ricardo Jadoo after the horse won the Carib Brewery Limited Trinidad Derby at Santa Rosa Park, Arima, on Tuesday.

From left, Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon, Arima Race Club Management Committee president Robert Bernard, owner Justyn Kanta-Persad, his father Roland Kanta Persad and groom Ray Willams in the winner’s enclosure with their charge Juice Man and jockey Ricardo Jadoo after the horse won the Carib Brewery Limited Trinidad Derby at Santa Rosa Park, Arima, on Tuesday.

Ralph Banwarie

In front of a mam­moth Re­pub­lic Day Crowd at San­ta Rosa Park, Ari­ma, favourite Juice Man land­ed the fi­nal leg of lo­cal rac­ing’s ‘Triple Crown’ when swept to the fea­ture Carib Brew­ery Lim­it­ed Trinidad Der­by Stakes on Tuesday.

Sent off as the 3-5 favourite in the 10-horse field for the pres­ti­gious ‘Run For The Ros­es’ over 2,000 me­tres, Juice Man gave train­er Glenn Mendez his fifth der­by win­ner and his sec­ond in two years, as he al­so won in 2018 with Cape Canaver­al.

Ricky Jadoo, by virtue of his 1/2 length suc­cess, joined for­mer leg­end Chal­lenor Jones as hav­ing won six der­bys, be­came the old­est jock­ey to ever win a der­by and is now al­so the win­ningest jock­ey in the his­to­ry of the sport in Trinidad and To­ba­go.

When starter Carl­ton Ram­sa­roop sent the field on their way, a loud roar erupt­ed as Re­gal In­ten­sion, Juice Man, Maren­go, La Reine, Blue Nav­i­ga­tor bat­tled for the lead on a fast track. They were fol­lowed by Vi­sion­ary, Apoc­a­lypse, News Flash and Mak­ing Head­lines, as Mem­o­ries was con­tent­ed to ob­serve from the rear.

Go­ing down the back-stretch, Maren­go held sway from La Reine with Juice Man close up. These were fol­lowed by the Ba­jan in­vad­er Vi­sion­ary and tracked by Re­gal In­ten­sion and Blue Nav­i­ga­tor, as Apoc­a­lypse be­gan to take clos­er or­der.

How­ev­er, at the far turn the race be­gan in earnest with Jadoo al­low­ing Juice Man to join La Reine at the head of af­fairs, as Re­gal In­ten­sion came un­der pres­sure with Apoc­a­lypse and Bri­an Boodram­s­ing mov­ing up men­ac­ing­ly to chal­lenge.

As the field turned for home an­oth­er roar erupt­ed as Juice Man was joined by Apoc­a­lypse and the pa­trons at San­ta Rosa Park voiced their ap­provals. Juice Man and Apoc­a­lypse then be­gan to pull away from La Reine as Mak­ing Head­lines and Re­gal In­ten­sion bat­tled on.

In­side the fi­nal 300 me­tres, how­ev­er, Juice Man pulled a length clear of Apoc­a­lypse to fin­ish in 2:05.15 with Mak­ing Head­lines run­ning on.

But just as the cheers were go­ing up for the Justyn Kan­ta Per­sad-owned Ja­maican-bred colt Juice Man, Boodram­s­ing con­jured up an­oth­er ef­fort from Apoc­a­lypse, who be­gan to make in-roads in­to Juice Man’s lead. The pair bat­tled to the line but Jadoo and Juice Man was not for the catch­ing and re­pelled the chal­lenge of Apoc­a­lypse to win the $143,118 first prize cheque. Mak­ing Head­lines was third and Re­gal In­ten­sion fourth.

Speak­ing af­ter­wards, a very hap­py Glenn Mendez said, “He (Juice Man) has done noth­ing wrong in his prepa­ra­tion for this race. The pro­gramme worked and he per­formed with dis­tinc­tion again. This is the first time in some in 15 years that a horse has run the time of 2:05.15.

“The last time we saw that time was 2003 when Top of The Class won with Ricky Jadoo. I must say that Ricky rode a su­perb race and the race panned out just as we planned but Ap­poca­lypse pushed us all the way to the line. It was a great bat­tle.”

Own­er Justyne Kan­ta Per­sad was over­whelmed af­ter watch­ing his colt win the Der­by.

“This is ab­solute­ly amaz­ing. We know he had the abil­i­ty, as he had shown when win­ning his first three races and train­er Mendez had him trained to the minute. Ricky Jadoo rode a bril­liant race and we are all hap­py for our fist Der­by suc­cess,” Kan­ta Per­sad told the T&T Guardian.

In the co-fea­ture Grade Three - Carib Brand Di­a­mond Stakes over 1,350 me­tres, the John O’Brien-trained Gen­er­al JN proved he was a cham­pi­on when he raced to a half-length suc­cess from out­side Mas­ter of War, with Thisones­for­ron back in third. How­ev­er, Gen­er­al JN was just a tick off the track record set by Big­man In Town of 1:18.1.

Rid­den with ut­most con­fi­dence by Ri­co Her­nan­dez, he tracked the fierce pace set by Pa­sue­fora­coors, Whis­per Light and Mas­ter of War. How­ev­er, once the hors­es swung for home, Mas­ter of War was the one to catch and when Her­nan­dez set Gen­er­al JN down for the dri­ve he re­spond­ed to put 3/4 of a length on Mas­ter of War, with Thisones­for­ron com­ing with a de­ter­mined ef­fort. But the Jer­ry Narace-owned horse would not be de­feat­ed and re­mains un­beat­en for the 2019 sea­son. Mas­ter of War was sec­ond at 19-1 with Thisones­for­ron third.

Train­ing ho­n­ours for the day went to Glenn Mendez, who sad­dled three win­ners while rid­ing ho­n­ours fell to Ricky Jadoo, who rode three win­ners.

Rac­ing takes a rest this Sat­ur­day and re­turns on Oc­to­ber 5 for Day 31 of the Ari­ma Race Club sea­son.

ARC RE­PUB­LIC DAY 30 RE­SULTS

R1: CARIB – W.I BRED 2 Y.O. MAID­ENS - 900m - $36,500

1 (4) Amer­i­can Trav­eller W Galviz 55.0

2 (3) Goldon D’or K San­to 52.0

3 (5) Mon­ey Bro­ker T Phillips 52.5

4 (1) First Son J Boodram­s­ing 54.0

Time: 0:54.2 DIS­TANCES: 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 9 1/4.

$1PARI: (4) $1.35; $1.15; (3) $1.25

$1EX­AC­TA: $2.20

TRI­FEC­TA: $7.30

SU­PER­FEC­TA: $18.70

WIN­NER: 2 y.o. Colt - Amer­i­can Dance/Fiftyshades­of­fray(Zan­jero)

OWN­ER: Dave Chadee TRAIN­ER: H Chadee

BREED­ER: Messrs Richard N. Azan & Alexan­der Haber

AL­SO RAN: 5.CP J Arneaud 55.0; 6. Proud Ve­nes­sa O Mo­hammed 52.5; 7. Red Knuck­les R Bal­go­in 50.5.

NON-RUN­NER: Spring Val­ley.

R2: STAG – W.I. BRED 3 Y.O AND OVER MAID­ENS – 1,200m - $36,500

1 (8) The Dark Knight R Jadoo 57.0

2 (7) Wel­come­tod­par­ty N Sama­roo 57.0

3 (4) Prince George A Poon 55.0

4 (1) Tiz Show Time R Bal­go­b­in 53.0

TIME: 1:19.4 DIS­TANCES: 11 3/4, 1/4, 1 3/4

$1PARI: (8) $1.25; $1.35; (7) $1.85

$1EX­AC­TA: $5.70

TRI­FEC­TA: $18.30

SU­PER­FEC­TA: $153.75

WIN­NER: 3 y.o Dk B Colt - Da Vin­ci/Sonata’s Melody (Con­cer­to)

OWN­ER: Mr Gap TRAIN­ER: G Mendez

BREED­ER: Gary Pierre

AL­SO RAN: 5. Princess Alex Y Ser­ra­no 54.0; 6. Mid­night Casano­va B Boodram­s­ing 57.0; 7. La­dy Hamil­ton 51.0.

NON-RUN­NER: Bel­la Dama, Rockin Ani­ley

R3: CARIB LIGHT – MOD­I­FIED BENCH­MARK HAND­I­CAP 3 YO & OVER HORS­ES RAT­ED 50-35 – 1,200m - $30,940

1 (7) Nabawi Y Ser­ra­no 57.0

2 (8) Jesse’s Girl R Ali 56.0

3 (3) Well Con­nect­ed T Phillips 54.0

4 (6) The Gats­by K San­to 55.5

TIME: 1:06.1 DIS­TANCES: 1 3/4, 6 1/2, 1 1/4

$1 PARI: (7) $7.60; $3.10; (8) $2.85

EX­AC­TA: $40.20

TRI­FEC­TA: $240.60

SU­PER­FEC­TA: $506.80

WIN­NER: 5 y.o B geld­ing - Big Coun­try/Sikhara (The Cliff’s Edge)

OWN­ER: Maikea De Souze TRAIN­ER: M Lutch­man

BREED­ER: Zan­im Ralph Meahjohn

AL­SO RAN: 5. Cool Cat N Mo­hammed 55.5; 6. Sig­nal Note S Bal­roop 53.5; 7. Ac­tus Reus J Arneaud 58.0

NON-RUN­NERS: Lancelot, High­land Lass.

R4: HEINEKEN - MOD­I­FIED BENCH­MARK HAND­I­CAP 3 YO & OVER HORS­ES RAT­ED 60-435 – 1,600M (TURF) - $34,000

1 (4) Un­set­tled K San­to 51.0

2 (3) Fast’N’Fu­ri­ous R Jadoo 55.5

3 (7) Trova­tore K Khelawan 55.0

4 (2) She Iz­za La­dy T Phillips 55.5

TIME: 1:51.2 DIS­TANCES: 1/2, 1 1/4, Hd, 10 1/2.

$1PARI: (4) $36.20; $4.10; (3) $1.30 (7) $1.35.

$1EX­AC­TA: $130.20

TRI­FEC­TA: $435.20

SU­PER­FEC­TA: $1,240.50

WIN­NER: 4 y.o. DK B Fil­ly – Set­tle Up/Mu­chos Ha­los (Ha­lo’s Im­age)

OWN­ER: Tha­ran Ma­haraj TRAIN­ER: S khan

BREED­ER: Par­adise Farms Lim­it­ed

AL­SO RAN: 5. Dis­coul­drun W Galviz 54.5; 6. Zhil­iang A Poon 51.0; 7.Tiger’s Eye S Bal­roop 53.0; 8. Feel The Heat Y Set­tano 52.5; 9. Khaleesi K Bal­go­b­in 55.5.

R5: GUIN­NESS - MOD­I­FIED BENCH­MARK HAND­I­CAP 3 YO & OVER HORS­ES RAT­ED 40-25 – 1,100M (TURF) - $28,200

1 (3) Colonel James N Abrego 57.5

2 (11) Uhu­ru N Ward 57.0

3 (12) Cloud Dancer A Poon 53.5

4 (8) Van­tage Point Ro Her­nan­dez 57.5

5 (9) Asajj Ven­tress S Bal­roop 54.0

TIME: 1:06.3 DIS­TANCES: 3 1/4, 1 1/2, 3/4, Sh Head.

$1PARI: (3) $1.85; $1.60 (11) $2.25; (12) $3.05

$1EX­AC­TA: $14.35

TRI­FEC­TA: $128.75

SU­PER­FEC­TA: $274.85

Hi-5: $8,955.00

WIN­NER: 4 y.o B geld­ing - Colonel John/Nev­er De­feat­ed (Pi­o­neer of The Nile)

OWN­ER: Charles James TRAIN­ER: J Ly­der

BREED­ER: Charles James

AL­SO RAN: 6. Asian Princess W Galviz 56.0; 7. Mes­si K San­to 51.0; 8. Mar­ket Leader R Ali 57.5; 9. Sexy Eyes O Mo­hammed 53.0; 10. Pure Plea­sure T Phillips 52.0; 11. Pri­vate En­ter­prise R Bal­go­b­in 54.0: 12. Lo­ca­tor N Mo­hammed 57.5.

R6: CARIB BRAND – DI­A­MOND STAKES (GRADE THREE) OPEN TO WI BRED 3 YO & OVER AND IM­PORT­ED 3 Y.O AND OVER – 1350M - $104,766

(5) Gen­er­alJN Ri Her­nan­dez 57.0

2 (8) Mas­ter Of War Y Ser­ra­no 54.0

3 (4) Thisones­for­ron K Khelawan 57.0

4 (3) Nu­clear Pow­er K San­to 56.0

TIME: 1:18.10 DIS­TANCES: 1/2, 1 1/4, 1/2.

$1PARI: (5) $1.85; $1.45; (8) $4.10; (4) $1.65

EX­AC­TA: $65.00

TRI­FEC­TA: $170.70

SU­PER­FEC­TA: $680.10

WIN­NER: 4 y.o ch colt - For­est Dancer/Sea Treaty (Law Of The Sea)

OWN­ER:Jer­ry R Naracemr TRAIN­ER: J O’Brien

BREED­ER: Ever­glades Farm lim­it­ed (Ja­maica)

AL­SO RAN: 5. Whis­per Light S Bal­roop 57.0; 6. Val­or­ous R Jadoo 52.0; 7. Stock­yard N Mo­hammed 55.0; 8. Cae­sar Coun­try K Raza­ck 49.5; 9. Pause­fora­coors B Boodram­s­ing 54.0.

R7: SHANDY - MOD­I­FIED BENCH­MARK HAND­I­CAP 3 Y.O & OVER HORS­ES RAT­ED 60-40 – 1,300M - $41,225

1 (2) Lord Sil­ver Ri Her­nan­dez 53.5

2 (5) Sun­set Cloud N Sama­roo 55.0

3 (6) Ear­ly Bird B Boodram­s­ing 55.0

4 (3) Princess Sophia R Ali 57.5

TIME: 1:17.2 DIS­TANCES: 2 1/4, Sh Hd, 5 1/4, 1 1/4.

$1 PARI: (2) $29.05; $8.10; (5) $3.75

EX­AC­TA: $234.85

TRI­FEC­TA: $3,025.05

SU­PER­FEC­TA: $2,477.55

WIN­NER: 5 Y.O B Horse - Big Coun­try/Quick Sil­ver (West­ern En­voy)

OWN­ER: Den­nis Fakoory TRAIN­ER: J O’Brien

BREED­ER: Rick­ie Khan & Den­nis Fakoory

AL­SO RAN: 5. Sky­lar S Bal­roop 54.0; 6. Desert Dancer K Khelawan 56.5.

R8: CARIB BREW­ERY LIM­IT­ED TRINIDAD DER­BY STAKES (GRADE 1 R) – OPEN TO WI 3 YO – 2000M - $$238,530

1 (8) Juice Man R Jadoo 57.0

2 (10) Apoc­a­lypse B Boodram­s­ing 57.0

3 (5) Mak­ing Head­lines K Khelawan 57.0

4 (6) Re­gal In­ten­sion W Galviz 57.0

TIME: 2:05.0 DIS­TANCES: 1/2, 4 1/4, 5 1/4, 1 1/2.

$1 PARI: (8) $1.40; $1.05; (10) $1.05; (5) $1.05

EX­AC­TA: $3.45

TRI­FEC­TA: $6.70

SU­PER­FEC­TA: $15.75

WIN­NER: 3 YO B Colt - Storm Craft/Pas­sion (Kamm­tar­ra)

OWN­ER: Justyn Kan­ta Per­sad TRAIN­ER: G Mendez

BREED­ER: Lake­land Farms Ltd (Ja­maica)

AL­SO RAN: 5. La Reine K San­to 54.0; 6. Mem­o­ries N Abrego 57.0; 7. Maren­go K Bal­go­b­in 57.0; 8. Vi­sion­ary A Ward 57.0; 9. Blue Nav­i­ga­tor Ri her­nan­dez 57.0; 10.News Flash R Ali 57.0.

R9: GIN­SENG - MOD­I­FIED BENCH­MARK HAND­I­CAP 3 Y.O & OVER HORS­ES RAT­ED 45-30 – 1,200M - $29, 050

1 (5) Leonar­do An­gel R Jadoo 54.0

2 (10) Si­mon Pe­ter r Ali 54.0

3 (9) Why Ka­palua T Phillips 55.0

4 (8) Coun­try Boy J Boodram­s­ing 54.5

5 (7) Raeven Re­nae N Sama­roo 54.5

TIME: Split DIS­TANCES: Hd, 6 1/4, Nk, 1 .

$1 PARI: (5) $2.15; $1.20; (10) $1.30; (9) $1.35

EX­AC­TA: $5.95

TRI­FEC­TA: $24.00

SU­PER­FEC­TA: $288.90

HI-5: $1,098.80

WIN­NER: 3 Y.O B Geld­ing - Da Vin­ci/Fall­en An­gel (Dev­il’s Bag)

OWN­ER: Tas­ram Ma­haraj TRAIN­ER: G Mendez

AL­SO RAN: 6. Pre­cise Mom­ment J Arneaud 56.5; 7. For­tune Teller W Galviz 55.0; 8. Bul­let­proof B Boodram­s­ing 57.0; 9. Hel­lo A Poon 56.5; 10. Go­la­zo N Mo­hammed 56.5.

NON-RUN­NER: Straight­tothe­p­oint.


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