Jamaican jockeys in good form in the USA
Published:Monday | May 17, 2010 | 11:37 AM
Jamaica jockey Shaun Bridgmohan captured the $100,000 Matt Winn Stakes at the weekend, when he rode the three-year-old colt This Sky Has No Limit to victory at Churchill Down in Louisville, Kentucky.
The 30-year-old Bridgmohan produced a furious late rally to overpower hot favourite Cool Bullet and reach the finish three quarters of a length clear in a time of one minute, 22.29 seconds.
It was the first outing for the colt after a near six-month break because of injury. In his last outing, he finished sixth to eventual Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes last November.
Over in New York, Jamaican rider Rajiv Maragh continued to inch his way up the jockeys’ standings when he ticked off two wins on the 10-race card at Belmont.
The talented 24-year-old raised the curtain on the day’s action when he steered the three-year-old chestnut colt Friend of Foe to victory and returned to the winners’ enclosure in race two with the bay colt Eh Indy.
His success left him sixth in the standings on eight wins for the new season, just five adrift of leader Cornelio Velasquez.