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Digital One bags Trevor McKenzie Trophy

Published:Monday | September 16, 2024 | 12:10 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer
Raddesh Roman stands tall in the saddle as DIGITAL ONE wins the Trevor McKenzie Trophy over five furlongs round at Caymanas Park yesterday. The event was a three-year-old and upwards Restricted Overnight Allowance Stakes.
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Raddesh Roman stands tall in the saddle as DIGITAL ONE wins the Trevor McKenzie Trophy over five furlongs round at Caymanas Park yesterday. The event was a three-year-old and upwards Restricted Overnight Allowance Stakes.

UNITED STATES-bred DIGITAL ONE finally won her first race as a three-year-old, sitting third in the catbird seat before pouncing on MONEY MARKET in yesterday’s stretch run of the Trevor McKenzie Trophy at five furlongs round.

Out for the second time under Gary Subratie’s instructions, DIGITAL ONE broke sharply with new equipment fitted, a tongue-tie and figure-eight noseband, disputing the lead with SUGAR DADDY and MONEY MARKET.

Pulling level with MONEY MARKET a furlong and a half out, DIGITAL ONE sprinted clear along the rail at odds of 8-5 for a five-length win under title-chasing Raddesh Roman.

Roman, for the second consecutive meet, lost ground to leading rider Tevin Foster, who made all with PRINCESS RIA in the fifth at 1-2 and 4-5 favourite WARSAW in the seventh at five and a half furlongs among three-year-old maidens.

Foster has, so far, ridden 98 winners this season whereas Roman sits on 90, hoping for a big day to get closer in the standings.

Visiting Panamanian Victor Sanchez also rode a two-timer to open the nine-race card with back-to-back winners.

Sanchez first used SHE’S A MIRAGE to outfinish 1-2 favourite BABYLOVE at five and a half furlongs, returning in the second to produce PRINCIPAL TIFFANY in the stretch run at five and a half furlongs against five-year-olds and older, non-winners of two races.

Racing continues on Saturday.