Insane Bolt for Terremoto Trophy
A field of six will go postward in the $845,000 Terremoto Trophy sprint headlined by Insane Bolt at Caymanas Park today.
The Restricted Allowance II race for native-bred two-year-olds, going 1,000 metres round will highlight a 10-race card and is scheduled to goto post at approximately 2:25 pm.
Insane Bolt, a bay colt by Shuffling Madness out of Golden Olympic (Olympio) bred by YS, (1955) Ltd, running for only the third time, will start as the morning line favourite, but will do so with certain amount of trepidation from two first-time winners: Filly Blade Runner, who defeated him when they both made their debuts going 600 metres straight on June 15, and another filly, the very well-bred Woman Is Boss.
Neither of these combatants have ridden the bend as yet, but that will not be a problem for them, so it just remains to be seen which will show the most improvement.
With the two-year-old season looming, some amount of firework is expected from these three good-looking juveniles, who are bred for speed. Prepared for the races by the leading conditioner Wayne DaCosta, Insane Bolt, to be ridden by Dick Cardenas, and is from the Golden Olympio line who are blessed with good early speed should have little problem continuing his winning ways. The Shuffling Madness colt has already demonstrated that he is no sloth, and even riding the bend for the first time could make a statement as to what prospects he holds for the future.
Despite being beaten by Blade Runner on debut, it is Woman Is Boss, who could turn out to be his most serious threat.
The well-bred filly by Traditional out of She’s On Wheels (Bates Motel) bred at Ham Stables and owned by Andrew Nunes (Agent) put on a gutsy performance while winning on debut going 400 metres straight after being slowly into her strides on May 25. Like both Insane Bolt and Blade Runner, Woman Is Boss moved impressively in her preparation for her sternest test to date. Her trainer Gary Subratie, who has just captured the Trinidad and Tobago Derby and the T&T Oaks with Jamaican-bred horses, Bigman In Town and Perfect Day, respectively, must be primed to continue his winning attitude at home.
Leading jockey Omar Walker, who missed out on leading Bigman In Town to victory in Jamaica in the 2,000 Guineas and the Jamaica Derby will definitely want to make it close for Subratie with Woman Is Boss.
Ones To Watch
Race 1 Legendary Pleasure (Omar Walker)
Race 2 Alyssa’s Call (Winston Griffiths)
Race 3 Sir D (Omar Walker)
Race 4 Miracle Run (Andre Martin)
Race 5 Insane Bolt (Dick Cardenas)
Race 6 Swiss Account (Richard Mitchell)
Race 7 Rio Cobre (Dick Cardenas)
Race 8 Joker Card (Aaron Chatrie)
Race 9 Border Line (Dane Nelson)
Race 10 Christmas Gift (Jevvanne Irwin)