Prolific Princess’s come-from-behind win in the $1-million Portmore Cycle Centre Trophy over five-and-a-half furlongs (1,100m) last Saturday has strengthened her claims of a second appearance in the prestigious Diamond Mile event in what her trainer Neive Graham informed will be her last season on the track. Prolific Princess, ridden by Omar Walker, won by a length in a time of 1:05.4 in what was the mare’s second win this season.

“Certainly, we are thinking about the Caribbean Sprint Championship to be run on Superstakes Day in November and December’s Diamond Mile.

“I think this is her last year in racing, as we are going to send her off to stud at the end of this year.

“For the Diamond Mile, more than likely we have to win a few more races to qualify for that race based on the earnings situation, but I think she will earn enough to get into the race. Presently, Prolific Princess is sound, well and in tip-top condition, and I am hoping she stays that way for the rest of the year.

“Last year she ran in the Diamond Mile – my first runner in the event, and it was a great feeling. But when you have a horse in the Diamond Mile who has the potential to earn or even win, the feeling is even better,” Graham indicated.

Although this will be her last season in competitive racing, Graham said that he just wants Prolific Princess to do her best and show that she is a really good horse.

Commenting on the performance of Prolific Princess last Saturday, Graham said: “Superb performance. I think that it was a superb performance by her to win that race – coming from last position at the half-mile and getting home quite comfortably in the end. She worked brilliantly last week Saturday morning (August 12) as she went 1:06.1 for five-and-a-half furlongs. I clocked her myself and Omar [Walker] galloped her that morning. One of the comments that he made was that if he had a whip, Prolific Princess would have gone 1:05.0 minutes and change for the work, and so coming into this race today (Saturday), I was extremely confident.”

When asked to give his opinion on the two changes in the conditions for the Diamond Mile 2017, Graham said: “I think that the changes are good. The changes are reasonable and I have no problem with them and truly support it.”