Four wins for Tevin Foster on Labour Day card
Leading jockey Tevin Foster stole the show on the nine-race Labour Day card at Caymanas Park, booting home an impressive four winners to continue his excellent form this season.
Foster’s winners were Brenda Boy in the second race, Grecian Light in the third, Don Almighty in the fifth, and King’s Crown in the eighth. Trainer Ryan Darby also had a successful day, saddling two winners in Don Almighty in the fifth event and Phoenix Risen in the seventh race.
Foster, who is pursuing his first jockey’s title, has been in outstanding form, having ridden five winners in a single meet at Caymanas Park for the first time in his career last month. He has now pushed his tally of wins to 56 for the season. Raddesh Roman is second in the standings with 45 wins, while Robert Halledeen is third on 29, followed by reigning champion Reyan Lewis (18) and Francis (12).
Get A Pepsi, with birthday boy Paul Francis in the saddle, won the feature Labour Day Trophy over seven furlongs. Going off at odds at 7-2, Get A Pepsi disputed the early lead with the favourite Thalita before being sent in front by Francis, leaving the furlong pole to offer a strong challenge to the fast-finishing Sistren Treasure with Omar Walker in the saddle.
Get A Pepsi, who was Francis’s second win on the card, won by one-and-a-quarter lengths. Francis’s other winner was Phoenix Risen in the seventh event.