BY RUDDY ALLEN OBSERVER STAFF REPORTER
Friday, December 19, 2014
WITH the jockeys’ championship already decided, there is another close battle going on, this time it is the owners’ championship involving leaders Elite Bloodstock Limited, Hamark Farms, defending champion Carlton Watson and Elias Haloute.
With just three races left in the year, approximately $2,918,050 separate first from fourth. Elite Bloodstock leads this race, with $1,415,450 in front of Hamark Farms, who is just $663,100 ahead of third place Carlton Watson. Elias Haloute occupies fourth place, some $839,500 behind Watson.
The Elite Bloodstock horses are trained by Richard Azan and while they have no runners in the top grade they are well represented all round. Franfield, one of Elite’s better horses, is developing quite nicely being a late bloomer and is sure to have an earning presence in the upcoming Harry Jackson Cup scheduled to be run on Boxing Day. Border Line, Piscean Rocket and Edison are some other top earnings for the leader, who is favoured to take the title.
The chances of Hamark Farms winning the championships have been dented somewhat with the recent retirement of speedball and money earner Bubbling Angeline and also Ladylike. Hamark, however, has the filly Come Dance With Me, one of the top juveniles to race thus far this season. Come Dance With Me will be present in the Jamaica Two-Year-Old Stakes on Boxing Day. For Hamark to win, Come Dance With must win the major juvenile event. Hamark is also represented by Crucial Appeal.
Watson has a number of horses in the stables of Lawrence Freemantle, Patrick Chang and the champion Wayne DaCosta and is expected to have a number of runners on the programme each raceday to the end of the season on December 27.
Haloute can’t be left out as his horses are trained by the in-form Anthony Nunes. Haloute owns Alacrann who will be a strong contender in the Jamaica Two-Year-Old Stakes, having displayed his credentials by recently defeating Polly B and Come Dance With Me.
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A close battle for owners" championship