UPDATE: Feature horse race gets $15k increase for purse of $20k
In what seems a clear bid to heighten the stakes and already brimming excitement surrounding tomorrow’s feature race, the legislators contributed the sum in conjunction with Nagico Insurance and OneMart Superstore.
The feature event of the Easter Race card at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay will pit champion horse Really Uptown, Town Hall and Ethelred against each other. The race previously carried a purse of $5000 but will now be run for a whopping $20,000 instead.
Meanwhile, President of the VI Horse Owners Association, Mrs Karen B. Aaron said she is not predicting a clear victor in the races and does not expect it to be a runaway for any of the horses.
“The feature race is an exciting race,” said Mrs Aaron, “I expect it to be tight, I don’t expect a runaway from any of the horses.”
She expressed hopes that there would be good support for the horse races and expected fans to come out in their numbers for the event.
See previous story posted April 11, 2014:
'Ethelred will pull off an upset at Downs on Sunday' - Trainer
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Anticipation continues to mount ahead of the most highly awaited clash in horse racing in years with fans setting their minds to who will win the feature event Sunday’s Easter races at Ellis Thomas Downs.
The races, set to be held on Sunday, April 13, 2014 will pit three of the Virgin Islands’ best speedsters – Ethelred, Town Hall and Really Uptown – head to head against each other in the feature 7 furlongs sprint for a purse of $5000.
The team of The Boys stables noted that their horse Ethelred continues to be underrated but trainer and exercise jockey David A. Campbell aka Jamdown said he was confident that his horse will run a good race.
“I have confidence the horse will run a good race. He will run the biggest race of his life,” Campbell stated. He added that he expected Ethelred to pull off a really big upset by the end of the feature race which would be his debut in Tortola.
Ethelred’s previous race in neighbouring St Thomas, USVI resulted in a poor finish that left much disappointment with the camp but the trainer felt strongly that the horse would rebound and prove itself.
Owner of Town Hall, Alex V. Lake has already laid claim to victory and said it was time to hand over the crown after champion horse, Really Uptown had been recuperating for the better part of a year from an unknown injury.
The card features four races for the Easter Clash and fans are expected to come out in their numbers to witness all the excitement on offer. Post time is 2:30PM.
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