Three-year-old bay filly, Bandera Belle (left) with Renaldo Cumberbatch in the saddle held off Jalon Samuel on Summer Time to win the 73rd running of the United Insurance Barbados Derby.
Bandera Belle upsets in United Insurance Derby
8/19/2012
The Lady Williams and Michael Panter-owned and bred three-year-old bay filly, Bandera Belle, won the 73rd running of the United Insurance Barbados Derby, the feature race on the Barbados Turf Club’s eighth day of racing for the second season.
The race for West Indian-bred three-year-olds going 2 000 metres was sponsored by United Insurance Company Ltd, who graciously contributed $30 000 to the purse along with a beautiful Cup. The winner received $61 511 and the Derby Cup.
The Andrew Nunes-trained Bandera Belle, with Renaldo Cumberbatch in the saddle, was kept off the early pace set by Run For Your Money, Iamsogroovy and Rickoshey. Approaching the paddock bend, Aston Martin then joined the leaders with Summer Time just back of them, and they continued until reaching two furlongs from home, when Jalon Samuel on Summer Time, owned by X & X Inc, struck the lead.
With 50 metres to go, Summer Time was joined by the 35/1 long shot, Bandera Belle, and from there it was a match race to the winning post, which ended with Bandera Belle getting there first and Summer Time having to settle for second. Third was the Andrew Nunes-trained Open Secret, ridden by Antonio Whitehall. The Lord Michael Taylor-owned Rickoshey, trained by Andy Ward, with Reshawn Latchman in the irons, finished fourth.
Bandera Belle gave Lady Williams and Michael Panter their first win as owners and breeders, while it was also the first Derby success for Renaldo Cumberbatch. Trainer Andrew Nunes enjoyed his third Derby success and second back-to-back, as he won last year with Kendal Moon.
There was another upset winner in the supporting feature, the T.A. “Tommy” Peirce Memorial Trophy Handicap. The Gay Smith-owned Edward Walcott Jnr-trained Erados, with Dario Dalrymple, shot out of the pack in the closing stages to motor pass the field like they were stopped.
Second was Fusaichi Ridge owned by the Aysha Syndicate, trained by Richard Deane and ridden by Jonathan Grant. The Lord Michael Taylor-owned Daga, trained by Andy Ward and ridden by Jalon Samuel, was third, with Purr Class fourth.
Jalon Samuel was the only jockey to ride two winners on the card. Trainer Richard Deane and Victor Cheeseman both saddled two winners.
It was a day that trainer Triston Forde will remember for a long time, as he recently took out a trainer’s licence and saddled his first horse, Uncle Jerry, in the final race. He gave the leg up on Uncle Jerry, owned by Green Star Stables, to Jalon Samuel, who made no mistake and gave the first-time trainer his first win in as many starts.
The Barbados Advocate congratulates the young trainer, who is sure to win many more races.
