Jumbo Jet’s Triple Crown 1st leg ‘Don’t Over Look’ scampers away with win in feature race

Feb 26, 2019 Sports

Florida-bred, ‘Don’t Over Look’, in its first race in Guyana after being imported just three weeks ago, ran a magnificently race to claim top honours in the C Class and Lower feature sprint which was over a distance of 1400m, last Sunday at the Rising Sun Turf Club in Berbice, during the first leg of the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee’s Triple Crown.
Don’t Over Look stormed out of the sixth post and bided its time, while betting favorites, Storm Bird and Just Call Me Boss set a blistering pace on the well prepared track.
The move from ‘Don’t Over Look’, which fetched a top weight of 126 pounds, came in a flash.
Storm Bird had the lead, Just Call Me Boss, Lucky Star, Settling Star and others were lurking as champion jockey Ron Ali of Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) was waiting for the right moment to make his move.
Around the second turn, Ali brought ‘Don’t Over Look’ to the outside of the pacesetters and with two furlongs remaining, a powerful surge from the eventual winner produce a stunning sprint speed to overtake the leaders for a win in 1 minute 28seconds, securing the $1million top cash prize.
Storm Bird faded for a third place finish, while Lucky Star finished second and Settling Star was fourth.
The commanding win for ‘Don’t Over Look’ had its handlers of the Jumbo Jet Racing Stables thinking about bigger things for the newly imported thoroughbred. “I feel overjoyed,” said Nasrudeen Mohamed Jr., “I am happy since this is the first big race I have won as a trainer, I look forward to much more.”
The second and third legs of the Triple Crown event are on March 24 and April 21, respectively.

Storm Bird leading the charge to victory in the main event. (Photo compliments of Emmerson Campbelle)

Before the feature event, there were six other races. Two of which were won by the Jumbo Jet Racing Stables. Those results are as follows:
Race 1 I Class (1400m)
Not This Time ($240,000)
Miss Olympic
Mary Ann
Race 2 L Non Earners (1100m)
First Prince
Lani
Quarter Pharaoh
Pinky Promise
Race 3 K Class (1100m)
Feeona ($220,000)
King Stanley
Uprising
Gold Again
Race 4 H Class (1100m)
Chameli ($300,000)
Isn’t She Charming
Ready to Romance
Seven Dust
Race 5 3 Year Old (1400m)
Valentina ($400,000)
Is He Perfect
Ebony
Mahaica Star
Race 6 J Class (1400m)
Miss Olympic $230,000
Red Region
King Stanley
The event was sponsored by Banks DIH Limited and Jumbo Jet Auto Sales.