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Sheldon Russell received all three stakes on Laurel’s Saturday card, together with the Concern aboard Prince of Jericho
Already with two stakes wins to his credit score, jockey Sheldon Russell put an exclamation level on his spectacular Saturday afternoon by using Grade 3-placed 3-year-old Prince of Jericho to a 4¾-length victory over Coffeewithchris within the $100,000 Concern at Laurel Park.
The seventh operating of the seven-furlong Concern for sophomores, honoring the primary Maryland-bred winner of the Breeders’ Cup Basic (G1), headlined an Independence Day weekend program that included the $100,000 Laurel Sprint for 3-year-olds and up and $75,000 Jameela for Maryland-bred fillies and mares, each sprinting on the grass.
Prince of Jericho ($3.40), despatched off because the 3-5 favourite within the Concern, accomplished the gap in 1:23.16 over a quick fundamental observe to finish a stakes sweep for Russell following Tim Keefe-trained Coconut Cake ($13.40) within the Jameela and Fore Harp ($11.60) within the Laurel Sprint for coach Robert E. ‘Butch’ Reid Jr.
Michael Dubb and Morris Bailey’s Prince of Jericho is skilled by Russell’s spouse, summer time meet chief Brittany Russell. Represented by agent Marty Leonard, Russell additionally received three stakes on one card within the 2020 Jim McKay Maryland Million together with the Basic on Monday Morning Qb for Reid.
“When the in a single day got here out I assumed my agent had gotten me on some respectable reside mounts,” Russell stated. “We bought some actually good journeys right now. [I’m] very lucky, very blessed to have these homeowners and trainers nonetheless giving me these alternatives. Three stakes wins right now is a large day. I am simply very, very grateful.”
Prince of Jericho had the advantage of breaking outdoors every of his 4 rivals within the Concern, and Russell settled him within the clear in third behind a number of stakes winners Recruiter and Coffeewithchris, the latter making his first begin for the reason that 148th Preakness Stakes (G1) Might 20 at historic Pimlico Race Course.
Recruiter posted fractions of :22.59 and :45.14 beneath strain from Coffeewithchris, when Russell started to make his transfer halfway across the far flip. They approached the stretch with Recruiter nonetheless in entrance and Coffeewithchris attempting to fend off Prince of Jericho whereas barely drifting out, inflicting the 2 to brush.
At that time Russell set Prince of Jericho down for a drive to get previous Coffeewithchris and reel in Recruiter, drawing away for his second profession stakes win following Laurel’s Jan. 21 Spectacular Bid, additionally at seven furlongs. A declare of foul for interference within the stretch by rider jockey Jaime Rodriguez and coach John Salzman Jr. of runner-up Coffeewithchris was dismissed.
Coffeewithchris was 3¼ lengths away from Recruiter in third. Tiz No Clown and Bristol Channel accomplished the order of end.
Prince of Jericho, a Munnings colt out of the Medaglia d’Oro mare Golden Evaluate, was second to Coffeewithchris within the one-mile Miracle Wooden and sixth within the 1 1/8-mile Federico Tesio earlier than being reduce to three-quarters within the Chick Lang (G3) on the Preakness undercard, rallying to be second.
“We shortened him again up that day and he appeared to deal with the six furlongs nice. I got here again and informed Brittany, ‘Look, if I had a clear journey that day, I believe I’d have been proper there,” Russell stated. “He’d skilled ahead coming into this race so we knew the seven-eighths could be excellent. We had a very good little journey [today] and we’re simply completely happy that he bounced out of that final race and he is again in type. He is a really easy horse. I am simply completely happy to get him again into the winner’s circle right now.”
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