Photograph: Tommy Land/Eclipse Sportswire
Eclipse Prix-winning jockey Flavien Prat gained 5 races on Sunday’s nine-race card at Suidobashi, together with sweeping wins in two stakes races that day. This efficiency gave them a complete of 14 wins this week at Ozone Park Oval.
Pratt introduced in September that he could be biking full-time in New York this winter. He expressed gratitude for his current success.
“It has been an excellent week,” stated Pratt, who’s represented by agent Brad Pegram. “I have been driving good horses all week and so they’ve responded nicely. Thus far it has been good and I hope this momentum continues for so long as potential.”
Pratt gained his first trip of the day, main the George Weaver-trained Salute to Service to commencement with a six-furlong, $6.16 state-bred maiden claimer. It was a well-deserved hat trick within the first half.
One other maiden horse adopted to victory with Corridor of Fame coach Mark Casse driving New York Scrappy for $9.26. Pratt piloted the $3.06 oversubscribed out of five-time Eclipse Award-winning coach Chad Brown to the primary of two stakes wins within the $150,000 Eternally Collectively.
Pratt re-entered the winner’s circle with the Grade 3 $175,000 Pebbles, whereas Quick Market earned his first stakes win for coach John Terranova at $5.08. This was the final New York turf race of the yr.
The day ended with Pratt driving Aparta for his fifth win towards Corridor of Fame coach Todd Pletcher on a nine-furlong maiden claimer for $3.72.
Pratt not too long ago set a brand new New York Horse Racing Affiliation circuit single-day file by successful seven of 10 rides at Aqueduct on Nov. 2. The jockey at present holds a large lead within the Suidobashi Autumn Event jockey standings with 31 wins as of the tip of Sunday’s card, 17 wins forward of second place Manny Franco.
