Ready for Amstel Cup

R. L. SEALE and Company Limited is collaborating with the Barbados  Turf Club to stage the fourth day of the BTC’s second racing season  on Saturday at the Garrison Savannah.
The St Philip-based distribution company  had previously sponsored the popular Heineken Stakes and Trophy  for the top class horses  at the middle trip  of 1 570 metres.
This time around, it  is sponsoring another top race, namely the Amstel Cup over 2 000 metres.
The race card is spread over eight races that will get going at 1:45 p.m. The main event for three-year-olds and older horses rated 118-140 and open  to horses rated 117 and below carries a total purse of  $40 000.
A lot of time has gone into the marketing and promoting of this race with the sponsors utilizing the print media and electronic media and the social networks, despite the small attraction  – only seven entrants.
From early last Saturday morning race fans turned up in large numbers to watch the horses go through their preparation for the pattern event.
Long time
It has been a long time since this type of crowd has turned up at the race track to watch gallops.
On hand were two  of racing’s power houses – Lord Michael Taylor and Sir David Seale, president of the Turf Club and the owner of one of racing’s latest acquisition  Dancin’ David.
While the prospective entrants Show Me The Money, Graeme Hill, Giovedi, Daga and Areutalkintome all came onto the track for their  blow outs, none drew more attention than possible race day favourite, this year’s Gold Cup winner Dancin David, with race day pilot Anderson Trotman in the irons.
The colt was spotted with his jockey wearing a head camera and timing equipment for the duration of their workout – something rarely seen here at the Savannah but well  known to the bigger international outfits.
At the end of his gallop, Dancin’ David had  sent a stern warning  that he intends to win  the big race.