Co-owner of Barbados Derby winner War Eagle, Kraigg Brathwaite, of K & C Stables (right), receiving the Derby Trophy from Barbados Turf Club president Sir David Seale (centre), as winning jockey Delano Lopez joins in the celebrations.

Sports

on December 27, 2020

War Eagle whoops it up

Article by Kimberley

War Eagle, brilliantly ridden by apprentice Delano Lopez, won a sensational 81st running of the Boxing Day Barbados Derby in grand style to trigger pandemonium at the Garrison Savannah last night.

The three-year-old chestnut gelding, which is owned by K & C Stables, gave co-owner West Indies cricketer Kraigg Brathwaite his first Barbados Derby victory under the floodlights before a massive crowd on the good-to-firm track.

It was not an easy win for the favourite War Eagle, which won the second jewel of the Triple Crown –the Pinnacle Feeds Midsummer Creole Classic – by 19 lengths last month.

War Eagle had to be fully extended to overtake longtime leader Conflictofinterest and win by a length in a thrilling 2 000 metres race. The winning time was 2:08.1 minutes. (LY)

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