Visiting Sanchez strikes early with Reggae 6 double

REGGAE 6 bettors were spared upsetters yesterday, the longest shot being SHE'S A MIRAGE at 5-1 in the opening event, resulting in a payout of $31,900 to winning tickets.

After using SHE'S A MIRAGE to outfinish 1-2 favourite BABYLOVE at five and a half furlongs, Victor Sanchez returned to produce PRINCIPAL TIFFANY in the stretch run at five and a half furlongs against five-year-olds and older, non-winners of two races.

Claiming rider Shane Richardson kept his composure aboard 4-1 chance TIGRAY EXPRESS, outfinishing favourite SIR JOHN in the third at seven furlongs. TIGRAY EXPRESS reproduced his exercise gallops to run out a strong winner.

EQUINOX won as everybody's banker at odds of 1-2 in the fourth among four-year-olds and older, non-winners of two races, grimly holding on under Abigail Able at five furlongs straight for back-to-back wins at the trip.

PRINCESS RIA making all at five furlongs straight among four-year-old maidens was also a popular winner at odds of 1-2, taking most bets across the safe zone.

FUNOMETER was a must-carry in a knotty fifth event at four furlongs straight for $400,000 claimers, leaving WARSAW to wrap the Reggae 6 at odds of 4-5 among three-year-old maidens at five and a half furlongs.

Saturday's Reggae 6 returned $16,837, the longest shot being 21-1 stunner BURNING HEDGE in the third at four furlongs straight.

Leading rider Tevin Foster notched a two-timer yesterday, PRINCESS RIA and WARSAW, in the fifth and seventh, increasing his lead to eight winners ahead of Raddesh Roman, who closed the nine-race card with United States-bred DIGITAL ONE at five furlongs round.

Racing continues on Saturday.