Kenedy Berrugate aboard Pluma Roja (Coglianese)
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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.— Kenedy Berrugate notched his first success in the U.S. Saturday at Gulfstream Park, guiding Pluma Roja ($38.60) to an upset victory in Race 4.
The 22-year-old Panama native is a 5-pound apprentice, having won 43 races, including stakes, in his homeland before venturing to South Florida in June.
Berrugate had several close calls on his first 33 mounts before breaking through aboard Pluma Roja in the 1 1/16-mile $8,000 claiming race on Tapeta for owner/trainer Frank Santillana.
Berrugate graduated at the top of his class at the Laffit Pincay Jr. Technical Jockey Training Academy in Panama and was highly recommended to agent Cliff Hopmans by the Hall of Fame jockey.
Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Gross Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $175,000
The 20-cent Rainbow 6 Gross Jackpot Pool will be guaranteed at $175,000 Sunday at Gulfstream Park, where the popular multi-race wager went unsolved Saturday for the seventh racing day following a mandatory payout.
The Rainbow 6 sequence will span Races 4-9, headlined by a seven-furlong optional claiming allowance for 3-year-olds and up. Owner/trainer Dan Hurtak’s Lightning Tones, who captured the $100,000 Carry Back for 3-year-olds last time out, will faces older rivals in his return. Victor Barboza Jr.-trained millionaire Long Range Toddy drops from graded company while coming off a three-month layoff.
