Upsetters stump Reggae 6, Twilight 6 players at Caymanas

BACK-TO-BACK upsetters, 59-1 stunner, TOM DULY, and 9-1 chance MILLINIUM STAR, who shocked 6-5 favourite DRONE STRIKE in the sixth event, turned Sunday’s Reggae 6 on its head, sending all bets to the boneyard for a carryover of $5.2 million, accompanied by a single-winner bonus of $3.9 to next Saturday’s meet.

Whereas bettors were warned to “take no chances in the first four races of Sunday’s Reggae 6, especially the first two events”, the bombs were instead dropped on PICKLEBALL and DRONE STRIKE, ‘proposed bankers at the tail end of the Reggae 6’.

PICKLEBALL, who would have been normally scratched after going down on her hind quarters in the gate, was allowed to run, raising no gallop as the 2-5 favourite among maiden three-year-olds at five furlongs straight.

BEHAVE and DOK were going at each other a furlong out before TOM DULY drifted inwards under Emelio McLean to split the pair close home, winning by a head as a 59-1 stunner.

DRONE STRIKE, whose loss shook Reggae 6 bets to the core last time out, touted to ‘make amends in the sixth at five furlongs straight’ after being stumped by upsetter CW’S TREASURE on September 5, fell to MILLINIUM STAR, who ran past the 6-5 favourite close home, driving the final nail in the Reggae 6’s coffin.

Twilight 6 players were struck even deadlier, taken out by TOM DULY (59-1) and MILLINIUM STAR (9-1) before last rites were read by HAIL THE QUEEN at 25-1 in the eighth and EXPEDITIOUS at 21-1 in the ninth, closing a thumping day for bettors with a carryover of $3.8m.