Family Feud biggest Reggae 6 upsetter

YESTERDAY’s biggest Reggae 6 upsetter, 18-1 stunner FAMILY FEUD, popped up in the fourth race in which Gary Subratie’s 1-2 favourite, MARGARITA, was proposed as the lone banker on a second consecutive tough Sunday meet.

FAMILY FEUD, trained by Subratie’s protege, Winston Morris, disputed the lead with MARGARITA and LAST POSSESSION before pulling away under Emelio McLean, rocking the Reggae 6, which returned $2.6m to two winning combinations.

Similar to the previous Sunday meet when multiple upsetters pushed a carryover to last Saturday, favourites were sent crashing from the opening event through the sixth won by 3-1 chance WRAPPER GIRL, stablemate of even-money favourite LITTLE TRUTHFUL.

Punters watched as favourite after favourite fell, all the way to the eighth event won by THE PRINCE’S SPUR, who made all to win the Typewriter Trophy on an afternoon stroll under Raddesh Roman at odds of 1-5 in the eighth event.

Faced with Mouttet Mile-qualifying options whittling down ahead of the US$300,000 event set for December 5, Rohan Crichton’s American, THE PRINCE’S SPUR, made the most of the overnight-allowance gift, running two classes lower, after losing on his local debut to Horse of the Year RIDEALLDAY in the Philip Feanny Gold Cup.

THE PRINCE’S SPUR, who won at Gulfstream Park, Florida, beating US$12,500 claimers in January, franked his debut run, which he lost by three-quarter length to RIDEALLDAY, who won in 1:23.2, three-fifths off Eros 1991 track-record mark of 1:22.4.

The seven-year-old American clocked a ridiculously easy 1:30.1, getting within 1.1 seconds of PHENOMENAL POWER’s track record 1:29.0, set on July 4, a performance which erased Sky Train’s 43-year mark of 1:29.2.

Proving that he was used up too early, chasing PACK PLAYS’ splits of 23.0 and 45.4, before motoring into 1:10.4 for six furlongs, before being caught by RIDEALLDAY in the September 5 Gold Cup, THE PRINCE’S SPUR had things his way on the lead, sauntering away from Jamaica Derby-winner LONDON SPIRIT.

An experienced traveller with a 4-3-4 United States record under his girth, THE PRINCE’S SPUR was sired by Cairo Prince out of the Giant’s Causeway mare Flying Spur. He has raced at Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, Ellis Park, Fair Grounds, Gulfstream Park, Keeneland and Saratog; with wins at Churchill Downs, Fair Grounds, Gulfstream Park and Saratoga.

Since winning the 2023 Mouttet Mile with Rough Entry, Crichton and his owners, primarily Dennis Smith, have twice had to settle for the runner-up spot, with LEGACY ISLE beaten by

FUNCAANDUN in 2024 and RIDEALLDAY last year.

THE PRINCE’S SPUR won under a hand ride from Irad Ortiz Jr at Gulfstream in January, clocking 1:38.2 for a mile. His previous race was also a win, 1:42.4, at eight and a half furlongs at Churchill Downs in September of 2024.