BOOTYLICIOUS, last year's Thornbird Stakes winner, made all at six furlongs with Reyan Lewis for a four-length win in Saturday's Ahwhofah Sprint at Caymanas Park.
Notching her third win among overnight-allowance company this season, BOOTYLICIOUS clocked 1:12.3 to beat United Stated-bred DIGITAL ONE, who missed the break with Dane Dawkins.
After sounding her warning with an ambitious attempts against stayers at a mile in the November 9 St Elizabeth Distaff, BOOTYLICIOUS made light work of her 12 rivals at the shorter trip.
Briefly pestered by COMMANDER Z and JOY IS GOLDEN, BOOTYLICIOUS quickly took charge leaving the half-mile marker, coasting unmolested into the straight.
DIGITAL ONE recovered from her stuttering start to close for second, four and a quarter lengths behind BOOTYLICIOUS' cracking splits of 23.3, 47.3 and 59.3.
Title-chasing Tevin Foster and Dawkins rode two winners apiece on the nine-race card.
Foster, who started the day three wins behind leader Raddesh Roman, moved to 122 with wins astride MUDSHAFT in the second and RADAM in the seventh, one adrift his rival, who went winless.
Dawkins, champion jockey 2022, on winter break from Assiniboia Downs in Canada, continues to shine in the saddle, tracking TRUST FUND BABY before landing the fourth with SHE'S THAT GIRL.
Aboard SIPPIN ON SUNSHINE in the Miracle Cure Sprint, Dawkins was forced to steady the filly down the backstretch. After overcoming early trouble, Dawkins was at his best in the stretch run, rallying to switch ground after Roman tried using favourite ADIRA to drift SIPPIN ON SUNSHINE inside the last furlong.
Racing continues Sunday with another nine-event card to close Summit of Speed Weekend, which features a mandatory Strike 4 payout, races six to nine, set to open at $3.2 million.
Saturday's mandatory Ketch 9 payout was won by two tickets each earning $3.6 million.
urned up in the sales ring the following morning but went abegging after Parsard pushed the bidding to $3 million.
A post-sale advance of $3.5 million was reportedly turned down by Parsard, convinced that the Key To Power-Keep The Faith filly's earning potential and broodmare prospect was worth more than the offer.
Round one certainly went to Parsard as BOOTYLICIOUS, for the third time this season, dismissed overnight-allowance runners with her blinding speed.
DIGITAL ONE, JORDON REIGN'S and DIVINE FORCE missing the break as a choir killed, in one swoop, any chance of a closer catching BOOTYLICIOUS.
