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Princess Ifiyah reverses form with equipment change
September 22, 2025
PRINCESS IFIYAH's form reversal with cheek pieces refitted pushed Saturday's Reggae 6 payout to $21,934, a windfall for punters noting how terrible the five-year-old mare had run without the equipment at five furlongs straight when last out on August 16.
Reverting to the round course after struggling from post-position two out the straight on August 16, PRINCESS IFIYAH turned the tables on third-place TUTS, who had finished ahead of her in three consecutive meetings.
PRINCESS IFIYAH made all with Youville Pinnock, beating TUTS by a staggering nine lengths, underlining the dangers of ignoring equipment changes and course preference, especially among exposed horses, runners with many outings and few wins under their girths.
QUEEN ZAN got the Reggae 6 off to a strong start at odds of 3-1, outsprinting BIG GUY IN THE SKY at three and a half furlongs straight, back among $200,000 claimers after finishing down the track on a $350,000 tag on August 16.
H TWO O beating ROCKET FIRE SEB in the clash of Americans in the second at seven and a half furlongs was another lesson of how equipment changes matter.
ROCKET FIRE SEB went off as the 1-5 favourite, entering the event with a winning time of 1:25.4 for seven furlongs in his last race, almost a second faster than H TWO O's 1:26.3, suggesting he should have won based on his superior seven-furlong time.
However, H TWO O, who won his previous race with tongue-tie removed, reported further improved without the equipment, outbattling ROCKET FIRE SEB, who was hunting a hat-trick of wins.
FIRECRACKER returning among four-year-old peers after attempting to tackle three-year-old classic runners handed Philip Feanny the first of two winners on the 10-race card.
Feanny's second win was with impressive American RIDEALLDAY, who improved his record to six wins from seven starts by outclassing MONEY MARKET in the day's open allowance, clocking an eye-popping 1:05.4 at five and a half furlongs.
UNRULY DON and DREAM TO REALITY won the fourth and fifth events as 4-5 and even-money favourites, respectively, steadying the Reggae 6 ship for PRINCESS IFIYAH to guide home winning bets.
