Ace jockey Fernando Raquel Jr. bounced back from a harrowing loss atop top favorite Dixie the Younger earlier as he steered Wild Orphan to a fantastic wire-to-wire victory over the punishing 2,000-meter race to bag the top purse of P1.186 million for owner Ed Moreno. She clocked 2:05 with fraction times of 25-23’-25’24’-26’.
Real Spicy, whose stablemate Don Exequiel upended Dixie the Younger to rule the juvenile colts stakes, spent the race chasing the fast-stepping Wild Orphan to no avail. — Ramon Romualdez