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October 4, 2011
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Double for Laurie Silvera

ETOBICOKE, Ontario (CMC):

None of the Caribbean jockeys working at the Woodbine Racetrack won a race on Saturday's 10-race card.

But experienced Jamaican trainer Laurie Silvera kept the region's flag flying high with a double, including saddling Ariana D, ridden by Omar Moreno, which won the CDN $100,000 co-feature Avowal Stakes.

Moreno drove the 2-1 chance to a comfortable five-length victory over 10-1 outsider Fantastic Cousin in the seventh race on the programme.

Ariana D, a five-year-old dark bay mare, travelled 1,400 metres on the Polytrack in one minute, 22.85 seconds.

Moreno was unhurried on Ariana D in the early going, made a strong move on the turn before bidding three-wide into the stretch on the five-year-old dark bay mare taking charge and drawing away.

Silvera also saddled the 8-1 chance Big Brown Brewski which won under female jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson by half-length in the CDN $26,900 eighth race over 1,700m.

Wilson kept Big Brown Brewski in step with the front-runners, moving the five-year-old dark bay gelding three-wide to press the pace on the far turn before battling with rivals in the drive and was just up in time to get to the wire in 1 min, 45.96 seconds.

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