HORSE RACING-BARBADOS-Latchman wins Nutrition Breeders' Classic with favourite.

Barbadian jockey Reshawn Latchman paired with favourite Direct the Cat to dominate the US$75 000 West Virginia Triple Crown Nutrition Breeders' Classic Stakes here Saturday.

Going 6-A1/2 furlongs in race four on the day's lucrative card in the southern United States, the 31-year-old made all the running with the roan to collar the two-year-old fillies by 12-A1/4 lengths in a time of one minute, 19:28 seconds.

Latchman also came close in the $75 000 West Virginia Dash for Cash Breeders' Classic in race six when he finished second with 26-1 chance Youthinkthatsfunny, only a length behind winner 5-1 choice Penguin Power.

In sloppy conditions, Direct the Cat survived a poor break to rush to the front and contest the lead with 17-1...

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