Listen to This Article Enhance your reading experience by listening to this article.

Jockey Michael Fundi stole the show in the  1000m final of the  Alfa Romeo Trophy, racing to a breathtaking victory with a time of 00:57.3 as the season progressed into the second round at the Ngong Racecourse over the weekend.

In the  final race, six runners competed, with the fastest previous time recorded at 57.3 seconds. High Legislation, ridden by Michael Fundi, narrowly missed the previous record by 40 milliseconds, racing to victory with a time of 00:57.3. Starting from the back, High Legislation found a gap in the middle and accelerated ahead of the pack, leaving a remarkable 10-length gap behind.

The South African breed clinched the top spot, with Wimborne ridden by Charles Kimani from the Patsy Sercombe stable taking second place, and Gambler, ridden by James Muhindi, securing the third podium spot, finishing 13 lengths behind.

Interestingly, jockey Charles Kimani showcased sensational form at the Ngong Racecourse on Sunday, securing three wins, two of which were Cup races, to the delight of the ecstatic crowd. Kimani triumphed in the Montgomery Bowl and Ultra Sharp Trophy races with an impressive five-length lead in both, demonstrating his skill at the reins. Incidentally in both subsequent races, he won by a steady gap of five lengths at close to underscore his mettle at the wheel.

In the 1600m Montgomery Bowl, an open handicap for three-year-old fillies, Kimani took the lead atop Scott from the Patsy Sercombe stable.

The four runners in the meet had all good starts at the gun but it was Kimani who took the initiative at the final bend of the middle-distance race to push forward. The Sercombe stable claimed a triple podium finish, with Leslie Sercombe riding Daytime Girl and Robert Wako jockeying Westwind to second and third place, respectively, in a time of 1:43.02.

The 2060m Ultra Sharp Trophy was run on a time of 2:30.6 and witnessed Kimani once again riding Bampton in good stead with good endurance from the starting 1000m while holding off competition before darting in the last 800m for final glory. The competition however was mighty close and tight as he was being hounded by Protus Kinuthia’s Coffee Break who emerged in second place.