Warrior's Pride stays unbeaten on turf in Umphrey

Warrior’s Pride remained perfect on turf while running far and away the race of his life to upset the $100,000 Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint in wire-to-wire fashion for trainer Antonio Cioffi on Sunday.

Warrior’s Pride, the only 3-year-old in the Umphrey field, had captured his grass debut using a similar modus operandi in the Texas Glitter in spring.

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Emisael Jaramillo rode Warrior’s Pride on Sunday. Warrior’s Pride is owned by his breeder, Just for Fun Stable.

Cioffi said it meant a lot to him to win a race named in honor of Umphrey, the late and beloved Calder Race Course and Gulfstream Park racing secretary.

“I am very happy and proud to win this race, because when I came into this country, Bob Umphrey helped me so much,” said the Italian-born Cioffi, who emigrated from Venezuela to the U.S. in 2001.