CLASSY PROSPECT (Shane Ellis up) winning the Pick-3 Challenge Trophy over 1400 metres on November 28. The Wayne DaCosta-trained colt is the hot favourite for today's Supreme Ventures 2-Y-O Stakes. - file

The curtain comes down on the 2009 racing season at Caymanas Park today with a well-supported 12-race programme featuring the $4.25-million Supreme Ventures Jamaica 2-Y-O Stakes over 1600 metres for native-bred juveniles. Post time is 11:30 a.m.

Also on the card is the traditional Boxing Day co-feature, the $1.5-million Harry Jackson Memorial Cup grade one race over 2400 metres to be contested by seven starters.

Today's meet takes on added significance in that three cham-pionship titles could go down to the wire, namely the owners' championship between former champions Ruth Hussey and Elias Haloute; the breeders' champion-ship between HAM Stables Limited and Orange Valley Estates; and of course, the jockeys' title between sidelined champion Omar Walker and challenger Paul 'Country' Francis.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Ven-tures Jamaica 2-Y-O Stakes has attracted a maximum field of 16, including the top three - CLASSY PROSPECT, COLONEL WALES and AL FOUZIA. They occupied the first three places in the November 28 Pick-3 Super Challenge Trophy over 1400 metres, race No. 2 in the rich and prestigious Supreme Ventures two-year-old series which commenced on October 17 with the Cash Pot 'Only One For Me' Trophy over 1200 metres, won by the filly AL FOUZIA.

The race will more than likely come down to the abovementioned trio and indications are it will be close going in the additional 200 metres.

unbeaten

CLASSY PROSPECT from the stables of champion trainer Wayne DaCosta impressed when using his speed to win the Pick-3 Super Challenge Trophy by 1 1/2 lengths from the fast-finishing COLONEL WALES and AL FOUZIA to be unbeaten in two starts.

Both the Rowan Mathie-trained AL FOUZIA, to be ridden for the first time by leading all-time jockey Winston Griffiths and Percy Hussey's COLONEL WALES, with five-time champion Trevor Simpson again in the saddle, have both worked well in preparation for the race. But the one best-equipped to win must be CLASSY PROSPECT.

The dark gelding by Saint Appeal out of the 1999 Derby winner Good Prospect has looked sharp at exercise in preparation for this race and given his crippling speed, should be able to relax in front passing the half mile and stave off the late-closing pair of COLONEL WALES and AL FOUZIA in deep stretch.

After winning on November 29, trainer DaCosta alluded to the fact that CLASSY PROSPECT was still a bit green. He has come on nicely in his preparation since and with jockey Shane Ellis having ridden all three of the top contenders to victory and has publicly declared that CLASSY PROSPECT is the best of the three, the hint should be taken.

heavyweight

Meanwhile, six top-class horses are down to contest the Harry Jackson Memorial Cup, including last year's winner RUM TALK, AD INFINITUM who finished a close second, as well as ALLIEDFORCE (regaining form) and this year's Derby winner HE'S REALLY OK to be ridden by journeyman heavyweight jockey Everton Miller.

All contested the November 14 Superstakes over 2000 metres, which was won by the rank outsider HOMBRE with RUM TALK second, AD INFINITUM third and ALLIEDFORCE. The Anthony Nunes-trained AD INFINITUM came from a long way behind in the ADL Superstakes and given the additional 400 metres of this race, gets the nod with the competent 4.0kg-claiming apprentice Aaron Chatrie aboard.

I also like BIG MAN ahead of GOOD SENSE in the third race, ROYAL DREAMER in the 4th, TRIPLE ACCOUNT in the 5th, JAYLEN in the 7th, FLORENCE in the 8th and SIR JAADU BABA in the 10th.

Griffiths ... rides AL FOUZIA.

Ellis ... rides the favourite.

DaCosta ... trains the favourite.

Simpson ... aboard COLONEL WALES.