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Tumbarumba Edges Prince Of Power Late In R.A. 'Cowboy' Jones
Tumbarumba Edges Prince Of Power Late In R.A. 'Cowboy' Jones originally appeared on Paulick Report.
Wathnan Racing's Tumbarumba dug in gamely in deep stretch to outfinish Prince of Power and capture the fourth running of the $200,000 R.A. 'Cowboy' Jones Stakes at Ellis Park.
Trained by Brian Lynch and ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, Tumbarumba covered the mile in 1:35.38 over a fast track.
In the early stages of the race, fleet-footed Frosted Departure seized the early lead tracked closely by Prince of Power and This Is Uscar. As the field hit the backstretch following a quarter-mile in :23.63, even-money favorite Tumbarumba was positioned a few lengths back in fourth but began his move on the far twhourn by tipping in the clear from his rail draw. After a half-mile in :46.05, Prince of Power ranged up outside the Frosted Departure as Tumbarumba was forced three-wide. Entering the stretch, Tumbarumba found his best strides down the center of the track while This Is Uscar squeezed through along the rail and Prince of Power battled between. In deep stretch, it turned into a two-horse battle between Tumbarumba and Prince of Power with Tumbarumba prevailing by a hard-fought neck.
'He's always willing to fight,' Gaffalione said of Tumbarumba, a 5-year-old Oscar Performance gelding out of the Street Sense mare Naive Enough. 'He is a fun horse to ride and I look forward to riding him every time. Everything played out like we needed. I got him out down the backside and let him come with his best run late.'
Tumbarumba, bred by Coteau Grove Farms, returned his backers $4.24.
This Is Uscar held the third spot, followed by Frosted Departure and Three Technique.
This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Aug 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
