Rikki’s Gift’s nose gets winner No. 3 for Amira’s Prince

Amira’s Prince picked up his third winner and fourth victory in the past month when Rikki’s Gift scored a game victory under Deshawn Parker yesterday at Sam Houston Race Park to break her maiden in her fourth start.

The 3-year-old filly bred and co-owned by Wayne Detmar, who had finished second in her debut at Remington Park, broke quickly from the No. 4 post in the 5 1/2-furlong race and was immediately joined by 7/2 shot Sailsinthesunset. They passed the quarter in :23.03 and the half in :47.49 glued to each other’s flanks and raced that way all the way to the wire, with Rikki’s Gift getting the nod by a nose, clocked in 1:06.51.

Rikki’s gift paid $8 as the second choice and earned a check for $9,240.