US Horse of Year finalists: Justify, Accelerate, Monomoy Girl
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Justify and Accelerate never got to face off on the track. Instead, they'll duel for Horse of the Year. Justify, Accelerate and Monomoy Girl were the three finalists announced Saturday for Horse of the Year. The top prize will be handed out at the Eclipse Awards on Jan. 24. Justify […]
Jockey Espinoza returns to exercising horses after injury
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza has returned to exercising horses at Santa Anita for the first time since being seriously injured in a training accident last summer. The 46-year-old rider was aboard St. Joe Bay for trainer John Sadler on Saturday. Espinoza suffered fractured vertebrae and other serious injuries in […]
Journeyman jockey Aaron Chatrie scores on Garrincha for trainer Spencer Chung
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After getting close to the leaders three furlongs out in the day’s ninth event, journeyman jockey Aaron Chatrie pulled the Spencer Chung trained away from rivals in a Restricted Allowance event – non-winners of 3 to win by 3 ½ lengths. Garrincha, a four-year-old grey gelding was the 4-5 favourite and gave […]
Trainer Ian Parsard off the mark with Dragline in seventh race
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Trainer Ian Parsard got off to an early start in 2019 as his six-year-old bay gelding Dragline ridden by apprentice Romario Spencer was able to take the seventh race a $450,000 - $400,000 claimer over five and a half furlongs a short while ago at Caymanas Park. In a brave bid pasted […]
Double for Steven Todd, Tevin Foster
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Trainer Steven Todd and apprentice Tevin Foster teamed up moments ago to both win their second race on 10 offered for competition at Caymanas Park today, Saturday, January 5. In a tight finish Foster pushed the 8-5 favourite Laguna Point to victory down the four-furlong straight course to just beat fellow apprentice […]
Javaniel Patterson makes it three in 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jockey Javaniel Patterson continued his rich vein of form in 2019 as he easily won his third race of the year on the Ryan Darby trained Portugal a short while ago at Caymanas Park. Portugal won a maiden condition race for five-year-olds and up going five furlongs round. Portugal won at odds […]
Two slices for Trevor – scores second win on Elal
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jockey Trevor ‘Slicer’ Simpson made it win number two on the day on Elal just moments ago in the fourth race on the 10-race card at Caymanas Park. With none of the favourites obliging after four races, Simpson after duelling with Dezzy The Genius (Dane Nelson) for most of the one mile […]
Apprentice Kiaman McGregor at his best on Uncle Vinnie
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Kiaman McGregor got the better of his colleague apprentice Reyan Lewis in a surging battle in the straight to win, Saturday’s (Jan 5) third race minutes ago at Caymanas Park. McGregor on the Gary Subratie trained Uncle Vinnie watched as Lewis on Jacko Links went by with a furlong and a half […]
Trevor Simpson strikes on Polly Flyer
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Popular 5-time former champion jockey, Trevor ‘Slicer’ Simpson brought home his second winner since returning for his annual break of riding in the United States piloting the Steven Todd trained Polly Flyer in a maiden event for 4-year-olds and up over seven and a half furlongs. Polly Flyer running at odds of […]
Tevin Foster continues good form – wins 1st race (05/12/2019) on Twilight Eruption
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Apprentice Tevin Foster continued his excellent start to his riding career as he just guided the Byron Davis trained Twilight Eruption to victory in the first of 10 races at Caymanas Park. Going off at odds of 2-1, in the seven-furlong encounter, Twilight Eruption was held off the pace before taking the […]