Nunes set to dominate trials
Trainer Anthony Nunes seems set and ready to dominate the last two official preparation races for the 1000 and 2000 Guineas at Caymanas Park. In the Prince Consort Stakes (for colts and geldings) run over seven furlongs (1,400 metres), Nunes is represented by the top three horses. In the Thornbird Stakes (fillies only), the second-generation […]
Superluminal makes it three in a row after taking King’s Plate, now enters ‘A Class’
Although he is now seven-years-old, and although he has had his share of injury problems, Superluminal has found the hardly ever achieved purple patch in local racing. With his trademark attributes of grit and determination, Superluminal the 2015 winner of the Jamaica St Leger, pulled another win from his hat, his third in a row […]
Looking at some gallops
SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Adonis – Gal Out Str. 3f 364 American Invader – Cant 9f Gal Last 5hf 1092 X 1030 Answered Prayers – Cant 9f Gal Last 4f 512 April Spirit – Cant 9f Gal Last 2f 243 Axle Rod – Gal Out Str. 3f 364 Bad Boy Theodore – Cant 9f Gal Last […]
Take riding for a career, not for a day job – Roderick DaCosta urges apprentices
Jamaican jockey Roderick DaCosta, a winner of 303 races on soil but who over the past years has settled in Canada while plying his riding skills at racetracks there including Fort Erie was again riding at the Park on Saturday last, March 9, 2019. DaCosta after climbing down from riding, the Joseph Thomas-trained Big Dream in […]
Supreme Soul enters 2000 Guineas as the overwhelming favourite
The heat is really on as the native-bred three-year-old Classic series of races continues to draw closer and closer. This season’s Classic races start on April 13 with the 1000 Guineas for fillies only. The 2000 Guineas (colt and geldings) is set for April 14. On Saturday, the Anthony Nunes-conditioned Supreme Soul got his final […]
The analysis of race day of Saturday, March 9
RACE 1-$850-750,000 CLAIMING (3YOS&UWARDS) 1820METRES/9FURLONGS&25YARDS Supreme Soul tracked stable companion Western Wheels into backstretch before cruising to the front with 800 metres to come and was ridden right out to win by 22 lengths (1:55.3) and stay on course for his quest to be Triple Crown champion. RACE 2-MAIDEN CONDITION (4-YEAR-OLDS&UPWARDS) 1300METRES/6 1/2FURLONGS My Son […]
Corazon – at the heart of deciding Thornbird Stakes
BY OBSERVER RACING WRITER Three-year-old fillies come to prominence with this year’s running (tomorrow March 16) of the seven-furlong Thornbird Stakes which acts as the major precursor for the Classic 1000 Guineas on April 14. There are nine starters in this year’s renewal, all seemingly having a good chance of winning. Most attention is […]
Distant Storm makes a landing
Distant Storm, a three-year-old dark bay Storm Craft colt develop a steady gale that took him into the winner’s enclosure for his first official visit on Saturday last. Storm Born got rid of the maiden tag in a maiden special weight for three-year-old competed for over 5 ½ furlongs (1,100m). Part-owner and trainer in her own […]
Sea Swan now a winner of three races
Four-year-old chestnut filly Sea Swan gave another strong performance on Saturday last to confirm her status as a fairly good sprinter in the making. The Spencer Chung trainee came from off the pace, beating rivals by two lengths in a Restricted Allowance event for native-bred four-year-old and upward non-winners of three over 5 furlongs (1,000m). […]