Edgar Prado side-lined with broken rib after fall at Gulfstream Park
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado is expected to be side-lined a few weeks with a broken rib sustained in Friday’s last race at Gulfstream Park. Prado was unseated from his mount Mister Noisi down the backstretch. Agent Mike Kelly said Prado was taken to Aventura Hospital and Medical Center after Friday’s […]
Higher Power wins Pacific Classic at Del Mar
KINGSTON, Jamaica - It’s just the latest case of trainer John Sadler inheriting a horse from other connections, putting him in the program and ending up with a Grade 1 winner after Higher Power rolled to a dominating — if not a bit surprising — win in Saturday’s US$1 million TVG Pacific Classic at Del […]
Lady Blue gets it right in O & S Tack Room Trophy to give Walker/DaCosta a double
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After encountering traffic problems, the Wayne DaCosta trainee, Lady Blue under a determined ride by Omar Walker was able to burst through two horses in the last half-a-furlong of the 6 ½ furlongs event to win the O & S Tack Room Trophy at Caymanas Park moments ago. The trophy race, a […]
Casual Drink finally gets the job done in TOBA Trophy race
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After promising much when she made a winning debut last year, Casual Drink did enough to win this year’s running of the 7-furlong Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders’ Association Trophy at Caymanas Park not long ago. Ridden by apprentice Christopher Mamdeen and trained by Gary Subratie, Casual Drink got home in Restricted Allowance […]
Double for Anthony Thomas as he brings home 4-1 chance Jamai Raja
KINGSTON, Jamaica – It was a gate to wire effort on the Errol Waugh trained Jamai Raja which brought the second winner on the day for champion jockey, Anthony Thomas. Jamai Raja won an Optional Claiming ($1,000,000 - $850,000) event over a mile. None of Jamai’s Raja rivals was able to challenge and when he […]
Mamacita provides apprentice Shane Richardson with first winner in 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Valedictorian of the last batch of apprentices, Shane Richardson rode his first winner for the 2019 racing season, when he piloted the Andrew Nunes trained, Mamacita to victory in the fifth race of 11 on the Saturday (August 17) programme at Caymanas Park. Mamacita won a Maiden Special Weight event for three-year-olds […]
First winner for apprentice Matthew Bennett in 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Apprentice Matthew Bennett was finally able to win his first race in 2019. Bennett guided the Johnny Wilmot trained Miss Linda Wray to victory in the fourth race at Caymanas Park on today’s (August 17) card. The event was a Restricted Allowance V for four-year-olds - non-winners of two run over 7 […]
Champion Anthony Thomas guides 1-5 Uncle Vernon to first win
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After a battle with Top Gear (Bebeto Harvey) in the last furlong and a half, champion jockey Anthony Thomas got down to business on Uncle Vernon and was able to capture the day’s third race at Caymanas Park– which was section 2 of the Maiden Condition for three-year-olds run over 4 furlongs […]
Robert Halledeen breaks winning drought on Emerald Star at 7-1
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jockey Robert Halledeen found his way to the winners’ enclosure after a fairly long spell to win the second event on the 11-race card at Caymanas Park on the Gary Crawford trained Emerald Star a short while ago. Racing in a Maiden Condition event for three-year-olds run over four furlongs straight, Halledeen […]
Easy does it for Stranger Danger – wins for the 7th time from 7 starts
KINGSTON, Jamaica – It was expected and so it was. Stranger Danger a US importee made hacks of the opposition when winning a 7 ½ furlongs Open Allowance event just moments ago at Caymanas Park. This was the first of 11 races on today’s (August 17) card. It was an even break by all six […]