AUSTRALIAN RACING: Top trainer faces trial for cheating, cruelty

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Melbourne Cup-winning Australian trainer Darren Weir was committed to stand trial Monday on animal cruelty and conspiracy to defraud charges stemming from the 2018 spring racing carnival. A magistrate ruled there was enough evidence for a jury to decide whether Weir, his former assistant Jarrod McLean and stable hand Tyson Kermond […]

Eight races on Friday (October 23) - Overnight on Quickgallop.com

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Eight races are to be contested on Friday, October 23, 2020 at Caymanas Park. Those eighth races have attracted 103 starters. The OVERNIGHT is ready and has been posted on Quickgallop.com. To view press the OVERNIGHT button at the top of the home page.

Derby winning jockey Shane tells his story

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Shane Ellis, with five victories in the Jamaica Derby, is one of the most successful riders to ever sit in a Derby saddle. The former two-time champion jockey Ellis, who began his career some 24 years ago in 1996, won aboard Awesome Power in 2001 for trainer Patrick Chang; Typewriter in 2012 […]

Recap of race day - Saturday, October 17, 2020

KINGSTON, Jamaica - There were two trophy presentations: the first was the Clifford Stewart Memorial donated by the late trainer Humphrey Stewart in honour of his father, a leading jockey in his day, and the second was the Monica Todd Memorial sponsored by her family to honour the matriarch whose son Richard and grandson Steven […]