Reprieve for jockey Anthony Thomas – five-day suspension reduced to three, $20,000 fine cancelled
KINGSTON, Jamaica - On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 the Jamaica Racing Commission heard an appeal from Jockey Anthony Thomas submitted against the Stewards’ decision on 28th November, 2020 to suspend him for five (5) race days and impose a fine of Twenty Thousand dollars ($20,000.00). The Commission viewed the film of the race and heard […]
#US RACING: Filly becomes 5th fatality this year at Golden Gate Fields
ALBANY, Calif. (AP) — A 3-year-old filly died Tuesday during training at Golden Gate Fields, making it the fifth thoroughbred fatality at the Northern California racetrack this year. Okoye's death was listed as an accident on the California Horse Racing Board's website. She was trained by Isidro Tamayo and finished fourth in her most recent […]
#US RACING: Kentucky horse farms challenge 'stallion cap' breeding limit
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Three prominent Kentucky horse farms challenged a rule Tuesday aimed at limiting the number of mares that a thoroughbred stallion breeds each year, calling it an anti-competitive restriction that threatens to disrupt the breeding industry. The farms filed a federal lawsuit in Kentucky to contest the "stallion cap" adopted by The […]
New Classic prep races – the Portmore, the Kingston; increase in purse money
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The promoting company of horse racing in Jamaica - Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) has made yet another change to this year's racing calendar as two new races have been added to the traditional preparation races for the Classics, dubbed The Road to the Triple Crown. The races are The […]