WATCH CAYMANAS SATURDAY (July 17) RACING ON QUICKGALLOP.COM
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The 10-race program scheduled for tomorrow (July 17, 2021) can be viewed on Quickgallop.com. To do so press the WATCH LIVE button at the top of the Quickgallop.com homepage. VIEW! ENJOY!
UK RACING: Grand National winning jockey Rachel Blackmore falls; taken to hospital
Grand National-winning jockey Rachael Blackmore has been taken to hospital after a fall at Killarney races. The 32-year-old, who had earlier ridden a double, was injured when favourite Merry Poppins fell in a handicap hurdle. Course doctor Richard Downey said the rider was "fully conscious". He added: "Rachael Blackmore is being taken to Tralee Hospital […]
Past Jamaica Derby winners 1921-1958
KINGSTON, Jamaica - With the Jamaica Derby on the horizon (Saturday, August 6, 2021), Quickgallop.com shares with its readers the Derby winners from 1921-1958. Most of these Derby races were run at Knutsford Park in Kingston. Note that in 1959, the Derby moved to Caymanas Park. Looking at the list of winners below, we can […]
Can Mahogany carry the heavy weight and win?
The talented Mahogany returns for his second outing this season but faces stiff opposition against the country’s leading sprinters God of Love and Patriarch as well as talented stablemate Father Patrick. The three lock horns in a three-year-old and upwards Open Allowance/Graded Stakes call for the Thoroughbred Racing Hall-of-Fame Stakes Trophy tomorrow at Caymanas Park. […]
Two interesting Derby prep races on Saturday, July 17, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica - What a bangarang! Not one, but two. Two races for three-year-olds going two turns on the same race day. Unheard of! This unexpected occurrence of pure joy in the recent history of racing at Caymanas Park takes place tomorrow, Saturday, July 17. These two races will certainly assist to clear the air […]
“Whizzing’ to victory number 2
KINGSTON, Jamaica - “At the moment, I cannot be anything other than being pleased with Billy Whizz winning the Knutsford Park Cup and impressively, too. “A win is always a reassuring endeavour. Billy Whizz is a consistent performing horse with his frequent placings in his races which helps to maintain his upkeep and pay the […]
Labycka shows promise in maiden victory
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Labycka scored a facile victory the second time of asking in the inaugural running of Emma Chen Memorial Trophy on the nine-race card at Caymanas Park on Monday, July 12. Emma Chen was the first female Jamaican trainer. Labycka’s victory came in a three-year-old Maiden Condition race for fillies run over 7 […]
Trainer Michael Marlowe scores fine double
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Trainer Michael Marlowe on Saturday last (July 10) notched his 9th and 10th winners for the year after posting a double on the 10-race programme. Marlowe saddled Gambler in the fifth race and Nala’s Bushman in the eighth. Gambler, ridden by Dane Nelson, won a Restricted Allowance V event for four-year-old and […]
A further Quick Galloper's review of the Monday, July 12, 2021 raceday
KINGSTON, Jamaica - In the history of local racing, even prior to the 1959 establishment of the Caymanas operations, the result of the 1300-metre opening event is undoubtedly unequalled in nearly all respects. Three of the nine starters were declared by trainer Fitzgerald Richards, which obviously is not unusual, but the odds of 67/1, 10/1 […]