NO OVERNIGHT TODAY
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Quickgallop.com has been informed that for reasons attached to the inclement weather there will be no Overnight tonight for the race programme of Saturday, August 21, 2021. It now seems that a FINAL PROGRAM will be made available tomorrow.
Hall of Famer, champion owner Elias Haloute dies at age 79
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Barbadian Elias Haloute, who made Jamaica his racing home, died early last morning. The former champion owner, who is an inductee in Jamaica’s Racing Hall of Fame, was 79 years old. He was also the recipient of the None Such Award, which honours individuals who have made a significant contribution to the […]
Canada beckons for Dane Nelson
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Four-time champion jockey Dane Nelson will depart the island later this week for another riding stint in Canada with the focus being the Century Mile Canadian Derby and Oak, with both races set for September 11. “I am leaving sometime in this week to catch the Derby at Century Mile. I won’t […]
Additional news from the race day of Saturday, August 14, 2021
Johnny Wilmot in the pink of form Trainer Johnny Wilmot is having the best season since his career started in 2011. Wilmot notched his 18th winner for the year when Summer Sun easily brushed aside rivals of three-year-old and upwards claiming ($450,000-$400,000) group at 7 ½ furlongs (1,500m). Ridden by Phillip Parchment, Summer Sun staggered […]
Encouraging win by Sentient
KINGSTON, Jamaica - SENTIENT returned to winning ways after seven months in abeyance after dropping down in class, and placed in the safe hands of jockey Robert Halledeen. Sentient was back in the winners’ circle for the first time since winning on January 3, 2021 and on this occasion, he levelled a nine-horse field of […]
A further review of race day – Saturday, August 14, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica - IN for a tag of $450,000 down from $1 million, Summer Sun, a former Overnight Allowance campaigner, was made the even money favourite and duly obliged by eight lengths for those who had the confidence to back him in the day’s 1500-metre opening event. Ridden by Phillip Parchment, the imported five-year-old chestnut […]
Elitist grinds way through conditions – reaches Overnight Allowance
KINGSTON, Jamaica - ELITIST, a four-year-old roan filly from a reputable stock of racers, showed a more positive side of her racing ability by moving up to Overnight Allowance company from the non-winners of four-fold with a fine turn of foot from in front at Caymanas Park on Saturday, August 14. Bred at Y.S. (1955) […]