#US RACING: Essential Quality wins Travers Stakes
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A Derby is the lone race that evaded champion Essential Quality. The Belmont Stakes hero now boasts a Derby on his ledger after all, this one of the Midsummer variety. Essential Quality outlasted Midnight Bourbon in a stretch duel Saturday to win the Grade 1, US$1.25 million Travers Stakes. The 3-year-old Tapit colt covered […]
#US RACING: Gamine makes it five in a row
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Star sprinter Gamine added a fifth Grade 1 win to her glowing resume when taking the Grade 1, $500,000 Ballerina Handicap at Saratoga on Saturday, a "win and you're in" for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. Sent off the heavy 1-5 favourite, Gamine and Hall of Famer John Velazquez broke from the rail and […]
#US RACING: Jackie’s Warrior beats Life Is Good
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The US$500,000 Allen Jerkens Memorial (G1) lived up to the hype on Saturday as Jackie's Warrior prevailed over Life Is Good in a thrilling stretch duel at Saratoga. With Joel Rosario in the irons, Jackie's Warrior ranged up to front-running favorite Life Is Good at the top of the stretch and the two 3-year-old colts battled […]
King’s Magician in nightcap closes triple for Anthony Nunes, double for Linton Steadman
KINGSTON, Jamaica – King’s Magician closed a triple for trainer Anthony Nunes and a double for jockey Linton Steadman in the Caymanas Saturday nightcap – the eleventh. It was a romp for King’s Magician in a three-year-old and upwards event at 6 furlongs. The early fractions were ticked off by Baton Rouge (Anthony Thomas) and […]
Lady Magnum gets off the mark in Caymanas Saturday tenth
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Under a well-executed ride by apprentice Jordan Barrett, Lady Magnum trained by Lorne Kirlew racing at odds of 5-1 tossed away the maiden tag in the Caymanas Saturday tenth. That first win by Lady Magnum came in three-year-old maiden contest going 5 ½ furlongs. The young Barrett watch in third place - […]
King Arthur devours She’s A Maneater Trophy race – Caymanas Saturday ninth
KINGSTON, Jamaica – King Arthur added the She’s A Maneater Trophy – the Caymanas Saturday ninth – to his growing status with an emphatic victory in the Open Allowance/Graded Stakes contest over a mile. When the starter let the seven horses in the day’s feature race out of their respective starting stalls, Double Crown (Double […]
Gambler upsets at 11-1 in Caymanas Saturday eighth - Dane Dawkins doubles up
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Coming from well behind the front runners, Gambler (Dane Dawkins) got up with his last stride to nip Let Him Fly i(Anthony Thomas) in the Caymanas Saturday eighth. Gambler attained his second successive victory in a four-year-old and upwards (non-winners of four) event going seven furlongs. Trained by Michael Marlowe, Gambler was […]
12 millionaires on Reggae-6 mandatory payout day
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Twelve (12) millionaires emerged from the pack as winners of the Reggae-6 on mandatory payout day for the exotic wager. Each of the 12 winners collected the tidy sum of $1,114,517.00. The Reggae-6 winners and their odds are listed below. Race 1 – Queen T 4-1 Race 2 – Golden Wattle 3-1 […]
Talented Tony K gets the Caymanas Saturday sixth in stewards’ room
KINGSTON, Jamaica – It a dog fight over the last two furlongs coming down the five-straight course in the Caymanas Saturday sixth, first by the post Mamacita (Javaniel Paterson) was disqualified and placed second behind Talented Tony K (Robert Halledeen). As soon as the race ended with Mamacita getting home by a slim margin of […]
With blinkers off Sebastian is a winner of the Caymanas Saturday fifth
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Racing with the blinkers off Sebastian with the in-form Javaniel Patterson in the saddle came good in the Caymanas Saturday fifth, which was a contest for claiming horses ($750,000 - $700,000) travelling 7 ½ furlongs. Sebastian, who was racing for the second time under the care of trainer Gary Subratie after being […]