#US RACING: Chicago Bears football team purchasers Arlington Park
The Chicago Bears have agreed to buy the Arlington Park property, a move that marks the end of Churchill Downs Inc.’s involvement in Illinois horse racing, at least for the time being. In a Wednesday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, CDI said the Bears will pay US$197.2 million for the property. The […]
#US RACING: The Grade 1 Woodward – odds and analysis
The Grade 1, US$500,000 Woodward returns to Belmont Park after being held for the last 15 years at Saratoga. The race will be run going 1 1/8 miles, which at Belmont is run around one turn on the main track. In the years at Saratoga, the Woodward was won by champions and Breeders’ Cup winners – Lawyer […]
THE QUICK GALLOPER’S - Things to note for Saturday (Oct 2, 2021) race day
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Nine races are on the program for this Saturday, October 2, 2021, race day at Caymanas Park. THE QUICK GALLOPER has gone through these nine races and now offers the evaluation. 1 – Since the recent departure of jockey Dane Nelson, who is now riding at Century Mile in Canada, most of […]
FINAL PROGRAM for Saturday, October 2, 2021 - on Quickgallop.com
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The FINAL PROGRAM for the nine races to be run on Saturday, October 2, 2021 is ready and has been posted on Quickgallop.com. To view press the FINAL PROGRAM button at the top of the QUICKGALLOP.COM home page.
Race day happenings – Saturday, September 25, 2021
Leo gets off the mark Running with the visor and figure-8 on and the tongue-tie off, three-year-old chestnut colt Leo made light work of rivals in a native-bred three-year-old maiden condition race, winning by 11 ½ lengths going a mile (1,600m). Jockey Dane Dawkins put the Patrick Taylor-owned and -trained Leo in front when the starter opened the gates […]
A closer look at the race day of Saturday, September 25, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Run as the ninth and feature on the 10-race card was another renewal of the 2,000-metre Menudo Trophy which garnered seven declarations to continue the more than two-decade-old trend of races over a distance of ground highlighting the paucity of stayers in the two top classes. Still, with the presence of the […]