#US RACING: ZANDON IS 3-1 FAVOURITE FOR KENTUCKY DERBY
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Zandon and filly Nest are the morning-line favorites for the 148th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, respectively, at Churchill Downs, which will host both marquee races at full capacity for the first time since 2019. Zandon, trained by Chad Brown, drew 3-1 odds Monday, and will start from the No. 10 […]
PORTMORE, KINGSTON STAKES HIGHLIGHTS – OVERNIGHT ON QUICKGALLOP.COM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Saturday (May 7) and Sunday (May 8) weekend racing returns, with the main interest being the final three-year-old preps before the Classic races, the Portmore Stakes, and the Kingston Stakes. Both these races will be competed over 7 ½ furlongs with the Portmore confined to fillies and the Kingston for colts and […]
EASY TO WATCH REPLAYS FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2022
FIRST RACE Winner Victoria’s Medallion 7-1 JOCKEY Tevin Foster TRAINER Leroy Tomlinson DISTANCE 5 ½ furlongs 1,100 metres MARGINS ½ by 4 ½ SPLITS 23.4 x 47.2 TIME 1:09.3 SECOND RACE Winner Den Street 2-5 JOCKEY Anthony Thomas TRAINER Jason DaCosta DISTANCE 6 furlongs 1,200 metres MARGINS A head by 2 ½ SPLITS 23.0 x […]
THE QUICK GALLOPER’S RACE BY RACE ANALYSIS – SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2022
RACE ONE – This four-year-old maiden contest (5 ½ furlongs), brought victory for the ever-trying Victoria’s Medallion, owned, and trained by Leroy ‘Johnny’ Tomlinson with Tevin Foster aboard. Tomlinson was saddling his fifth winner in 2022 from 15 starts, while Foster was winning his first on the day. There was much pre-race talk surrounding Joyful, […]
A REJUVENATED TRAINER | PHARMACIST DALE MURPHY TELLS HIS STORY
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Trainer Dale Murphy like all his colleague conditioners of thoroughbred horses has had many highs and lows in his career. At present, Murphy is enjoying noticeable success with his small string of horses. Murphy tells his story. QUESTION (Q): DALE MURPHY: (DM) Q: Tell us about your background? DM: I was born […]
THE FOCUS IS ON GETTING MY WEIGHT DOWN AS LOW AS POSSIBLE – SHANE ELLIS
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Shane Ellis is already one of the most successful jockeys to parade his skills at Caymanas Park, and his career recently hit new heights when he notched his 1,300th winner. The two-time champion reached the milestone aboard the Alford Brown-conditioned Yellowstone, who romped a three-year-old Maiden Special Weight event by eight and […]
SELECTED GALLOPS | EXERCISE FOR SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Readers, please note that the horses listed below in RED are possible starters in this weekend’s Portmore and Kingston Stakes. HORSE EQUIP. WORK DIST. TIME A GIFT FROM BEN - Cantered/Galloped 6F 1:19.0 ALEXA'S DREAM B& Cantered/Galloped 3F 0:35.0 AMY THE BUTCHER - Cantered (WP) ATOMICA - Cantered/Galloped 6F 1:13.3 AWESOME TREASURE […]