#US RACING: TRAINER TODD PLETCHER FINED FOR LAPSE BEFORE MAKING SCRATCH

Trainer Todd Pletcher has been fined $1,000 by state racing regulators for failing the follow procedures for administering anti-inflammatory medications in advance of Saturday's $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational, an error that led to the scratch of Emmanuel from the Grade 1 race, the Daily Racing Form reported Sunday. The DRF's David Grening reported that the New York State Gaming Commission fined […]

SELECTED GALLOPS | EXERCISE FOR SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2022

HORSE       EQUIP.        WORK         DIST.    TIME AAVA JAELYN - Cantered/Galloped 3F   0:38.1 ADENOSINE - Cantered/Strode 5F 1:07.0 AKA STORM - Cantered/Galloped – Straight 4F 0:53.4 ATOMICA - Cantered/Strode 4F 0:54.2 BABYLIKE  - Cantered/Galloped 3F 0:38.1 BATON ROUGE - Cantered/Galloped – Straight 3F 0:36.3 BERN NOTICE - Cantered (WP) BIG JULE - Cantered/Galloped 7F  1:33.0 BILLY […]

TRAINER GARY SUBRATIE TO DECIDE ON ATOMICA’S NEXT MOVE – OWNER DON WEBHY

KINGSTON, Jamaica The connections of leading three-year-old filly Atomica have not yet made a final decision on where she will next race. This after Atomica finished four lengths behind Blue Vinyl, her first defeat in six attempts in the 10-furlong Jamaica St Leger on Saturday last (July 2) at Caymanas Park. The choice facing the […]

A SIMILAR PREPARATION PATH FOR BLUE VINYL TO THE JAMAICA DERBY

KINGSTON, Jamaica GOING into the Jamaica St Leger Classic, trainer Patrick Lynch said that Blue Vinyl’s preparations didn’t change much and the routine should remain the same heading into the Jamaica Derby scheduled for August 6. In a performance that represented class, talent, and all his fighting qualities, Blue Vinyl impressively defeated Atomica by 4¼ […]

THE 2022 JAMAICA ST LEGER – THE RACE, THE COMMENTS, THE POSITIVE, THE NEGATIVES

KINGSTON, Jamaica - IT was widely expected to be a close clash between the two-leading native-bred three year olds, Blue Vinyl and Atomica, in the Jamaica St Leger Classic, sponsored by BetMakers Technology Group, on Saturday, July 2. That predicted scenario did not materialise in the 10-furlong Futurity event as Blue Vinyl, in a command […]

DEVONTE CLOSES SUNDAY (JULY 10, 2022) CARD AT 17-1

KINGSTON, Jamaica – With the upsetters showing the way over the last two race days, it was little wonder that the Sunday card was closed (ninth race) by 17-1 chance Devonte (Tevin Foster) for champion trainer Anthony Nunes. The ninth, which was the final contest over the weekend of racing was a three-year-old maiden offering […]

IT’S A BOY CLOSES TRIPLE FOR JOCKEY ANTHONY THOMAS | TRAINER JASON DACOSTA

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Both champion jockey Anthony Thomas and leading trainer Jason DaCosta earned a triple when It’s A Boy at odds of 7-2 won the Caymanas Sunday (July 10, 2022) seventh. Before the seventh, Thomas and DaCosta were successful with She’s My Destiny in the first race and Midnight Blue in the sixth. It’s […]

FIRST RACE Winner She's My Destiny 1-5 JOCKEY Anthony Thomas TRAINER Jason DaCosta DISTANCE 5 1/2 furlongs 1,100 metres MARGINS 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 SPLITS 23.2 x 46.1 TIME 1:06.0 ==================================================================================== SECOND RACE Winner Fabulosity 2-1 JOCKEY Roger Hewitt TRAINER Junior Small DISTANCE 5 furlongs round 1,000 metres MARGINS 3 1/4 by 6 1/2 […]

STROLL FOR SHE’S MY DESTINY IN CAYMANAS SUNDAY (JULY 10, 2022) FIRST

KINGSTON, Jamaica – It was promised, and She’s My Destiny duly fulfilled that promise by strolling to victory in the Caymanas (Sunday, July 10, 2022) first. The Caymanas Sunday first was a three-year-old and upwards Overnight Allowance call going 5 ½ furlongs. Jockey Anthony Thomas atop She’s My Destiny had to unduly push the filly […]