The following article was first published in the Guyanese publication, Kaieteur News
Popular Guyanese horse racing magnate and entrepreneur, Collin Elcock, has made history in the horse racing circles in Jamaica. Elcock, the owner of the Elcock and Delmur Racing Stables located on the East Coast of Berbice (No 19), Guyana, also has a well-developed Horse Racing Stable in Jamaica.
According to Elcock, he has become the first Guyanese trainer to win the first race of the day.
In the horse race meet held on Saturday at the Popular Caymanas Park arena in Jamaica, the horse, “Round the Twist”, running as No 12 with an outside chance of 5-1, was unstoppable.
Jockey Tajay Suckoo was on the mount as Round the Twist outran its opponents to win with ease and give Elcock and his connections a lot to smile about.
The animal won the race in a time of one minute, 31, 57 seconds.
Elcock Racing stable was not done yet, returning on the second day, Sunday, the stable copped another victory to make it two wins.
In the event for Maiden animals, it was Gypsy Lee with a 17-1 chance of winning that triumphed in the 5-furlong event. Piloted by Jockey Daniel Thompson, Gypsy Lee was in a class by itself as it whipped the field by 7 lengths to spring away for a big win for the Guyanese.
Elcock recently successfully graduated from a four-month horse racing training course in Jamaica. He was a part of the 2026 Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) Caricom Express Trainers’ Course. The course which was organised by the Jamaica Race Commission saw him graduate with a trainer’s license that would enable him to train horses in different parts of the world.
Elcock who no longer races in Guyana had a long and outstanding career when he was on the racing circuit here.
His stable won all the major horse racing meets on numerous occasions during that time, including the Guyana Cup on four occasions.
Due to the disorganised state of horse racing in Guyana, he had threatened on numerous occasions to withdraw from racing if things did not change.
Elcock, like a number of others have shifted their operations to other parts of the Caribbean with Jamaica being the number one country of choice.
According to Elcock, Jamaica has very high standards and it would be good if Guyana horse racing standards could come somewhere close.
