Breeders, Owners Make Recommendations To End Racing Impasse
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) has made four recommendations to horse racing promoter Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) to end the current stalled negotiations regarding an increase in purse money. The TOBA recommendations were put on the table yesterday (Monday, July 17, 2023) at a meeting with SVREL. […]
Groom Mark Collins Tells His Story
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Grooming a horse is a labour-intensive job, even for the most slavish of men. This is a job that calls for a variety of skills, experience, time, and dedication. And between all of that, the groom has to maintain a family, at times being a dad and a spouse. Mark Collins, who […]
Selected Gallops | Exercise For Monday, July 17, 2023
HORSE EQUIPMENT WORK DISTANCE TIME ABILITY - Cantered (WP) ACKNOWLEDGEME - Cantered/Galloped 6F 1:18.3 ALL FOR LOVE B Cantered (WP) ANONYMOUS - Strode out straight ATOMICA - Cantered (WP) AWESOME ANTHONY- Trotted BABYLIKE - Cantered/Galloped 4F 0:50.4 BELLA SOUL - Cantered out straight BIG […]
#US RACING: Closing Golden Gate Will Be Far Reaching – Racing Community
“Dismay, fear and anxiety.” That’s how California Thoroughbred Trainers reacted to the news Sunday that Golden Gate Fields would close in December, according to a statement from CTT executive director Alan Balch It’s likely how much of the Northern California racing community felt when they got word that The Stronach Group planned to close the […]
“Big Horses’, Put In Their Weekend Gallops
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Despite the uncertainty currently prevailing in the horse racing industry, horses are still out in the mornings during the exercise period. The Quick Galloper takes a look at some of these workouts, zeroing in the top handicappers, ad at least two three-year olds scheduled to race in upcoming Classic events. SATURDAY, JULY […]
Groom Ruddy Jordene Tells His Story
QUESTION (Q) Tell us about yourself. RUDDY JORDENE (RJ): I currently live in the community of Newlands in Portmore, St Catherine. I attended the Gregory Park All-Age School before attending Operation Friendship on Bell Road. Q: How did you get involved with horse racing? RJ: I got involved in the sport when I was a toddler growing […]
Selected Gallops | Exercise For Sunday, July 16, 2023
HORSE EQUIPMENT WORK DISTANCE TIME ABILITY - Cantered (WP) ACKNOWLEDGEME - Cantered (WP) ANONYMOUS - Ponied ATONEMENT - Cantered/Galloped - Straight 3F 0:36.3 BAZINGA & Galloped Flat 5F 1:04.2 BLUE PERSUASION - Cantered/Galloped 3F 0:38.4 BLUE VINYL - Cantered 10F BOOTYLICIOUS T Cantered/Galloped 2F 0:23.2 BURLAP - […]
#US RACING: Golden Gate Fields Racetrack To Be Closed
Golden Gate Fields, the last major racetrack in Northern California, will be shut down permanently after 2023 racing dates are finished Dec. 19, The Stronach Group announced Sunday night. The announcement originally scheduled for Monday was hastened when the Los Angeles Times broke the story Sunday afternoon. In a news release issued by a corporate […]
Gulfstream Park Replay Show | Sunday, July 16, 2023
Betting And Gaming Regulator Says SVREL Figure Is Correct
KINGSTON, Jamaica – At a meeting held on Tuesday of last week involving stakeholders of horse racing and the promoting company Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL), the latter offered a purse increase of $27 million. This amount was flatly rejected by the stakeholders who claimed that figure used by SVREL to calculate the […]