THREE-YEAR-OLDS: EXPECT SOME ‘FUN’ IN MAIDEN CONTEST
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The eighth event on the Saturday programme of October 1, 2022, is for three-year-old maidens going 5 ½ furlongs. Nine horses are entered with THE QUICK GALLOPER analysis offered below. 1 – SHE’S MY FRIEND is a bay filly (May 10) by Natural Selection out of My Friend Lucy trained by Jason […]
WATCH JOCKEY SOUMILLION PUSH RIVAL FROM SADDLE – BANNED FOR 2 MONTHS
NOTE – VIDEO REPLAY OF INCIDENT BELOW ARTICLE One of the world’s top jockeys, Christophe Soumillon, was handed a two-month ban on Friday after elbowing fellow jockey Rossa Ryan out of the saddle in the middle of a race. Soumillon was riding Syros for Francis Graffard in the Group Three Prix Thomas Bryon Jockey Club de Turquie at […]
COOK FOOD SPECIALIST WAGERS FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The COOK FOOD SPECIALIST has put in the hard work and has now made his 'dishes' available for consumption. THE COOK FOOD SPECIAL is horse number one in race 8 - She's My Friend. The $600 EXACTA BOX LUNCH can be had in race 6 - horses #3 Taurus Boy, #5 Alexa's […]
#UK RACING: BRITISH HORSERACING AUTHORITY PAUSES SALIVA TESTING PROGRAMME
The British Horseracing Authority has paused its saliva testing pilot programme in the wake of Sean Levey’s false positive test recently. Levey was stood down from riding at Sandown on September 14 due to “medical reasons”, and he was also prevented from riding in the final night of the Racing League 24 hours later, in which he was […]
3-YEAR-OLDS: NON-WINNERS OF TWO CONTEST CAN GO ANY WHICH WAY
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The seventh event on the 10-race Saturday (October 1, 2022) card is a three-year-old (non-winners of two) contest in which ten horses have been nominated. The distance is six furlongs. This knotty affair is analysed below by THE QUICK GALLOPER. 1 – THIRTYONEKISSES is a bay filly (April 11) by Savoy Stomp […]
RACE BY RACE ANALYSIS FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Rain, rain, and more rain was the order of the race day (Sunday, September 25, 2022) at Caymanas Park. THE QUICK GALLOPER provides the race-by-race analysis of the 10 offerings on the day for readers. RACE ONE – Finally, the bred in utero chestnut colt Tapit Good, notably racing with the visor […]
AT THE TRACK: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 | SPORTSMAX TV
SELECTED GALLOPS | EXERCISE FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
HORSE EQUIPMENT WORK DISTANCE TIME A GIFT FROM BEN - Cantered (WP) AWESOME ANTHONY - Trotted BABYLIKE - Cantered/Galloped 3F 0:36.3 BIG JULE - Cantered (WP) BLUE VINYL - Cantered (WP) BOLD LEADER - Cantered (WP) CURLIN'S AFFAIR - Cantered (WP) EMPEROROFTHECATS - Cantered (WP) EROY - Galloped Flat 7F 1:28.0 EXCESSIVE FORCE - […]
2022 ARC: DETTORI-RIDDEN TORQUATOR TASSO GETS STIFF DRAW
PARIS, France - Frankie Dettori's hopes of a record-extending seventh Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe suffered a blow on Thursday when defending champion Torquator Tasso was handed a tough draw. The 51-year-old legendary Italian jockey and his German ride - an upset winner at 80-1 last year - will start in stall 18 of 20 […]
#UK RACING: KING CHARLES III'S FIRST RUNNER FINISHES SECOND
LONDON, United Kingdom - King Charles III's first runner since inheriting his late mother's Queen Elizabeth II's string of racehorses finished second on Thursday. Three-year-old colt Educator was the first horse to carry the royal purple, red and gold colours since Britain's longest-serving monarch died on September 8. But there was no fairy-tale victory for […]