FORMER CHAMPION JOCKEY GEORGE HOSANG REMEMBERS HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH CHRIS ARMOND
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Former many-times champion jockey in Jamaica and Canada, George HoSang, said the passing of his long-time friend and racing administrator Christopher Armond on Wednesday (May 11) marks the end of a significant era in the annals of local racing. HoSang was quick to point out that the Armond name has been associated […]
THE FINAL TAKE ON THE PORTMORE – THE MAJESTY OF THE FILLY ATOMICA
KINGSTON, JAMAICA - It was an afternoon of grace and excitement extraordinaire for owner and corporate executive Donald Wehby after his Classic bound three-year-old chestnut filly Atomica tore rivals into shreds with a startling record-breaking performance that reinforced her status as the leading contender for the 1000 Guineas Classic (one mile) in three weeks. Atomica […]
THE FINAL TAKE ON THE KINGSTON – THE PROGRESS OF BLUE VINYL
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Following the emphatic win by Blue Vinyl in the $3-million The Kingston feature on Saturday (May 8), trainer Patrick Lynch believes his chestnut colt will be the horse to beat in next month’s 2000 Guineas, the start of the Classics series of races for the three-year-old colts and geldings. THE RACE — […]
#UK RACING: WATCH IMPRESSIVE BAAEED WIN THE AL SHAQAB LOCKINGE STAKES
Baaeed made the perfect start to his highly-anticipated four-year-old campaign with an emphatic victory in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on Saturday, May 14, 2022. William Haggas’ superstar made effortless progress last term, going unbeaten in six runs and graduating from winning a Leicester maiden in June to winning back-to-back Group Ones in September and […]
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KING ARTHUR RETURNS TO THE ROUND TABLE AT ODDS OF 9-1
KINGSTON, Jamaica – King Arthur returned to the winners’ enclosure with a rousing victory in the Lady Geeta Trophy which was an Open Allowance | Graded Stakes contest at six furlongs. It was King Arthur’s stablemate, the lightly weighted Lure of Lucy (Jordan Barret) who set the early splits but after a furlong and a […]
UNRULY DUDE OFF TO WINNING START IN 3-YEAR-OLD MAIDEN | CAYMANAS SATURDAY 9th
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Running for the first occasion, Unruly Dude, a bay colt by Bern Identity out of Wonder Girl won impressively in a three-year-old maiden contest at 5 ½ furlongs. Jockey Robert Halledeen sent the Dennis Pryce trained Unruly Dude to the lead from the get-go and never looked back at no stage in […]
“BILLY’ WHIZZES TO VICTORY IN CAYMANAS SATURDAY (MAY 14) EIGHTH
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Billy Whizz, racing over a trip (nine furlongs) which he prefers, opened his 2022 winning account with an easy effort at the Overnight Allowance level with Anthony Thomas in the saddle for trainer Jason DaCosta, Billy Whizz set off into the lead when he left his starting stall but was quickly challenged […]
SIR TAJAY VIA THE STEWARDS’ ROOM IN 3-YEAR-OLD MAIDEN CONTEST AT 9-1
KINGSTON, Jamaica – In a maiden condition contest (six furlongs), the Caymanas Saturday (May 14) seventh, that featured six first-timers in the line-up of 11, it was the least thought about newbie Flight Time (Andre Martin), who went by the winning post in front. Then following a stewards’ inquiry and a jockey’s objection lodged by […]