#US RACING: Fair Grounds Race Course damaged by Hurricane Ida
At least one barn was heavily damaged, the tote board came down and the jockeys’ room is a mess, but the damage to Fair Grounds Race Course from Hurricane Ida was far less than it could have been, given the magnitude of the storm. “Hopefully they can get the adjusters or whoever they need out […]
COVID-19 concerns cause cancellation of Wednesday race meet
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC), the regulatory arm of horse racing in Jamaica, has cancelled the nine-race card scheduled for Caymanas Park tomorrow, September 1, due to concerns regarding COVID-19. In a letter to the promoting company Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) advising of the cancellation, the JRC stated that […]
King Arthur reigns in She’s A Maneater Trophy race
KINGSTON, Jamaica - IT was fitting that the She’s A Maneater Trophy found its way to the stables of trainer Jason DaCosta as it was his late father, Wayne, who crafted and executed the outstanding career of the former Horse of the Year and Triple Crown winner. The first engagement of the She’s A Maneater […]
Dane Dawkins, Linton Steadman, Anthony Nunes dominate race card of Saturday, August 28, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica - FEATURED on the 11-race programme was the inaugural staging of the 1600-metre She’s A Maneater Trophy honouring one of the best-ever thoroughbreds. This is a Triple Crown heroine who won nearly all the other major events held during her distinguished career and is undisputedly in the top ten list of the most […]
Special notes – race day of Saturday, August 28, 2021
CHANGE OF EQUIPMENT MAKES QUEEN T A WINNER After seven career starts and wearing the blinkers for the first time, Queen T easily brushed aside rivals to win Division 1 of a Restricted Maiden Condition race for native-bred three-year-olds who did not finish second or third in their lifetime. Going over 5 ½ furlongs (1,100m), […]
#UK RACING: William Buick wins his 100th race of the season
William Buick celebrated his 100th winner of the season in dramatic fashion after Flame Of Freedom (9-4) got up almost on the line to secure victory in the Racegoers Club Handicap at Epsom Downs today (Monday 30th August). The Derby-winning rider reached the milestone aboard the Dragon Pulse filly in the seven-furlong contest, which was delayed after […]
#US RACING: Filly who sold for US$8.2 million dies after fall
America’s Joy, an unraced 3-year-old filly who sold in 2019 for more than US$8 million, died Sunday morning due to a training incident at Saratoga. The daughter of American Pharoah sustained a sesamoid fracture while breezing and broke her neck in a fall, per the New York State Gaming Commission’s equine breakdown, death, injury, and […]
Caymanas Highlights - August 28, 2021 | SportsMax TV
Updated provisional list for Winton ‘Fanna’ Griffiths Classic
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Winston Griffiths OD Trophy race, a new addition to the calendar will be run on Saturday next, September 4, 2021. The race is to be contested over a new distance at Caymanas Park, nine and a half furlongs (1900 metres), and is a Grade 2 contest for three-year-olds only. Given the […]
#US RACING: Watch Kentucky Derby champ Medina Spirit win at Del Mar
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit held off Rock Your World in the stretch to win the $100,000 Shared Belief by 1 1/4 lengths on Sunday at Del Mar for embattled trainer Bob Baffert. Medina Spirit raced for the first time since finishing third as the 9-5 favourite in the Preakness […]