Above and Beyond injured – may retire to stud
KINGSTON, Jamaica - It has been confirmed that the winner of last Saturday’s (August 29) Jamaica Oaks, Above and Beyond is on the cusp of being retired to stud. Above and Beyond was ridden to victory in both Classic races by jockey Dane Nelson. Above and Beyond, who became the first filly since Saint Cecelia […]
Racing ladies honoured on Jamaica Oaks Day
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Racehorse owner Karen Parsard and veterinarian Dr Sophia Ramlal were among eight women honoured for their services to the racing industry during the running of the Jamaica Oaks race day at Caymanas Park on Saturday, August 29. The others who were honoured were former jockey Azel Cowie-Fung, trainer Margaret Parchment, former owner […]
Recap of race day (Saturday, August 29)
Golden Destiny sprints to victory KINGSTON, Jamaica – Five-year-old bay gelding Golden Destiny (Adore The Gold – Erica’s Destiny), in a show of his likeness for the shorter distance races, made one move to win a Restricted Allowance 11 event over four furlongs (800m) straight. Trained by Ryan Darby and ridden by apprentice Oshane Nugent, […]
An analytical look at last Saturday’s (August 29) race day
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Headliners, fillies 1000 Guineas heroine Above and Beyond and Wow Wow, the impressive 2000 Guineas champion, had mixed fortunes on the day. In the post parade, fillies Guineas runner-up Another Affair looked tuned to minute with her slender frame having greyhound-like features, while Above and Beyond was presented as an even more […]
Watch as Sportmax's George Davis, Lance Whittaker analyse the Oaks and Toona Cilita in the Bonnie Blue Flag
KINGSTON, Jamaica - On their regular programme SportsMax Zone horse racing analysts George Davis and Lance Whittaker gave their thoughts on the Bonnie Blue Flag Trophy won by Toona Ciliata defeating Wow Wow and the Jamaica Oaks won in a driving finish by Above and Beyond.
Another Saturday/Sunday racing weekend racing - first Overnight on Tuesday (September 1) - stay with Quickgallop.com
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The promoting company of horse racing in the island Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited will be offering another Saturday (Sept 5) and Sunday (Sept 6) weekend of racing at Caymanas Park. Quickgallop.com will keep readers abreast of the activities and will post the Saturday Overnight on Tuesday (Sept 1), while the […]
#KENTUCKY DERBY: Likely Derby favourite Tiz the Law in final workout
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law finished his final workout on Saturday (August 29) with a week to go before he's expected to compete as the probable favourite in the Kentucky Derby. The colt ran five furlongs in 59.21 seconds at Saratoga in upstate New York, while some of his rivals […]
#US RACING: Filly Gamine is even-money favourite for Kentucky Oaks
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Gamine is the even-money morning-line favourite for the Kentucky Oaks after drawing the No. 5 post position Monday in the marquee race for 3-year-old fillies. Swiss Skydiver will start from the No. 1 post as the 8-5 second choice at Churchill Downs, with Speech at 5-1 from the No. 4 post. […]
#KENTUCKY DERBY: Coronavius forces changes for Derby jockeys
Jockeys riding in the rescheduled 146th Kentucky Derby have to arrive by Monday (August 24) and then quarantine upon returning to their home tracks, just one of many changes forced by the coronavirus pandemic. Initially, Churchill Downs had proposed an arrival date of Aug. 24 — nearly two weeks before the Derby on Sept. 5. […]
#KENTUCKY DERBY: Trainer D Wayne Lukas back at work after battling COVID-19
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — D. Wayne Lukas, a four-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer, is back at his Churchill Downs barn after recovering from COVID-19. Lukas, who turns 85 on Wednesday, said he got "really sick." "I couldn't get any air and I felt like I was drifting away," he said. "You just wish you could get […]