The analysis of race day – July 4 2020

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Apprentice Oshane Nugent piloting the Steven Todd-trained 10-year-old El Cliente, took the widest path at the top of the home stretch. El Cliente galloped into the lead and ran well from that point to score by 1 ½ lengths in the first of 11 races. Formal Gladiator, the shortest-priced favourite on the […]

A look at the race day of Saturday, July 4, 2020

Formal Gladiator makes it two-in-a-row Formal Gladiator (Adore The Gold – Princess Beauty) romped home to his second consecutive victory after defeating rivals by 1 ¾ lengths in a Restricted Allowance event over 5 ½ furlongs (1,100m). Red hot reinsman Dane Dawkins held the Patrick Lynch-trained Formal Gladiator for the first part of the race […]

DenDen releases maiden tag

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Patience and consistency paid off for the connections of DenDen as the three-year-old bay colt picked up his first win in a maiden special weight contest travelling seven furlongs (1,400m) on Saturday (July 4). DenDen (Nasheet – Rushing Force), owned by Mr JPS, trained by champion Anthony Nunes and ridden by Andre […]

#UK RACING: Pacemaker debate sets hearts racing after Serpentine’s Derby win

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— The silence that greeted Emmet McNamara and shock winner Serpentine from the few able to attend the Epsom Derby reflected the surreal atmosphere conjured up by the coronavirus pandemic. The surprise was not that trainer Aidan O’Brien had won a record eighth Derby but the manner in which one of the […]

#US RACING: Lone Star Park halts racing because of COVID-19

Racing at Lone Star Park was abruptly suspended after the first race on Sunday due to "an overabundance of caution" related to coronavirus. No further details were immediately provided. Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas had nine races carded for Sunday, including four stakes. However, the program was halted following a win by Right […]