Above and Beyond – in imperious nick – wins impressively to stake strong 1000 Guineas Classic claim
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Above and Beyond, a three-year-old chestnut filly by Blue Pepsi Lodge – Rumble moved to the favourite’s position to win the 1000 Guineas following a commanding run just moments ago in the BGLC/TOBA sponsored series of races at Caymanas Park. Racing for the first time this year after suffering from sore shins […]
Chance ride produces winner for veteran jockey Paul Francis in 6th race
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Veteran jockey Paul Francis made full use of a chance ride on the Anthony Nunes trained Splendid Vision to win the sixth race on the Saturday card at Caymanas Park. Francis was able to mount up on Splendid Vision after it was announced that apprentice Reyan Lewis would not be riding on […]
Dane Nelson joins the winners on K D Flyer for trainer Gary Griffiths in Caymanas fourth
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Showing his distinctive likeness for the five straight course, K D Flyer with Dane Nelson in the saddle won the fourth race at the Park. The event was an Optional Claimer ($650,000 - $600,000) for horses five-year-old and upwards. Always with the pack on K D Flyer, Nelson bided his time on […]
Abigail Able gets career win #2 on 5-1 chance, Rojorn di Pilot in the 3rd race at Caymanas Park
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There was great excitement at the track just moments ago as race goers showed their love for apprentice Abigail Able who probably gave her best ever riding performance to bring home the Wayne DaCosta trained 5-1 chance, Rojorn di Pilot in the third of 10 races. “Little Abbi” as Able has been […]
Foreigner Solid Approach puts it across locals in the second at 5-1
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Seven horses were declared to start in the second race – a Restricted Allowance II for native bred three-year-olds and maiden foreigners over 5 ½ furlongs. Of the seven listed to start, six were local bred horses with only one foreigner in the line-up. The lone outsider was Solid Approach, racing for […]
Trainer Ian Parsard, jockey Omar Walker start 10-race card with 1-5 Father Patrick
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The 10-race programme at Caymanas Park (March 7, 2020) got off to a predictable start with 1-5 favourite Father Patrick running out an easy winner. The event was run over five furlongs straight for horses four-year-olds and upwards in the Restricted Allowance IV category. Trained by Ian Parsard and ridden by Omar […]
Trainers give their views on the rule for 129 lb to be the new top weight in races
KINGSTON, Jamaica - FOLLOWING the changing of the rules by the Jamaica Racing Commission regarding the weights to be carried by horses as of April 1. The new rule sees a change of the top weight moving from 126 lb (57.0 kgs) to 129 lb (59.0) for both handicap and condition races—seven furlongs and below. […]
Above and Beyond the choice in BGLC/TOBA race
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The third and final race of the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association-sponsored Yearling Sale series is to be contested tomorrow. To be run over a distance of eight furlongs (1,600 m), this event has attracted six starters who all passed through the 2018 Yearling Sale. […]
Samantha Fletcher, back in the saddle after injury
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Current leading female apprentice rider, Samantha Fletcher, said that while she is not a 100 per cent fit, she is delighted to be back in the saddle riding competitively again. Fletcher, the winner of 10 races from 338 mounts, was aboard the Cashbert Khwalsingh-trained Matriarch in the fourth race on Wednesday last […]
Laurie Silvera – a former five-time champion trainer passes on
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Cecil Lawrence “Laurie” Silvera, a former five-time champion trainer in Jamaica, died peacefully in Canada on Monday last (March 2). Silvera died at age 89. He migrated to Canada in 1975. Silvera held sway at Caymanas Park in the 1960s and the early part of the 1970s. In Jamaica, he saddled 543 […]