Ninth horse dies at Santa Anita since late December after being hurt in turf race
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A ninth horse has died at Santa Anita since late December after being injured in a turf race. Chosen Vessel broke his left front ankle in the US$59,000 race on Saturday. He was pulled up by jockey Edwin Maldonado as he approached the far turn in the 1 1/8-mile race. The […]
SAUDI CUP: Jockeys Mike Smith, Irad Ortiz Jnr fined for excessive whipping
Board-hitting finishes in the US$20 million Saudi Cup weren't quite as profitable as expected for Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith and Irad Ortiz Jr., the two-time defending Eclipse Award winner for outstanding rider. Smith (second aboard Midnight Bisou) and Ortiz Jr. (fourth on Mucho Gusto) were assigned suspensions and fines on a sliding scale […]
PAST PERFORMANCES - for Wednesday, March 4 now on Quickgallop.com
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The PAST PERFORMANCES for the horses nominated on the eight-race Wednesday card at Caymanas Park is now available on Quickgallop.com. To view press the PAST PERFORMANCES tab/button on the home page.
OVERNIGHT for Wednesday, March 4, 2020 now on Quickgallop.com
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Overnight for the eight races on Wednesday, March 4 2020 is now on Quickgallop.com. Press the OVERNIGHT button/tab at the top of the Home Page to view.
Looks like eight races on Wednesday card of March 4
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Quickgallop,com understands that there will be eight races on offer on the Wednesday card of March 4. This programme is the one postponed from today, Saturday, February 29, due mainly to a lack of entries occasioned by the illness/virus currently affecting horses at Caymanas Park. Look out for the Overnight later this […]
SAUDI CUP – Maximum Security wins US$20 million Saudi Cup
Maximum Security – the first Kentucky Derby winner ever to be disqualified for an on-track incident – now has a new claim to fame: winner of the world’s richest-ever horse race. The 4-year-old New Year’s Day colt overcame Mucho Gusto in the stretch and held off a late-charging Midnight Bisou on Saturday to win the […]
SAUDI CUP: Frankie Dettori wins Sprint Cup on Dark Power
It wouldn’t be a major international racing event without Frankie Dettori making his presence known. The Italian jockey scored his first victory of Saudi Cup Saturday when pointing Dark Power to a late charge in the $1 million 1351 Sprint Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack. Dettori kept the 6-year-old gelding Dark Power a few lengths […]
SAUDI CUP: Lisa Allpress becomes first female jockey to win a competitive race in Saudi Arabia
Lisa Allpress became the first female jockey to win a race under rules in Saudi Arabia when she took the opening leg of the international jockeys' challenge Feb. 28 at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh on Matmon, a locally trained horse owned by King Abdullah. The New Zealand-based jockey was one of seven women, including […]
SAUDI CUP: Jockey Mike Smith wins two – says it’s the best dirt track he has ever ridden on
Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith emerged victorious in the stc International Jockeys Challenge on Friday as history was made on Kingdom Day at the King Abdulaziz Racetrack. While Smith’s two wins from four rounds of the competition, which featured 14 invited riders from around the globe, saw him out on his own in front, Lisa […]
Young rider Romario Smith waiting on surgery after getting a stroke in the saddle
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Apprentice Romario Smith, who apparently got a stroke while in the saddle after finishing the fifth race aboard Crafty Zella Zeen on Wednesday, is up to news time, still awaiting surgery to repair some of the effects of the stroke. Smith, who started his racing career in September 2018 after graduating from […]