Sharp words from Speechless

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Speechless, an industrious looking chestnut filly raised her voice, not to a crescendo, but loud enough to be heard when she removed her maiden tag with a smooth 10-length victory in a Maiden Condition event going five furlongs (1000 metres) round on Saturday at Caymanas Park. Trained by Gary Crawford for owners […]

Apprentice Anthony Allen starting to make his mark

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Apprentice Anthony Allen, with his four-kilogramme claiming allowance still intact has started to show up more and more in the winners’ enclosure. Allen, like so many others before him, struggled early in the racing industry as he only could manage four winners last year, the first full season riding since beginning his […]

A closer look at the race day of Saturday, January 11, 2020

KINGSTON, Jamaica - In the opener, Hologram Shadow (Paul Francis), now 11 years old, added to his well-established reputation as a genuine and consistent performer when he outsprinted 10 rivals to record his 26th victory from 100 starts. With 13 second-and 17 third-placed finishes, the tough gelding prepared by Johnny Wilmot who was unraced until […]

PREDICTION/ODDS NOW ON QUICKGALLOP.COM

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The prediction/Odds for the nine race card at Caymanas Park on Saturday, January 18, 2020 is now on Quickgallop.com. To view Press the Prediction/Odds button at the top of the home page.

FINAL PROGRAM NOW POSTED ON QUICKGALLOP.COM

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The final program for the nine races on Saturday, January 18 is now on Quickgallop.com. To vote click the FINAL PROGRAM button at the top of the home page.

How a cool $6,496,128 was won

KINGSTON, Jamaica - It was a fortuitous day for one punter at the end of the 11-race programme at Caymanas Park on Saturday, January 11, 2020. The lucky punter pocketed a whopping $6,496,128 as the sole winner of the popular exotic wager, the Twilight 6. The Twilight 6 started in the sixth race with 6-1 […]

HORSES TO FOLLOW IN 2020

A young reader on this website after reading the “Top 12 Horses to Follow in 2020” has submitted her own list. Readers please note that this assessment was written before the race day of Saturday, January 4, 2020. The young reader’s list of “Top 10 Horses to Follow in 2020” is published below. 1 - […]

A closer look at the race card of Saturday, January 11, 2020

Old-stager Hologram Shadow makes 100th start a win Despite reaching the landmark of 11 years, dark bay gelding Hologram Shadow (Distorted – Unreal Fantasy) continued to show that he has a lot more in the tank after an emphatic win in an Optional Claiming ($250,000-$200,000) spread going over five-and-a-half furlongs (1,100m). Unbelievably, this was Hologram […]

Massive response to US$20 million Saudi Cup – 140 horses provisionally entered

Stakes nominations for the US$20 million Saudi Cup February 29 and the supporting program in Saudi Arabia were released today (Jan. 14), topped by 32 group or grade 1 winners for the signature race, the richest in the world. More than 140 horses were initially entered for the centrepiece from 16 countries. Nominations to the featured […]