‘Coco’ finds the right channel to victory
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Coco Chanel might not have lived up to early expectations, but she repaired a bit of the damage with a purposeful win over seven furlongs (1400 metres) on Saturday (December 28) at Caymanas Park. A three-year-old bay filly by Casual Trick-Wagon Wheel, trained by Ian Parsard, Coco Chanel from nine starts has […]
QUICK LOOK – Eye catchers at morning exercise
KINGSTON, Jamaica – DATE – Saturday, January 4 HORSE – Eye Candy DISTANCE – 6 furlongs Time – 1:16.3 COMMENT - Eye Candy (Forest Danger – Regency) looked particularly well during her exercise spin on a track which is seemingly returning to normal times after being fast for the last month or two. The Dennis […]
US RACING: Trainer Bob Baffert dominates Santa Ynez Stakes at Santa Anita with Bast
With his three fillies making up half the field, including the top three betting choices, Bob Baffert knew that Sunday’s Santa Ynez Stakes was his to lose. “You know, I was sort of nervous before the race because I thought, ‘What if I don’t win this?’ I’m going to have to do the low crawl […]
US RACING: Authentic gives trainer Bob Baffert Ky Derby contender with Sham victory
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Authentic led all the way in winning the $100,000 Sham Stakes by 7 3/4 lengths at Santa Anita, giving five-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert another contender for the first leg of the Triple Crown. Ridden by Drayden Van Dyke, Authentic ran a mile in 1:37.57 on Saturday. The colt was […]
US RACING: 17 horses named to participate in Pegasus World Cup
Gary and Mary West’s Florida Derby (G1) winner and disqualified Kentucky Derby first-place finisher Maximum Security leads a list of 17 horses formally invited Sunday to the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park. But with him expected to bypass the event, it's Fox Hill Farm’s Omaha Beach, a three-time Grade 1 winner and the Kentucky Derby […]
US RACING: Triple Crown winner Justify is now a dad
The former home of America’s first Triple Crown winner also claimed the first foal on the ground by the most-recent horse to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Audley Farm, located in Berryville, Va., on Saturday published photos of a Justify filly out of the Exchange Rate mare Foreign Affair. In a sign […]
Jockey Simon Husbands brilliant on Rohan Kabir as Anthony Nunes gets one-two-three in 7th event
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Champion trainer Anthony Nunes is already dominating the 2020 racing year as Rohan Kabir provided him with his second winner on the day and for the year. Ridden by Simon Husbands, Rohan Kabir was kept off the early pace set by Key Witness (Trevor Simpson -26-1) and Universal Boss (Anthony Allen – […]
Three in a row for Truly Amazing – all over the straight course - as another #4 wins
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The late blooming filly Truly Amazing by Traditional – Runnin on Empty has now raced three times and has won three times, all over the straight course. Today in a Restricted Allowance for fillies and mares at the non-winners of three grouping, the Spencer Chung trainee back on her home ground of […]
She’s A Hit speeds to victory in 5th for trainer Louis Richards, jockey Trevor Simpson
KINGSTON, Jamaica – It was a speed, speed and more speed effort in the fifth race on today’s programme at Caymanas Park as She’s A Hit squandered the opposition to win the three-year-old – non-winners of two event. Leaving the gates in the five furlong round contest, jockey Trevor Simpson put She’s A Hit trained […]
Blusie strikes at 5-1 for trainer Marvin Campbell, jockey Raddesh Roman
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Talented apprentice Raddesh Roman teamed-up with trainer Marvin Campbell to win their first race of 2020. This was the fourth of 10 races on today's Saturday card at Caymanas Park Five-year-old bay mare Blusie owned by Oakridge Farms went to the lead when the gates opened signalling the start of the race, […]