DIAMOND MILE: Wait until the ‘fat lady’ sings
KINGSTON, Jamaica - While Gary Subratie’s three horses, Sentient, Saratoga Sight and Uncle Vinnie are working encouragingly in preparation for the Diamond Mile on Saturday (November 9), the conditioner knows it is going to be a stern test for his inmates. Subratie, who is having a brilliant year thus far, believes She’s A Maneater and […]
Lakeland Farms Limited
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association’s Yearling Sale is to be conducted on Sunday next (November 10) at the official car park at Caymanas Park. The featured farm today is Lakeland Farms Limited. HISTORY Lakeland Farms Limited has been in operation for over 25 years. The stud farm is located on Port Henderson Road in […]
An interview with former champion jockey George HoSang
The following is an interview done with the great former champion jockey George HoSang QG:: Quickgallop GH: George HoSang QG:: Tell us about your background. GH: I grew up in Vineyard Town in St Andrew and went to Blake’s Prep on Glenmore Road. After that, I spent four and a half years at Kingston College […]
AUSTRALIA RACING: Vow and Declare wins Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia | AFP | - Australian gelding Vow and Declare won the coveted Aus$8.0 million (US$5.5 million) Melbourne Cup at a packed Flemington on Tuesday as revelations about the grim fate of retired racehorses were put to one side as punters streamed through the turnstiles. With veteran jockey Craig Williams in the saddle, the […]
AUSTRALIA RACING: Japan raider favourite as Melbourne Cup faces image issues
MELBOURNE, Australia | AFP | - Japanese stayer Mer De Glace and European import Constantinople have firmed as favourites for the Tuesday's Melbourne Cup as horse racing in Australia faces surging image problems. First staged in 1861, the "race that stops a nation" has been a fixture on the first Tuesday of November since 1876, […]
US RACING: Tragedy strikes Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita despite reform
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — The Breeders' Cup and Santa Anita came within 220 yards of staging a safe weekend of championship racing. It all came down to the $6 million Classic in front of nearly 70,000 fans and a prime-time television audience. The 11-horse field thundered out of the final turn, with favorite McKinzie in […]
Selected Diamond Mile gallops
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The horses in this year's Diamond Mile have completed their gallops and all is now set and ready for the big day - Saturday, November 9. Quickgallop.com shares with its readers some selected gallops of the Diamond Mile horses. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2019 Bruce Wayne –Cant 9f Gal Last 5f 1053 easy […]
DIAMOND MILE COUNTDOWN: Look for Overnights on Tuesday (Nov 5) and Wednesday (Nov 6)
KINGSTON, Jamaica – There are only five days left to go for the fifth running of the Diamond Mile. The date is Saturday, November 9 at Caymanas Park. But before the actual running of the Diamond Mile, there are many activities associated with the day. Quickgallop.com shares with its readers the list of activities for […]
US RACING: Breeders’ Cup Classic victory a resounding success for trainer Todd Pletcher
With seven Eclipse Awards as outstanding trainer, a pair of Kentucky Derby wins, three Belmont Stakes and now 11 Breeders’ Cup victories, Todd Pletcher is a sure member of racing's Hall of Fame once eligible. Yet with all his success in two-plus decades of training, one rather significant gap had remained on Pletcher’s resume: a […]
AUSTRALIA RACING: Can Cross Counter do it again in 2019 Melbourne Cup?
Cross Counter won last year’s race as a promising youth, but he returns as a man for his bid for back-to-back wins in the Melbourne Cup. Charlie Appleby won the racing prize that had long eluded Godolphin owner Sheikh Mohammed when Cross Counter scored as a northern hemisphere three-year-old last year. Cross Counter won with […]