Good warm-up victory by Another Vigorous
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Another Vigorous, got it right this time around while running on to score an easy and reassuring win (Friday, August 30) over the minimum trip on the round course, to satisfy trainer Rohan Mathie immensely that the four-year-old gelded son of Legal Process is on course for the up and coming series […]
Racing recap for Friday, August 30 2019
Bala Gris gets it right on the second attempt Bala Gris (Nasheet — Wisely Noted), after finishing third on debut in a 5-furlong (1,000m) round event on August 3, made no mistake the second time when he got to the winning post in front by 1 ½ lengths in a Maiden Condition race over 5 […]
Number two for Wow Wow
KINGSTON, Jamaica - With the major two-year-old races looming on the horizon, the Gary Subratie-conditioned promising galloper Wow Wow (Casual Trick – Sarah Barracuda) showed a further indication of his pedigree and potential class after winning his second consecutive race, this time the $950,000 Terremoto Trophy at Caymanas Park on Friday (August 30, 2019). After […]
US RACING: Breeders' Cup tickets now on sale
General admission tickets for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, set for Nov. 1-2 at Santa Anita Park, are on sale now via the Breeders' Cup website. The Breeders’ Cup, featuring 14 Championships races worth US$30 million in purses and awards held over two days, is returning to Santa Anita for a record 10th time this fall. […]
US RACING: Del Mar ends with no equine fatalities
With the national spotlight on equine safety and welfare, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club concluded its 80th summer meeting Monday (September 2) as the safest major racetrack in the United States for the second consecutive year. There was not a single serious injury during racing this summer, an unprecedented feat. Last year, The Jockey Club’s […]
US RACING: Preservationist takes Woodward Stakes
Preservationist boldly split horses and edged ahead in deep stretch Saturday at Saratoga to win the Grade 1, $750,000 Woodward Stakes, in the process taking step toward the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Two starts back, the Jimmy Jerkens-trained son of Arch won the Suburban (G2) going 1 1/4 miles at Belmont Park, but Preservationist followed up […]
Race accident kills second Australian jockey in 2 days
DARWIN, Australia (AP) — A female jockey died Saturday during a race at a track in Darwin, the second rider to die on consecutive days in Australia. Melanie Tyndall, 32, who was also a police officer, had been riding at the Fannie Bay track in Darwin when her horse fell during the third race. She […]
Australian female jockey dies after fall during track work
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 22-year-old female apprentice jockey who was recently married has died after falling from her horse during track work in the Australian state of Victoria. Racing Victoria said Friday that the early-morning accident happened at the Cranbourne track, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of Melbourne. It said track work was […]
#GOLD CUP DAY: Golden finish - dead heat in ninth, Ali and Baltusrol
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The golden moment on the Gold Cup race day was produced in the ninth as Ali and Baltusrol dead-heated for first place in the Restricted Allowance 11 event for three-year-olds – non winners of two run over six furlongs. Both horses, Ali (Kiaman McGregor) trained by Gary Subratie and Baltusrol (Reyan Leiws) […]
#GOLD CUP DAY: Double for Anthony Thomas after bringing home Chief Diplomat
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Champion jockey Anthony Thomas had to ride all the way to get the job done on Chief Diplomat in the eighth of 11 races on the Gold Cup racing programme at Caymanas Park just moments ago. The event a Maiden Condition for three-year-olds run over 9 furlongs and 25 yards saw Devine […]