Records and milestones at Caymanas Park over 60 years
As the racing community celebrates 60 years of horse racing at Caymanas Park tomorrow, Saturday, August 24, Quickgallop.com reminds readers of some of the records and milestones achieved at the home of racing in Jamaica. This is part two in the series. The responses have been coming thick and fast since the publication of the […]
Will She's A Maneater, Stranger Danger meet in the Gold Cup?
The Gold Cup always thought of as the major handicap race in the country has gained added significance with the provisional entries of She’s A Maneater and Stranger Danger. The 46th running of the Gold Cup is scheduled for competition on Saturday, August 31, and carries a purse of $1 million. The race is run […]
UK RACING - Stradivarius makes it nine in a row after taking Lonsdale Cup at York
Stradivarius scooped a £1 million bonus for the second year running when showing once again he is in a class of his own in the stayers' division with victory in the Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup at York. John Gosden's remarkable five-year-old took his winning sequence to nine in his usual gritty, fighting style in the […]
UK RACING: Battaash smashes five-furlong record at York
Battaash made it third time lucky in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes with a blistering display to power home in the five-furlong Group One feature at York. The Charlie Hills-trained gelding silenced his critics as he smashed the course record, previously held since 1990 in this race by Dayjur in the same colours of owner Sheikh […]
Prediction/Odds for Saturday August 24, 2019 now on Quickgallop.com
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Prediction/Odds for the 60th anniversary racing meeting on Saturday next (August 24) is now posted on Quickgallop.com. Simply go to the top of the homepage and press the Prediction/Odds button and enjoy.
UK RACING: Magnificent mare Enable goes from gate to wire in Yorkshire Oaks
This time, Enable made a defeat of familiar rival Magical look easy. The great mare went gate to wire to win Thursday’s Yorkshire Oaks (G1), a likely final prep for what could be her last race as Enable pursues a third straight victory in France's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. While four were entered in […]
Gosden and Dettori - Pulling the strings in the 'Sport of Kings'
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - John Gosden and Frankie Dettori are probably the best trainer-jockey combination since Vincent O'Brien and Lester Piggott ruled the "Sport of Kings" 40 years ago and in Enable and Stradivarius provide the two star attractions at the prestigious York Ebor meeting this week. Gosden supplied Dettori with his 14th Group […]
Sparkle Diamond entered in 60th anniversary race - Overnight up on Quickgallop.com
Kingston, Jamaica - As the promoting company celebrates 60 years of racing at Caymanas Park, 100 horses have been nominated on a 10-race programme which features a 7 1/2 furlongs Overnight Allowance as the feature. This race - the Caymanas 60th Anniversary Trophy has attracted 11 starters including the highly touted unbeaten foreigner, Sparkle Diamond […]
UK RACING: Frankie Dettori, John Gosden score with Logician at York
Logician laid down a serious St Leger marker with a smooth-as-silk performance under Frankie Dettori in the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes at York. John Gosden's grey son of Frankel came home a length and three-quarters to the good over Constantinople, but a round of applause breaking out among the York crowd around a furlong […]
UK RACING: Aidan O'Brien's Japan wins Juddmonte International Stakes at York
Aidan O'Brien's Japan got the better of Crystal Ocean in a titanic tussle for the Juddmonte International Stakes at York. In what turned into a bob of heads in front of the packed Knavesmire stands, it was the three-year-old Japan (5/1) under Ryan Moore who held sway by a head from the gallant 11/10 favourite […]