Jockey Kent Desormeaux rides 6,000th career winner
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Jockey Kent Desormeaux rallied X S Gold over the final furlong at Santa Anita to earn his 6,000th career victory. The 48-year-old Hall of Famer won the first race by a head for trainer Jim Cassidy on Sunday to reach the plateau. Desormeaux won his first race at Evangeline Downs in […]
Go with Another Vigorous in Alex Hamilton feature
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The highlight of the 10-race card tomorrow (Saturday Feb 2) at Caymanas Park is the running of the Alexander Hamilton Trophy for Open Allowance horses over a mile. Here is the run down and chances of the six horses entered. ANOTHER VIGOROUS: (4.b. g – Legal Process – Miss Nickels) – Seems […]
After long wait good 10-race card emerges for Saturday racing
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After reopening entries several times, the promoting company finally put out a fairly good final programme late yesterday afternoon (Thursday, January 31, 2019) for tomorrow’s Saturday card (Saturday, February 2, 2019) which includes 10 races supported with some good fields. Post time for the first race is 12:15 am with the feature […]
No Overnight tonight for Saturday’s (02-02-2019) race meet
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Nominations for the next scheduled race meeting on Saturday next (February 2, 2019) have been reopened until tomorrow. Several announcements were made by the promoting company during the passage of today’s 10-race card informing that the entries had been reopened. The final statement on the matter came close to the last race […]
Birdie My Love flies into winners’ enclosure in rain drenched feature
KINGSTON, Jamaica – With the rain pouring down apprentice Reyan Lewis stayed wide with the Fitzroy Glispie trained Birdie My Love to emphatically take the Allan “Billy” Williams Trophy feature at Caymanas Park where the showers of blessings are still pelting down in buckets. Birdie My Love won the seven furlongs encounter over favourite Drummer […]
Double for Trevor Simpson following disqualification, wins on Astro trained by Wilfred Chin
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jockey Trevor “Slicer” Simpson after being pipped on the line by apprentice Tevin Foster on Sweetie Girl was still able to register win number two on the 10-race mid-week card at Caymanas Park a short while ago. Foster and Sweetie Girl were disqualified for an incident shortly after the start of the […]
Simpson slices another winner, this time it is Eye Candy
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jockey Trevor “Slicer” Simpson continued his sensational run since he returned for his winter break after riding in North America for most of the year. Simpson started his local sojourn on New Year's Day. Simpson shot to the lead on Eye Candy leaving the four -furlong marker in the four-year-old and up […]
Double for Dane Nelson as Sentient gets off the mark
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Under a strong ride from jockey Dane Nelson, Sentient was able to win his first race minutes ago at Caymanas Park. It was the second winner on the mid-week card for Nelson. Trained by Gary Subratie, Sentient won over seven furlongs in a three-year-old maiden condition event. The winning time was 1:L27.0. […]
Feanny one-two in fifth – as Custer finally gets home
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After winning the first two-year-old race of last year, Custer has done nothing to draw any attention. The now three-year-old chestnut gelding turned up a short while ago in truly good nick to put away rivals over the five-straight course in a non-winners of two local breds and maiden for foreigners event. […]
Dane Nelson off the mark on Chief Secretariat for trainer Fernando Geddes
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former jockey now trainer Fernando Geddes scored his second winner on consecutive race days following the win just moments ago as his charge Chief Secretariat emerged from what can be called a wrestling match with Bigbrowngreyhope and apprentice Tevin Foster to score by just over a length. The race run over a […]