Get to know trainer Gary Griffiths

KINGSTON, Jamaica - For over 10 years Gary Griffiths has been conditioning horses at Caymanas Park. Having been through many ups and downs in this competitive venture, Griffiths is looking forward to a better year especially with his present crop of three-year-olds. Let’s meet trainer Gary Griffiths. WEBSITE: How did you get into horse racing […]

Johncrowjeff is off and winning

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Johncrowjeff got his three-year-old career off to a promising start when he released the maiden tag in a native-bred Three-Year-Old Maiden Condition race for a total purse of $870,000 at 5 ½ furlongs (1100 metres). That victory was achieved in the fourth race on Saturday, January 9 at Caymanas Park and was […]

Getting up late – a habit now for Cold Pursuit

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Cold Pursuit, a four-year-old dark bay gelded son of Northern Giant - Liquidity, trained by Ryan Darby for owner Marlon Biggs, came running on late, as usual, to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in the Howard Phillips Memorial Trophy feature at Caymanas Park on Saturday, January 9. The race won […]

Bone chips in knees ends racing career of Wow Wow – will stand at stud

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Michael Bernard’s outstanding thoroughbred Wow Wow has been retired from racing. The four-year-old bay colt by Casual Trick - Sarah Barracuda was recently found to have bone chips in both of his knee joints. This is considered significant enough to compromise the animal’s athletic ability to perform on the race track, thus […]

Early PAST PERFORMANCES available on Quickgallop.com

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The PAST PERFORMANCES for the 114 horses entered to race on Saturday next (January 16) have been complied and is available on Quickgallop.com. To view press the PAST PERFORMANCES button at the top of the Quickgallop.com home page.

Assessing the racing year that was 2020 – the top 10 defining moments

THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC — THE SHUTDOWN OF OPERATIONS AT CAYMANAS PARK The racing industry was not spared the wrath of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Soon after the first official case of COVID-19 was announced by the authorities on March 10, it took less than two weeks for racing to be shut down on March 21. […]

Abigail Able stepping up – reviewing last Saturday’s race day

KINGSTON, Jamaica - ABIGAIL Able, in a competent performance, rode 6/1 chance Top Gear to victory for trainer Welsh Soutar in the opening event. This was a second win for her on consecutive race days and is proof the young reinswoman is improving as a rider, which is important in terms of going some way […]