FINAL ANALYSIS – RACE DAY OF SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2022
KINGSTON, Jamaica - WHO was Arthur Jones? The late jockey and former patrol judge, in whose memory today’s feature was staged, was champion for many years prior to the opening of Caymanas Park. Despite repeated calls from this column concerning the omission of citations indicating the reasons for memorial races, there has been no action […]
FINAL NOTES FOR RACE DAY OF SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2022
HOWILOOKIN FINDS THE WINNERS’ ENCLOSURE Three-year-old bay colt Howilookin, after 13 starts with a couple of near misses, finally got his head in front at the wire in a native-bred three-year-old maiden maiden condition call over one mile (1,600m). Trained by Anthony Nunes and ridden by Tevin Foster, Howilookin (Western Classic – Gold Charm) was […]
EASY TO WATCH REPLAYS FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022
FIRST RACE Winner Okahumpka 4-5 JOCKEY Dane Dawkins TRAINER Steven Todd DISTANCE 3 furlongs 600 metres MARGINS 1 ½ by ¾ SPLITS 23.1 TIME 35.4 ================================================================================================ SECOND RACE Winner Nala’s Bushman 9-2 JOCKEY Jemar Jackson TRAINER Ryan Darby DISTANCE One mile 1,600 metres MARGINS 1 ¼ by 1 ¼ SPLITS 24.2 x 47.4 x 1:14.4 […]
NINE RACES ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2022 | OVERNIGHT ON QUICKGALLOP.COM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Ninety horses have been entered in nine races on the Saturday card of August 27, 2022. The OVERNIGHT is ready and has been uploaded on QUICKGALLOP.COM. To view, press the OVERNIGHT button at the top of the QUICKGALLOP.COM home page.
BRINKS, PERFECT BREW HEAD HANDICAPS FOR WINSTON GRIFFITHS CLASSIC
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Brinks and Perfect have both been allotted top weight of 57.0 kgs in the second running of the Winston Griffiths Classic. This race for three-year-olds is scheduled to be run on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at Caymanas Park over 1,900 metres or 9 1/2 furlongs. Below is the list of the 14 […]
GET TO KNOW THE GROOM OF BLUE VINYL – DAVE BELL
KINGSTON, Jamaica - GROOMS are an important component in the wheels of the racing industry as the time they spend with their horses exceeds that spent by any of the other professionals involved with horse racing. Dave Bell has put in the long hours and was able, by dint of his dedication and his expertise, […]
GET TO KNOW SEYMOUR BIGGS – TRAINER, OWNER IN CANADA
KINGSTON, Jamaica - SEYMOUR Biggs has never known a life away from horses. He grew up observing his father, Eric Biggs, and other relatives exuding love and passion for horses, and their examples, he thought, were not only worth emulating but surpassing. So he dove head first into racing, earning his groom’s licence in 1985 […]
#US RACING: BOB BAFFERT TESTIFY FOR OVER TWO HOURS AT KENTUCKY RACING COMMISSION
Confronted by his own words in the days after Medina Spirit failed a drug test 15 months ago, Bob Baffert was asked again and again by a Kentucky Horse Racing Commission lawyer Monday whether he still thought it was “stupid” and “a mistake” to give betamethasone to a horse the day before the Kentucky Derby. “I won’t […]
SATURDAY | SUNDAY RACE DAYS THIS WEEKEND – CHECK OVERNIGHT DATES ON QUICKGALLOP.COM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Another Saturday (August 27, 2022) and Sunday (August 28, 2022) weekend of racing is planned at Caymanas Park. The feature on Saturday is the one mile She’s A Maneater Trophy, while there will be the second two-year-old race of the season. Below QUICKGALLOP.COM publishes the race dates with the corresponding dates for […]
GET TO KNOW GROOM OF FIFTY YEARS – VINCENT DUNCAN
QUESTION (Q): Tell us about your background. VINCENT DUNCAN (VD): I was born in Kingston but moved to Spanish Town to live with my mother where I attended the Barracks Primary School, same place in Spanish Town. My brother was a jeweller and growing up, I wanted to do that as well. As I got […]