US RACING: Veteran Quarter Horse jockey dies after spill

Richard Gamez, a longtime Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse jockey in the southwest, died early Monday as the result of injuries sustained in a Sunday spill during the fifth race at Rillito Park in Arizona. He was 67. Gamez was on the lead with favorite Drama is Overrated in a 5 ½-furlong race for Thoroughbred maidens […]

PREDICTION/ODDS for Wednesday race meet of March 4 now on Quickgallop.com

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Want to find a winner? You can check out the PREDICTION/ODDS for the eight races on offer on the midweek card (Wednesday, March 4) on Quickgallop.com. Press the PREDICTION/ODDS button/tab at the top of the Quickgallop.com homepage and have a better chance of finding the winners.  

Notable gallops, workouts for Friday (Feb 28) and Saturday (Feb 29) 2020

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Quickgallop.com keeps its readers updated on the morning gallops and other works, following, especially, the preparation of the three-year-olds as they go after Classic glory. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020   DENDEN – three-year-old bay colt by Nasheet – Rushing Force Cant 9f *Gal Last 4f 503 DRACARYS (B) – three-year-old bay colt […]

SAUDI CUP: Jockeys Mike Smith, Irad Ortiz Jnr fined for excessive whipping

Board-hitting finishes in the US$20 million Saudi Cup weren't quite as profitable as expected for Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith and Irad Ortiz Jr., the two-time defending Eclipse Award winner for outstanding rider. Smith (second aboard Midnight Bisou) and Ortiz Jr. (fourth on Mucho Gusto) were assigned suspensions and fines on a sliding scale […]

Looks like eight races on Wednesday card of March 4

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Quickgallop,com understands that there will be eight races on offer on the Wednesday card of March 4. This programme is the one postponed from today, Saturday, February 29, due mainly to a lack of entries occasioned by the illness/virus currently affecting horses at Caymanas Park. Look out for the Overnight later this […]

SAUDI CUP – Maximum Security wins US$20 million Saudi Cup

Maximum Security – the first Kentucky Derby winner ever to be disqualified for an on-track incident – now has a new claim to fame: winner of the world’s richest-ever horse race. The 4-year-old New Year’s Day colt overcame Mucho Gusto in the stretch and held off a late-charging Midnight Bisou on Saturday to win the […]