A closer look at the race card of Saturday, January 11, 2020
Old-stager Hologram Shadow makes 100th start a win Despite reaching the landmark of 11 years, dark bay gelding Hologram Shadow (Distorted – Unreal Fantasy) continued to show that he has a lot more in the tank after an emphatic win in an Optional Claiming ($250,000-$200,000) spread going over five-and-a-half furlongs (1,100m). Unbelievably, this was Hologram […]
Massive response to US$20 million Saudi Cup – 140 horses provisionally entered
Stakes nominations for the US$20 million Saudi Cup February 29 and the supporting program in Saudi Arabia were released today (Jan. 14), topped by 32 group or grade 1 winners for the signature race, the richest in the world. More than 140 horses were initially entered for the centrepiece from 16 countries. Nominations to the featured […]
Quickgallop’s highlighter Eye Candy lands nightcap – apprentice Anthony Allen rides first double
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Highlighted by Quickgallop.com early in this week for her looks and exercise gallops leading to today’s 11th race, Eye Candy proceeded to outsprint rivals to win the Optional Claiming event ($750,000 - $700,000) run over six furlongs. Apprentice Anthony Allen shot out of the gates on Eye Candy when they opened and […]
Lonely winner of the Twilight 6 goes home with $6,496,128
KINGSTON, Jamaica – At the end of today’s 11-race card at Caymanas Park, one punter only was able to catch the Twilight 6. In doing so, the punter carried home a whopping pay-out of $6,496,128. The lone Twilight 6 winner’s cause was aided by two stinging outsiders, Queens Highway at 10-1 and Money Call at […]
Money Call and Anthony Thomas cash in at screaming odds of 17-1 in the 10th race
KINGSTON, Jamaica – In riding his second winner on the day, jockey Anthony Thomas was at his persistent best especially in the straight as he pushed and pushed Money Call to victory in the final quarter of a furlong, winning at screaming odds of 17-1. Money Call winning at odds of 17-1 coupled with Queens […]
Omar Walker sets the cat among the pigeons on Queen’s Highway at odds of 10-1
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jockey Omar Walker making use of some serious bumping and boring among the leading three horses to guide Queen’s Highway on a clear path to win the eighth of 11 races on the Saturday card at Caymanas Park at odds of 10-1. This is the longest odds winner thus far on the […]
Double for apprentice Reyan Lewis as Sure Step wins three-furlong 6th race contest at 6-1
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Apprentice Reyan Lewis earned his second winner on the Saturday card aboard Sure Step at 6-1 to provide a rare winner of trained David Powell. In the rarely run three-furlong event for $180,000 - $150,000 claiming horses, Lewis was calm on Sure Step watching keenly but in this short race he quickly […]
Finally, Jensuneera Steel gets home for trainer Lorne Kirlew
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After racing prominently in her three starts to date, Jensuneera Steel got the job done comfortably in a Maiden Condition event for four-year-olds and upwards coming down the five straight course a short while ago as the 11-race Saturday card reached the fifth contest. In what turned out to be a romp, […]
Speechless finds more than enough words to effortlessly land fourth at odds of 1-5
KINGSTON, Jamaica – As the three-year-old season unfolds leading ultimately to the Classic races, Speechless firmly placed his hoofs into the ring of contention with an eye-catching victory in the fourth of 11 races minutes ago at Caymanas Park. With Robert Halledeen doing the riding duties for trainer Gary Crawford in a Maiden Condition event […]
Tricky One restores betting order – wins third as the 1-2 odds on favourite for birthday boy Anthony Nunes
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Betting order was restored somewhat in the third race as Tricky One (Reyan Lewis) duly obliged. The event was a Restricted Allowance call for four-year-olds and upwards – non-winners of three over a distance of 9 furlongs and 25 yards. El Gringo took the lead with Simon Husbands aboard while apprentice Reyan […]