King Arthur enters with good first win
KINGSTON, Jamaica - After failing to make his mark in the first of two juvenile maiden special weight contests for native-bred and imported two-year-old runners with his 2/5 favourite Uncle Polly, trainer Wayne DaCosta returned for Division Two with better luck by posting the first time runner King Arthur, also a 2/5 favourite to a […]
Royal Approach – a winner through the stewards’ room
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Two-year-old bay colt Royal Approach opened his winning account after he was awarded first place in Division One of a maiden special weight event following the disqualification of the winner, Eroy. This was on Friday, November 8, which was the first of two Diamond Mile race days. THE RACE Going over the […]
Trainer Rohan Crichton flying the Jamaican flag high
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Trainer Rohan Crichton was recently honoured for his contribution to horse racing as a trainer who plies his trade in the United States, at an awards dinner which was held on Thursday, November 7, at the AC Hotel in Kingston. Crichton on the day when he was honoured had a record of […]
US RACING: High Velocity wins Bob Hope at Del Mar for trainer Bob Baffert
High Velocity went from maiden special weight winner to an unbeaten stakes horse to watch from the Bob Baffert barn on Saturday, prevailing in what was essentially a match race edition of the Grade 3, $100,000 Bob Hope. Strongconstitution, the 4-5 favorite, pressed outside of High Velocity until those two hit the top of the […]
US RACING: Del Mar pre-emptively cancels racing for November 21
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Del Mar is pre-emptively cancelling racing for Nov. 21 because of projected rain from the season’s first storm in Southern California. Track officials said Friday the cancellation is due to “an abundance of caution” because rain forecast from Tuesday through Thursday likely will result in a muddy main track and […]
US RACING: Judge dismisses suit by owners of Derby DQ Maximum Security
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the owners of Maximum Security seeking to challenge the decision to disqualify their horse as the winner of the Kentucky Derby. Owners Gary and Mary West wanted the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Kentucky to reverse the stewards’ decision and […]
Racing commentator/tipster Howard Abrahams in hospital after collapsing at the track
KINGSTON, Jamaica – One of the voices of local racing for over 40 years, Howard Abrahams is now in hospital after collapsing at the race track today (November 16). The reason (s) why Abrahams, who is also a renowned tipster was rushed from the race track to the hospital are still unknown despite checks by […]
Mr Universe back to winning ways with comfortable Open Allowance victory
KINGSTON, Jamaica – He was not his usual swashbuckling sprinting self but Mr Universe after finishing second in his last three starts and who seems to be reviving his career at the back-end of this season, went one better in today’s seventh – an Open Allowance contest run over five and a half furlongs. With […]
Extruder after an 8-month break returns to win, trainer Spencer Chung gets his second victory
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After suffering from various health issues, Extruder – a three-year-old chestnut colt by Adore The Gold – Mama Blossom returned to competitive racing after an eight-month break to win the sixth of nine races on the Saturday programme a short while ago at Caymanas Park. Ridden by Omar Walker and trained by […]
Big pay-outs in fifth race after disqualification of second place Fifty Cents – Big Black Nation wins at 6-1
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Following the disqualification of second by the post Fifty Cents (Jemar Jackson) running at odds of 8-5 from second place in the fifth race and the moving up of Balazo (Phillip Parchment) at odds of 32-1 to second there were some nice pay-outs for punters. The race which was won by 6-1 […]