US RACING: Blue Prize stuns Midnight Bisou in Breeders' Cup Distaff
ARCADIA, United States (AFP) - Blue Prize won the US$2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff on Saturday at Santa Anita to end even-money favourite Midnight Bisou's perfect season. Midnight Bisou was gunning for an eighth win in eight starts in a 2019 campaign that started back in January. Instead it was Blue Prize, giving trainer Ignacio […]
US RACING: Mitole takes home the Breeders' Cup Sprint
ARCADIA, United States (AFP) - Mitole lived up to his billing in the US$2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita on Saturday, capping a dominant career in which he never finished off the board. Trained by Steve Asmussen and ridden by Ricardo Santana, Mitole was tipped as the horse to beat in the six-furlong […]
US RACING: Uni wins Breeders' Cup Mile
ARCADIA, United States (AFP) - Uni won the Breeders' Cup Mile on Saturday as horses trained by Chad Brown finished first and third in the US$2 million race on the turf track at Santa Anita. Brown, whose odds-on favourite Sistercharlie was denied in the Filly & Mare Turf, came through with five-year-old mare Uni, who […]
US RACING: Bricks and Mortar victorious in Breeders' Cup Turf
ARCADIA, United States (AFP) - Bricks and Mortar triumphed in the US$4 million Turf Saturday, edging United by a head in a rousing finish at Santa Anita that gave trainer Chad Brown a 15th Breeders' Cup winner. Brown collected his third win of this year's 14-race, US$28 million Breeders' Cup programme and tied Bob Baffert […]
Prince Charles gains redemption for apprentice Reyan Lewis, trainer Anthony Nunes
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After losing via the stewards’ room with Adonis earlier on the day, the combination of apprentice Reyan Lewis and trainer Anthony Nunes gained some redemption when Prince Charles finished with gusto to win the 10th race at The Park. The event, a Restricted Stakes for three-year-olds - non-winners of four over five […]
Reggae Gone Grammy returns in style to take the Flossie McNeil Memorial Cup
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Under a calm and confident ride from Dane Dawkins, Reggae Gone Grammy returned to the track in a winning mood after a four-month break to take the feature event – the Flossie McNeil Memorial Cup just moments ago at Caymanas Park. Reggae Gone Grammy trained by Fitznahum Williams won a Restricted Allowance […]
Adonis, Reyan Lewis disqualified, eighth race goes to Taranis in stewards’ room
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Adonis ridden by apprentice Reyan Lewis after winning the eighth race was disqualified by the race day stewards in what was seen by many at the track as a controversial decision. The race was given in the stewards’ room to the 3-1 Taranis ridden by apprentice Roger Hewitt with third going to […]
Quick double for owner Carlton Watson as Cruising Motion ‘drives’ home in sixth
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The close owners’ championship involving Carlton Watson and Michros (Michael Bernard) took another twist following the win just moments ago by the Watson owned Cruising Motion in the day’s sixth race. Michros started the day leading Watson by just over $500,000 but by winning the last two races with Fearless Champion and […]
Number 2 for Omar Walker as Fearless Champion delivers in 2-year-old contest
KINGSTON, Jamaica – After disappointing as the 4-5 favourite on debut, two-year-old roan colt Fearless Champion (Omar Walker) made amends a short while ago when he romped the fifth race as the 11-race Saturday card continued at Caymanas Park. Trained by Wayne DaCosta and starting at even money, Fearless Champion (Fearless Vision – Granville Greta) […]
Trainer Louis Richards gets his first win this season with 7-1 She’s A Hit in 2-year-old contest
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The fleet-footed She’s A Hit, racing for the first time took a commanding lead in the fourth – a maiden special weight for two-year-olds run over four furlongs straight and never looked back as jockey Omar Walker had little to do in the saddle. She’s A Hit, a chestnut filly by Blue […]