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 […]
Trainer Cashbert Khwalsingh, jockey Osive Donegal strike at 9-1 in the “Heart of Rome”
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The unlikely combination of trainer Cashbert Khwalsingh and jockey Osive Donegal struck with Heart of Rome at odds of 9-1 in the third race on the Saturday card at The Park just moments ago. Racing prominently in the maiden condition event for five-year-olds and upwards coming down the four-furlong straight course, Heart […]
Milkman wins after eight-month break for trainer Richard Azan, jockey Robert Halledeen
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Hot 3-5 odds on favourite Milkman, a three-year-old grey gelding by Blue Pepsi Lodge – You Can’t Hide, easily took home the second of 11 races on the Saturday programme now taking place at the home of horse racing in Jamaica, Caymanas Park. Milkman (Robert Halledeen) went straight to the lead (5 […]
Night Light provides jockey Ruja Lahoe, trainer Kingsley Davis with rare winner – dead heat for second
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A strong late surge by 5-2 chance Night Light brought victory in the first of 11 races as the Saturday (November 2) card kicked off moments ago at Caymanas Park. After giving lots of trouble to enter his starting stall, Five Star (Daniel Thompson) went into the lead in the $550,000 - […]
US RACING BREEDERS’ CUP: Big record handle for Fridays
All-sources handle for the 10-race program of the first day of the 36th Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park Nov. 1 reached US$56,517,228, a record for Breeders' Cup Friday and a 5.4% increase over last year's 10-race Breeders' Cup "Future Stars Friday" card at Churchill Downs. The Future Stars Friday card featured five […]
US RACING: Storm the Court scores 45-1 upset in Breeders' Cup Juvenile
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — So much for settling the early Kentucky Derby picture. Next year's outlook is downright fuzzy after a couple of little-known colts challenged each other down the stretch before 45-1 shot Storm the Court staged a stunning neck victory in the Juvenile on opening day of the Breeders' Cup on Friday. Entries […]
US RACING BREEDERS' CUP - Structor gives Brown Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf win
ARCADIA, United States (AFP) - Structor gave trainer Chad Brown a victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf on Friday at Santa Anita, where the US $28 million festival opened amid heightened concerns over horse safety. With Jose Ortiz in the irons, the 5-1 shot remained unbeaten in three races as he gave America's […]
US RACING BREEDERS’ CUP 2019: American Pharoah bred Four Wheel Drive captures Juvenile Turf Sprint
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — The Breeders' Cup got off to a formful start as 3-2 favourite Four Wheel Drive captured the US$1 million Juvenile Turf Sprint at Santa Anita. Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. guided the son of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah right to the front in the five-furlong race Friday. They were in control […]
A thought provoking chat with the great Emilio “The People’s Champion” Rodriquez
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Mention the name Emilio Rodriquez to even a young punter and immediately the memories of his magnificent stint in the saddle start to effortlessly flow. Rodriquez, popularly known as “Bimbo”, “Chest” or “Willie Carson” and who went on to be dubbed the “People’s Champion” for his strength of purpose and never-say-die attitude […]
Rojorn di Pilot has good chance of making it two in a row on tomorrow’s programme
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Giving valuable support to the $900,000 Flossie McNeil Memorial Cup feature on tomorrow’s 11-race card is a Restricted Stakes event for native-bred four-year-old non-winners of four and also imported three-year-olds and upwards non-winners of three. The five-furlong (1,000m) contest on the round course has attracted a field of 14 runners, with all […]