Wow Wow leads the pack in Super Day Juvenile Sprint
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Racing Office at Caymanas Park has released the horses provisionally entered in the Lasco sponsored Two-Year-Old Juvenile Sprint set for Saturday, October 5, 2019. This $2 million event will be run over six furlongs. For now, there are eight horses provisionally entered including the hot juvenile at this time of the […]
All set for Superstakes Weekend – Superstakes to be run on Sunday next
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Lasco sponsored Super Weekend of racing is set and ready for this Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6, 2019. The two big races on Saturday are the Caribbean Sprint Championship run over 6 furlongs and the Two-Year-Old Juvenile Sprint also a contest over 6 furlongs. For the first time in […]
EUROPEAN RACING: Enable to face 15 in Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The list of rivals Enable may face in Sunday’s Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1), anticipated to be the great mare’s career finale, came into focus Monday when 16 horses were left in contention at what’s called the first forfeit stage. Primarily, Aidan O’Brien has left under consideration the likes of Magical, a frequent foe […]
US RACING: 32nd horse dies at Santa Anita after catastrophic injury
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A 3-year-old colt sustained a catastrophic injury in the eighth race at Santa Anita and was euthanized Saturday, the 32nd horse to die at the track since December. Two-time Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Mario Gutierrez was tossed off in the incident on the second day of the fall meet at Santa Anita, […]
UK RACING: Aidan O’Brien wins another major race at the Curragh
Innisfree continued Aidan O'Brien's total domination of the Group 2 Beresford Stakes when denying Shekhem by a neck in a rousing finish at the Curragh. Winner of a Galway maiden in July by the same margin from the same rival, the son of Galileo was making it nine straight wins in the race and 19 in […]
US RACING: Mongolian Groom upsets McKinzie in Santa Anita’s Grade 1 event
McKinzie ranged up in his usual stalking position Saturday in Santa Anita Park’s Grade 1, US$300,000 Awesome Again Stakes. But after taking aim at pace-setting Mongolian Groom, he failed to fire. In a result that could shake up the role of favorite for next month’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, the 25-1 shot Mongolian Groom kept on […]
US RACING: Connections of Vino Rossi to appeal disqualification ruling
Trainer Todd Pletcher indicated to New York stewards on Saturday that connections of Vino Rosso will appeal the decision to disqualify their colt from a victory in the Grade 1, US$750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup. New York Racing Association steward Braulio Baeza, Jr., in a meeting with reporters after the races at Belmont Park, said […]
US RACING: Stewards decide Belmont Park’s Jockey Club Gold Cup – Vino Rosso disqualified – Code of Honor the winner
Belmont Park stewards on Saturday placed Code of Honor atop the running order of the Grade 1, US$750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup after a tight stretch duel with Vino Rosso, making a controversial call carrying championship implications. Vino Rosso, the pace setter in the 1 1/4-mile final Breeders’ Cup Classic prep, re-rallied to put a […]
Summer Sun takes Overnight after going miles wide
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The USA bred Summer Sun after being interfered with in the early part of the race which forced his rider, apprentice Raddesh Roman to drop back to almost last in the field of 14 before going on the wide outside and turning way wide at the top of the straight and had […]
Roy Rogers upsets at 92-1 with Samantha Fletcher
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Despised in the betting at odds of 92-1, Roy Rogers under a compelling ride from apprentice Samantha Fletcher produced the run of his life to win the 10th of eleven races at Caymanas Park just moments ago. Trained by veteran Dennis Lee, Roy Rogers a three-year-old grey gelding by Distorted – Soca […]