Golden Weekend of Racing starts on Friday at Caymanas Park
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Dubbed the Golden Weekend of racing, the two day programme gets underway at Caymanas Park this Friday, August 30 and continues on Saturday, August 31. The feature event of the Golden weekend is the 46th running of the Gold Cup over seven furlongs where probably the two top horses currently in training […]
Three times Kentucky Derby winner Calvin Borel arrested for driving under the influence
Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel, a three-time Kentucky Derby winner who continues to ply his craft at age 52, was arrested Sunday for driving under the influence, reports WDRB, Louisville's FOX affiliate. Borel was pulled over near Corydon, Ind., at 6:30 p.m. and, per the Harrison County Sheriff's Department report "had slurred speed, poor […]
Churchill Downs considers 'expanded' Kentucky Derby gate
Churchill Downs officials made a trip across the pond this week to York's Ebor Festival of races in England "to explore the feasibility of an expanded starting gate" for the Kentucky Derby, spokesman Darren Rogers confirmed. A standard 14-horse gate and attached six-horse “auxiliary” gate currently accommodates the Kentucky Derby field, which maxes out at 20 […]
UK- RACING: Mustajeer lands feature at York
The Ger Lyons-trained Mustajeer (16/1), fourth last year, went three better to land the first ever £1million Sky Bet Ebor at York, beating 25/1 outsider Red Galileo. Desert Skyline (25/1) stayed on well to be third with 16/1 shot Raymond Tusk back in fourth. Mustajeer, tipped on these pages by our own Ben Linfoot and […]
Code of Honor wins Travers Stakes
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Code of Honor won a stretch duel with Tacitus and Mucho Gusto, holding off hard-luck Tacitus by three lengths to win the $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. Trained by Shug McGaughey, who won his fourth Travers, and with jockey John Velazquez aboard, the chestnut son […]
Fayrouz comes good, wins Caymanas Park 60th Anniversary Trophy; Sparkle Diamond a late non-starter
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Fayrouz after eight starts without a win, came good in fine fashion to win the Caymanas Park 60th Anniversary Trophy – an Overnight Allowance contest for three-year-olds and upwards over a journey of 7 ½ furlongs. The race lost its almost of its spark when the then 1-2 favourite behaved badly at […]
Anniversary double for apprentice Kiaman McGregor
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Apprentice Kiaman McGregor made it a 60th anniversary race day to remember after bringing home the Errol Waugh trained Fox Knox in the eighth of 10 races at Caymanas Park a short while ago. This was McGregor’s second winner on the programme. The five furlong round contest for Restricted Allowance horses five […]
Sir Kel obliges at 7-1 in seventh anniversary race
KINGSTON, Jamaica – It was an easy win in the seventh race for the 7-1 chance Sir Kel ridden by Jerome Innis and trained by Paul Charlton. This was after some poor runs coming into this event. Innis was motionless for the first three furlongs of the five-furlong straight event. Then in the last furlong, […]
Abogado a winner for trainer Gregory Forsyth
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Abogado made amends after being disqualified when last at the races, landing the sixth race on the 60th anniversary programme a short while ago at Caymanas Park. With champion jockey Anthony Thomas in the saddle, Abogado trained by Gregory Forsyth fought for the lead with Dango with Aaron Chatrie in the saddle […]
Ricky Ricardo scores for Wayne DaCosta, Raddesh Roman
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Ricky Ricardo made his way to Overnight Allowance after a good win in a Restricted Allowance offering for four-year-olds and upwards – non-winners of four – competed for over seven furlongs. Ridden by apprentice Raddesh Roman, Ricky Ricardo was surprisingly early as Graydon (Shane Ellis – 2-1) and Key Witness (Christopher Mamdeen […]