PREDICTION/ODDS for Rum Fire Jamaica Oaks Day now up on Quickgallop.com
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The PREDICTION/ODDS for the 10-race Jamaica Oaks race day has now been posted on Quickgallop.com. Just go to the top of the homepage and press the PREDICTION/ODDS button and choose your winners.
KENTUCKY Derby 2019: Game Winner new favourite in Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The new favourite enters the Kentucky Derby seeking his first win of 2019 and tops several contenders on modest winning streaks that could factor large in the sport's marquee race. Game Winner is now the favourite to win Saturday after Omaha Beach was scratched. He has already won more than US$1 […]
Jockeys in Kentucky Derby to use new crop whip
Terry Meyocks, president and CEO of The Jockeys’ Guild, said Wednesday that “the majority” of riders in Saturday’s 2019 Kentucky Derby are expected to use the new 360GT (gentle touch) whip — formally known as a crop. The guild’s board of directors co-chaired by Mike Smith, who had the assignment on favorite Omaha Beach until that […]
Favourite Omaha Beach withdraws from Kentucky Derby: trainer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Suddenly, the Kentucky Derby is wide open. Favourite Omaha Beach was scratched because of a breathing problem Wednesday night, leaving a pair of Hall of Famers on the side-line — trainer Richard Mandella and jockey Mike Smith. Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike Battaglia revised the morning line to make Game Winner the […]
Eleven starters in Rum Fire Jamaica Oaks – I Am Di One draws 11 – check Overnight on Quickgallop.com
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Overnight entries for Saturday’s Oaks Day (May 4) was just released by the promoting company. In the feature race, the Rum Fire Jamaica Oaks run over 10-furlongs for three-year-old fillies only, 11 runners have been declared with hot odds-on favourite I Am Di One getting the number 11 draw with Simon […]
Baffert takes aim at record-tying 6th Kentucky Derby win
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The pain of seeing Cavonnier get beat by a nose in his first Kentucky Derby nearly kept trainer Bob Baffert from returning to Churchill Downs. He figured he would never again have a horse good enough to win on the first Saturday in May. A year later, though, he won the […]
Superstar Irish jockey Ruby Walsh retires from horse racing
PUNCHESTOWN, Ireland (AP) — Irish jockey Ruby Walsh has retired from horse racing, ending a career in which, he had more than 2,500 winners and earned more successes at the Cheltenham Festival than any other rider. The 39-year-old Walsh made his decision after riding Kemboy to a two-length victory at the Punchestown Gold Cup on […]
Jon Court, 58, would set Kentucky Derby record as oldest jockey
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jon Court would set a record as the oldest jockey in the Kentucky Derby when he rides Long Range Toddy this weekend. Court is 58, which is a lot of candles on the birthday cake for someone still participating in an incredibly dangerous sport. Churchill Downs officials say the current record […]
Jamaica Oaks hopefuls get in sharp
KINGSTON, Jamaica - AFTER a truly breath-taking victory in the 1000 Guineas on Saturday, April 13, the Anthony Nunes-trained I Am Di One has been smoothly going through her paces in preparation for the 10-furlong, Rum Fire White Overproof Rum-sponsored Jamaica Oaks on Saturday next (May 4). The Jamaica Oaks is the third Classic race […]
Baffert likes his horses' chances in Kentucky Derby
Legendary trainer Bob Baffert, who parlayed a win by Justify in last year's Kentucky Derby into his second Triple Crown win, sees a wide open Derby this time around and plenty of opportunities for his three entries into the race. Baffert's best horse, at least according to oddsmakers, is Roadster, one of the favorites. But […]