Will In Charge – Horse of the Year 2018

KINGSTON, Jamaica – It was expected and it was done. Will In Charge was unanimously voted by the 17 journalists and representatives of the promoting company as the 2018 – Horse of the Year. It was really a no-brainer for the panel after the Robert Pearson-conditioned chestnut horse, bred  by Adore The Gold out of […]

British horse racing to resume after equine flu outbreak

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - British horse racing will resume on Wednesday with a "risk-managed return" following an outbreak of equine flu, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) said Monday. Four meetings were cancelled last Thursday after three animals tested positive for equine influenza despite having been vaccinated against the disease. Friday's meetings were also abandoned […]

Switzerland’s White Turf racing

White Turf, is a unique, exclusive, top-class event with exciting horse-racing, gourmet catering, lively music and inspiring art exhibitions, all taking place in winter sunshine on the frozen lake among the stunningly beautiful, snow-capped mountains of St Moritz. This spectacular, major event is not just one with Champagne on ice for the rich and beautiful […]

10-race card for mid-week racing – crack Open Allowance sprint on offer

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Another 10-race card is being offered by the promoting company on Wednesday (Feb 13) at Caymanas Park. And while the Millard Ziadie Cup, a three-year-old and up optional claiming (350,000 - $300,000) event over five and a half furlongs is the feature, most eyes will be trained on the Open Allowance sprint […]

Global Campaign captures buzz on US Triple Crown trail

Well Defined earned the 2019 Kentucky Derby qualifying points available Saturday by winning Tampa Bay Downs’ Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3). Elsewhere in Florida, however, Global Campaign captured the buzz of the Triple Crown trail. In his second career start, the son of Curlin backed up an impressive debut by drawing off to beat Grade […]

Bellafina digs in, holds on to win Santa Anita's Las Virgenes

Bellafina continued her dominance on the West Coast in Saturday’s Grade 2, US$200,000 Las Virgenes Stakes, holding off Enaya Alrabb to earn a front-running victory in her latest step toward the Kentucky Oaks. This one was a bit less eye-catching than Bellafina's season debut in last month's Santa Ynez (G2) but earned her the same […]

Triple for Dane

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former champion jockey Dane Nelson completed his triple moments ago from in front on Nuclear Nuclear Lava. The win by Nuclear Lava came in a Restricted Allowance 1V  for four-year-olds and up – non-winners of three going over a mile which was the ninth race of 11 being run today at Caymanas […]

Apprentice Abigail Able sent to hospital after fall

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Female apprentice Abigail Able has been sent to hospital by the doctor on duty currently at Caymanas Park it was announced by the race day announcer a short while ago. Able fell from his mount Machu Picchu in the seventh race and was quickly placed in the track ambulance before being sent […]

Easy does it for Earn Your Stripes

KINGSTON, Jamaica – In a performance which spoke volumes for his Classic winning potential, Earn Your Stripes ridden by Robert Halledeen and trained by Anthony Nunes romped a Restricted Allowance 11 for three-year-old non-winners of two event a short while ago in the sixth of 11 races at Caymanas Park. Earn Your Stripes clocked a […]