Meet Apprentice Jockey In Training - Eric Haughton
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Even at age 27, Eric Haughton has had a long association with horses, especially as an exercise rider. Now, Eric Haughton is a student in the 2024 - Jamaica Racing Commission administered Jockeys’ Training School. Haughton had the distinction of winning the second apprentice race of 2024 after finishing second in the […]
LIFETIME NARRATIVE: Jockey Barrington ‘Natty’ McLarty
KINGSTON, Jamaica - He has been around horses for more than forty years. He had his time in the saddle and still wants to continue before trying his hand at conditioning horses. Quickgallopja.com and its YouTube Channel - The Quick Galloper present the Lifetime Narrative of Barrington McLarty, better known as Natty.
LIFETIME NARRATIVE - Trainer Phillip Lee
The dream of becoming a jockey was redirected by a disciplinarian father, yet the love for horses remained. From earning a trainer's license in Florida to a return to Jamaica, Quick Gallop Jay Hey, and its YouTube channel, The Quick Galloper, bring you the unique story of trainer Phillip Lee. Buckle up and get ready […]
Meet Apprentice Jockey In Training - Jermaine Lewis
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Apprentice jockey in training, Jermaine Lewis had the distinction of winning the first of the 2024 apprentice races on Sunday, July 7, 2024. Lewis shares his experience of being in the jockeys’ school, and the joy of winning with Quickgallopja.com and its YouTube Channel - The Quick Galloper. First, let us relive […]
Meet Apprentice Jockey In Training - Dane McKenzie
One of the thirty-one apprentice jockeys in training is Dane McKenzie. McKenzie shares his background and time thus far in the Racing Commission’s administrated 2024 Jockeys’ Training School with Quickgallopja.com and its YouTube Channel - The Quick Galloper.
Meet Apprentice Jockey In Training - Joy Haynes
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Apprentice jockey in training, Joy Haynes caught the eyes of many racing fans when she finished second aboard Storm Boy in the first apprentice race in 2024. Haynes shared her experience in the Racing Commission’s Jockeys’ Training School and her first time in the saddle in a competitive event with Quickgallopja.com, and […]
After 800 wins - Paul Francis Wants 200 More
KINGSTON, Jamaica - On June 29, 2024, jockey Paul Country Francis reached the pinnacle of his profession when he rode his 800th winner aboard Another Wave. In achieving this milestone, Francis joined Winston Griffiths, Trevor Simpson, Shane Ellis, Omar Walker, Charles Hussey, Dane Nelson, Andrew Ramjeet, and Emilio Rodriquez to reach the lofty heights of […]
Meet Apprentice In Training - Tyrese Anderson
Tyrese Anderson is one of the 30 apprentice riders currently enrolled in the 2024 Jockeys’ School conducted by the Jamaica Racing Commission. The young man shares with Quickgallopja.com, and its YouTube Channel, The Quick Galloper, his background before entering the apprentice school, and his present status.
Come From Behind Win For Linton Steadman At Century Mile
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The progress of jockey Linton Steadman continued on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the Century Mile race track in Canada. Staying off the pace, Steadman brought his mount Ameer conditioned by Seymour Biggs with a defining effort in the straight the win the seven-furlong claiming call. Note Steadman’s mount, Ameer is the […]
Anthony Thomas At His Best At Gulfstream Park
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jockey Anthony Thomas, the jockey affectionately known as ‘St Mary’ gave another masterful display in the saddle to win the 11th event of 13 at Gulfstream Park in Florida, on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Thomas piloted to victory, the Leon Minott conditioned Bold Advance over 8 ½ furlongs on the all-weather track […]