Saturday and Sunday cards on at Caymanas Park - two non-runners thus far for Saturday
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The race meetings for Saturday (March 21) and Sunday are to go ahead as planned after the racing stakeholders met at Caymanas Park a sort while ago. Nominations for the Sunday card takes place today with scratch time taking place shortly after. The Saturday card (March 21) is same card that was […]
Experiencing a spectator-less race day – a moment in time
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Even from three furlongs out, the sound of hooves beating on the race track at Caymanas Park could be heard. This occurrence is abnormal, as usually when a race is run at the park, the dominating sound is the thundering voices of punters giving support to their wagers or robustly berating jockeys, […]
A spectator-less race meet as apprentice Matthew Bennett rides 1st winner under such conditions – race day recap
KINGSTON, Jamaica - On a day when spectators were prevented from attending the racetrack to cheer on and wager on horses competing, due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Anthony Nunes-conditioned Toona Ciliata caused his own uproar with a superlative performance at Caymanas Park yesterday (March 17). Coming off a three-month break, […]
Toona Ciliata is the ‘King’ – double for trainer Anthony Nunes
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The cheers were not there yesterday (March 17) but certainly Toona Ciliata was and at his very best. Rated as the third best racer in the land, Toona Ciliata put away arch three-year-old rival of last year Sentient and others with disdain to win the 7 ½ furlong King’s Plate feature at […]
Double Crown makes it look easy – double for jockey Simon Husbands
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Double Crown gave a commanding effort to win the seventh race on today’s non-spectator race day at Caymanas Park. In a race reduced to five runners following the absence of My Classic Girl and Tomohawk, it was left to Step In Faith (Chris Mamdeen) to take the lead with Loose Ball the […]
Locomotive chugs in at 10-1, for jockey Simon Husbands and trainer Lance Richards
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Coming from off the pace in a well calculated ride by visiting Barbadian jockey Simon Husbands, Locomotive ran out a convincing winner of the fifth of 10 races at Caymanas Park moments ago. It was Fifty Cents (Dane Dawkins) who assumed the lead in the six-furlong event for horses racing in the […]
Trainer Patrick Lynch earns second on the day with 7-2 Bala Gris
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Trainer Patrick “Wacky” Lynch made it two in a row in the third of ten races on the non-spectator race day at Caymanas Park, a short while ago. Racing in a Restricted Allowance V event for four-year-olds and upwards (colts and geldings), Bala Gris was kept behind the leaders Schlesinger (Oshane Nugent) […]
Dane Nelson brings home Contractor, the second 1-9 favourite on non-spectator race day
KINGSTON, Jamaica – It was as easy as one-two-three for the Patrick Lynch trained, Dane Nelson ridden Contractor as the second race on the 10 race card continued at Caymanas Park without punters in the stands. Outrageous Tal (Oshane Nugent) went into the lead when the starter let them go in the 7 ½ furlongs […]
Historic race day with no spectators gets underway with 1-5 Super Mal winning
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The pounding of the horses’ hoofs could be heard when the gates from as far as the three furlong marker at Caymanas Park moments ago. There was no shouting from the stands of punters supporting their horses or the “cussing” of jockeys. There was silence, as the first race ever to be […]
Racing authorities broker agreement for today's non-spectator race day health protocols
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC), the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), and Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) reached an agreement yesterday on the conduct of today’s 10-race card at Caymanas Park. General manager at the JRC, Richard Longmore, informed that the commission had approved the safety measures put forward […]