Jockeys Phillip Parchment, Aaron Chatrie suspended, also fined $20,000
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The stewards of the Jamaica Racing Commission are announcing the following disciplinary actions arising from inquiries on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Jockey Phillip Parchment, who rode Loose Ball in the fourth race on Saturday, February 22, 2020, was suspended for five racedays and fined $20,000.00 for engaging in an altercation with jockey […]
England’s Rose makes a Classic statement after scorching run in Hot Line Stakes
KINGSTON, Jamaica - England’s Rose, a bay filly by Natural Selection - Ahwhofah, on her first outing as a three-year-old underlined her potential with victory in the Hot Line Stakes. Regarded as the first major prep race for Classic horses, the Hot Line, for fillies only, is contested over six furlongs. England’s Rose had her […]
Nipster moves in Classic reckoning with victory in Sir Howard Stakes
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Nipster, in the absence of leading Classic contenders, Wow Wow and Mahogany, returned to the winners’ enclosure for the second time in his career. Nipster won the Sir Howard Stakes (colts and geldings) by two-lengths while travelling six furlongs (1,200 metres) on Saturday, February 22, 2020. Ridden for the second time by […]
Trevor’s Choice speeds his way to three in a row
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Speedster Trevor’s Choice extended his winning streak to three on Saturday last (February 22) at Caymanas Park. The Alford Brown trainee won a Non-Restricted Overnight Allowance call for three-year-olds and upwards gallopers over five furlongs (1,000 metres) round. This latest win by the four-year-old dark bay colt also closed a double success […]
Beach Boy wins for the second time
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Beach Boy galloped to his second career victory on the 10-race card on Saturday, February 22 at Caymanas Park. The event won by Beach Boy was a Restricted Allowance 5 run for native-bred four-year-olds and upwards, non-winners of four going five and a half furlongs (1,100 metres). This was the same distance […]
Sebastian comes up trump
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The high-yielding Law of the Sea mare Sea Treaty’s four-year-old colt, Sebastian, by Western Classic produced another telling performance to register his fourth career win. This win by Sebastian came in a Restricted Allowance III call going nine furlongs and 25 yards (1,820 metres) at Caymanas Park on Saturday. Well-handled by 4.0 […]
A closer look at the race day of Wednesday, February 26
Old-timer War Hero wins two-in-row At age 12, War Hero (Burning Marque – Almost President) continues to show that he still has winning efforts left in his hoofs. War Hero scored his second-consecutive victory in an Optional Claiming ($250,000-$200,000) event going six furlongs (1,200m). Owned and trained by Wilfred Chin and ridden by Jerome Innis, […]
Omar Walker completes double on Key Witness at 16-1
KINGSTON, Jamaica – It is not often that six-time champion jockey rides a winner at long odds of 16-1. Yet “Hot Walker” as Walker is popularly known did just that in the ninth race aboard the Leroy Tomlinson trained Key Witness. Walker and Key Witness won an Optional Claimer ($550,000 - $500,000) going a distance […]
No racing on Saturday next (February 29) therefore no Overnight -
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Word has just come out that for the first time in a long, long while there will be no racing at Caymanas Park. That decision was made by the promoting company following a small number of entries for the race meeting scheduled for Saturday, February 29. The promoting company will offer the […]
Fake News gives trainer Wayne DaCosta a double
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Fake News ridden by Phillip Parchment came with a searing run in deep stretch to win the fifth race of 11 on the holiday Ash Wednesday card at Caymanas Park. The contest was for three-year-old maidens run over a distance of five furlongs round. Trained by Wayne DaCosta, Fake News was taken […]