Apprentice Daniel Thompson suspended for 25 days for cruelty to animals
KINGSTON, Jamaica - In an alarming development, young apprentice Daniel Thompson has been suspended for 25 race days for cruelty to animal. In addition, Thompson has been denied the use of his whip for 10 consecutive rides after his suspension is completed. The disciplinary actions against Thompson follows a meeting by the stewards of the […]
A tribute to Prince Khalid Abdullah - watch video on Quickgallop.com
Prince Khalid bin Abdullah died on Tuesday at the age of 83. The owner of Juddmonte Farms, Prince Khalid was one of the most prolific owners and breeders in the sport. Watch a video tribute of some of his greatest horses.
Bone chips in knees ends racing career of Wow Wow – will stand at stud
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Michael Bernard’s outstanding thoroughbred Wow Wow has been retired from racing. The four-year-old bay colt by Casual Trick - Sarah Barracuda was recently found to have bone chips in both of his knee joints. This is considered significant enough to compromise the animal’s athletic ability to perform on the race track, thus […]
Assessing the racing year that was 2020 – the top 10 defining moments
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC — THE SHUTDOWN OF OPERATIONS AT CAYMANAS PARK The racing industry was not spared the wrath of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Soon after the first official case of COVID-19 was announced by the authorities on March 10, it took less than two weeks for racing to be shut down on March 21. […]
It’s Abbi again – with an enabling effort on Top Eagle to win Caymanas Saturday (Jan 9, 2021) first
RACE TYPE: Four-year-olds and upwards Claiming ($250,000 - $200,000) RACE DISTANCE: 6 ½ furlongs KINGSTON, Jamaica – Apprentice Abigail Able hit the best form of her career as after winning last Saturday on Casual Affair, she was at her best in bringing home the Welsh Soutar trainer Top Eagle in the Caymanas Saturday (January 9, […]
Jockey Reyan Lewis says he has made mistakes, will rectify them
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Apprentice Reyan Lewis says he is bitterly disappointed at his own level of indiscipline that resulted in a significant drop in form last season. Yet, Lewis is backing himself to bounce back this year and to prove more reliable in the saddle. Lewis, who graduated from the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC) Jockeys’ […]
Champion owner makes changes, Nipster moved to Anthony Nunes as part of diversification process
KINGSTON, Jamaica - CHAMPION owner for the last two years Michros, in a move to again diversify his racing stock, has started to shift some of his horses from his regular trainer Gary Subratie to other conditioners. On Sunday (January 3, 2021), St Leger winner and one of the main candidates for Horse of the […]
Co-champion jockey Anthony makes his first public comments on championship race
KINGSTON, Jamaica - FOR the first time in 50 years at Caymanas Park the battle for the jockeys' crown has ended in a tie, involving 2012-2014 champion Dane “Warrior Chief” Nelson and 2018 champion jockey Anthony “St Mary” Thomas. Nelson and Thomas each finished the 2020 racing season with 84 winners after both were absent […]