US RACING: Bob Baffert earns fiver at Los Alamitos

The only thing that stopped trainer Bob Baffert from sweeping Saturday's Pick 6 at Los Alamitos was lack of an entry in the finale for maiden claimers. You won't find too many of those, if any, in the Hall of Famer's barn, which also explains how he won Races 4-8 in historic fashion at the […]

US RACING: Maximum Security smokes them in Cigar Mile Handicap

Maximum Security put forth a potential championship-winning effort Saturday at Aqueduct, where he made a slow track look relatively fast in winning the Grade 1, US$750,000 Cigar Mile. Locked in a battle off the track for the Eclipse Award for top 3-year-old male, Maximum Security’s third Grade 1 victory of the season on it may […]

My Time Now opens his account, after riding spill involving four jockeys

KINGSTON, Jamaica – While the two-year-old bay colt My Time Now won the Andrew H B Aguilar Memorial Cup run over a mile (ninth race), more attention is being paid on a massive spill which saw four riders hit the deck while the horses were navigating the turn after leaving the four-furlong marker. It appears […]

Hecandance gyrates to victory in eighth for Trevor Simpson, Owen Sharpe

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Although the racing dance floor is wet at the moment, Hecandance racing in a Maiden Special Weight for three-year-olds going down the five straight showed his 10 rivals a clean pair of heels as he romped to victory in the eighth of 10 races on the Saturday card at Caymanas Park. Trained […]

Exhilarate is the ‘Gladiator – shows likeness for sloppy underfoot conditions

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Exhilarate demonstrating a distinct likeness for the very wet track now on offer at the Park created a big 11-1 upset in the Gladiator Trophy (seven furlongs), which was the seventh race (Open Allowance) on the Saturday card. Ridden by Aaron Chatrie, Exhilarate came out in front and was never headed with […]

Breaking Storm in the rain at 6-5

KINGSTON, Jamaica – As if confirming the heavy underfoot conditions at the track following heavy downpours of rain, Breaking Storm turned out to be a runaway winner of the fifth race on the Saturday programme at Caymanas Park. The event taken by Breaking Storm with piles of water on the track was a Maiden Special […]

Pulsating ride by Samantha Fletcher to earn victory on Eye Candy

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Apprentice Samantha Fletcher was at her dogged and determined best on Eye Candy as the pair combined to win the fourth of 10 races just moments ago on the Saturday card currently taking place at Caymanas Park. Fletcher watched in fourth place as speedster Sir Kel (Jerome Innis – 16-1) set a […]