ABOVE AND BEYOND simply didn’t fire off the break on last, choosing the wrong day to be slowly into stride on a lightning-fast track, so forgive her 1000 Guineas prep run, a seemingly disappointing fourth-place finish behind NIPSTER, who turned the...
THE COVID-19 lay-up appears not to have bothered ROJORN DI PILOT, who breezed a bullet 59.3 at exercise two Saturdays ago from the gate alongside United States-bred stablemate WHOSHOTTHESHERIFF. The speedy four-year-old is drawn favourably in mid-...
PRINCESS AVA again outclassed old rival SENTIENT at a mile, running past a furlong out for back-to-back victories against the colt, clocking 1:38.3 to seal a hat-trick of wins yesterday. Completing a three-timer for leading rider Dane Nelson, even-...
TOONA CILIATA, second to SHE’S A MANEATER in last year’s Superstakes, followed by a third-place run in the Diamond Mile behind the now-retired champion mare and her American-bred stablemate, STRANGER DANGER, is running a class lower this afternoon...
A VETERAN jockey was among two persons evicted from Caymanas Park on Sunday as Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) enforced its zero-tolerance approach aimed at patrons and members of the professional groups, who flout COVID-...
TRAINER GARY Subratie and his main owner, Michros, made big classic statements yesterday with 2000 Guineas-bound colts NIPSTER and WOW WOW, who churned out impressive victories under Robert Halledeen, who rode a three-timer for the in-form barn....
FATHER PATRICK appears to have matured, running a relaxed race last Saturday, suggesting he should stay six-and-a-half this afternoon after chasing home 2000 Guineas contender, MAHOGANY, in a fast-run event at five and a half furlongs. Quickening...
High-ranking Portmore gangster Shane ‘Uno’ Facey has been convicted in the Corporate Area Gun Court for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. Facey was convicted on Tuesday when he appeared before Justice Leighton Pusey in relation to a...
ENGLAND’S ROSE ripped 1:12.2 at exercise last Friday morning and will race with a tongue tie for the first time this afternoon when she takes on the gelding, MAHOGANY, who is as classy as they come but faces a blitzkrieg of speed from the filly at...
GOD OF LOVE, on pre-COVID form, having run well twice this season, should be the horse to beat in this afternoon’s five-and-a-half furlong non-restricted overnight allowance dash. However, speedy MR UNIVERSE has two unrecorded five-furlong gallops...
HEALTH MINISTER Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday confirmed approximately 20 samples for COVID-19 were collected on Monday via a mobile unit in quarantined Corn Piece, Clarendon, where at least six positive tests had originated after Jamaica’s first...
FREDRICK ‘Clarks Booty’ Braham, the reputed don of Rocklands, Central Village, St Catherine, was last Friday sentenced to six years in prison for possession of an illegal firearm in 2018 following last month’s four-year conviction for a weapon...
WARTIME could capitalise on what seems set to be a collapsing pace in this afternoon’s overnight allowance sprint as racing continues behind closed doors at Caymanas Park, though wagering will be permitted at off-track betting parlours, which have...
GROOMS were the only persons shouting yesterday afternoon, urging on their respective charges from near the winners’ enclosure, a far cry from the normal din which accompanies stirring finishes on a regular race day when 5,000 patrons cram the...
TOONA CILIATA and SENTIENT, two of a handful of horses who now represent grade-one runners, line up in an open allowance for the King’s Plate, going seven and a half furlongs at Caymanas Park today. Arguably the most improved three-year-old at the...
THIS afternoon’s seven-horse open allowance line-up, the five-furlong round SVREL Third Anniversary Trophy, comprises some of the fastest and versatile horses in training – PEKING CRUZ, TREVOR’S CHOICE, PATRIARCH, GOD OF LOVE, PRINCE CHARLES and...
UNITED STATES-bred EROY yesterday grabbed the lead entering the backstretch and was never headed, foiling local runner TOMOHAWK’s bid to stake his claim as a classic contender in the opening event at nine furlongs and 25 yards. Sent off as the 1-9...
TOMOHAWK, the horse who would have been champion two-year-old last year, were it not for Gary Subratie’s irrepressible WOW WOW, continues his quiet preparation for this season’s two-turn, three-year-old classics, the Jamaica Derby and St Leger,...
HORSE RACING at Caymanas Park was marred by 17 non-runners yesterday, 14 of which were before the 11:35 a.m. start of the holiday Ash Wednesday card. This was reportedly caused by a virus sweeping through the 196-acre property. Near the end of the...
CHAMPION trainer Anthony Nunes is aiming to close a three-timer on this afternoon’s holiday meet with PRINCE CHARLES bringing down the curtain in the Ash Wednesday Trophy, following debutant GENERATIONAL and TASK FORCE, who both have sound chances...
GARY Subratie’s NIPSTER had the perfect warm-up behind his monster-of-a-stablemate, WOW WOW, two weeks ago at six and a half furlongs, making him tough to beat in this afternoon’s Sir Howard Stakes. Likewise, Wayne DaCosta’s ENGLAND’S ROSE, whose...
TRAINER Ian Parsard closed a three-timer yesterday with a telling victory from classy three-year-old gelding MAHOGANY, who decimated the highly thought-of United States-bred pair SIR ALTON and CRAFTY AND READY, winning by six and a half lengths at...
CHAMPION owner Michros’ DUKE has worked really well for today’s closing event, stretched out at seven furlongs, only the third time he will go beyond six and a half in his last seven races, a more relaxed pace, which will suit his running style. In...
ONLY a length and three-quarter separated second to fifth – CAMPESINO, BOLD AFLAIR, EYE CANDY and CRYPTOCURRENCY – in an incident-plagued race won by DUNROBIN on January 18, so take no chances with any of the four and approach Saturday’s overnight...
ATLANTIC BLUE took over from speedy K J EXPRESS and lasted home by a neck from fast-finishing HOVER CRAFT on his return from a near four-month lay-up, to land the Allan E ‘Billy’ Williams Memorial yesterday. KJ EXPRESS blazer was cracking...
