Published:Friday | July 17, 2015 | 12:43 PMOrville Clarke
PRINCE ANDREW, twice a winner so far this season, seems poised to make it three when he runs in the three-year-old and up overnight allowance race over 1400 metres to be contested by 12 starters at Caymanas Park today.Trained by Borris McIntosh, the...
Published:Thursday | July 16, 2015 | 4:54 PMOrville Clarke
WESTERN FAITH who has proved competitive in her last two races and is steadily improving and should prove the best of a moderate lot in the first of the Super-6 race (the second) over the round five course for maiden five-year-olds and up at...
Published:Saturday | July 11, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke
Having stunned punters with the 35-1 outsider SUPERLUMINAL in the St Leger classic on the previous Saturday, veteran trainer Harry Parsard and jockey Paul 'Country' Francis teamed up once again yesterday to win the Reggae Trophy grade one feature...
Published:Friday | July 10, 2015 | 1:06 PMOrville Clarke
Grade one horses hold centre stage at Caymanas Park today in the annual renewal of the Reggae Trophy for three-year-olds and up over the straight five course to be contested by six starters.Included in the small field is last year's winner UPPA TUNE...
Published:Thursday | July 9, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke
With both the Pick-9 and Super-6 failing to survive Wednesday's meet, the popular exotic bets start anew with the Pick-9 embracing races two to 10 with a guaranteed minimum of $1 million.The first Super-6 gets underway in the first race over 1200...
Published:Tuesday | July 7, 2015 | 1:13 PMOrville Clarke
UNCLE TAF, one of the most versatile and consistent horses in overnight and open allowance company, should come into his own and win the eighth race for overnight horses over the straight five course, at Caymanas Park today.Trained and part-owned by...
Published:Saturday | July 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke
The topsy turvy classic campaign ended on a dramatic note at Caymanas Park yesterday, with the little fancied SUPERLUMINAL scoring a stunning upset (35-1) in the 89th running of the ISP Finance Services Limited Jamaica St Leger, for native...
High-profile stable companions SEEKING MY DREAM and ALI BABA face off in a big rematch at Caymanas Park today, in the 89th running of the ISP Financial Services Limited Jamaica St Leger over 2000 metres, the season's final classic.The talented colts...
Published:Thursday | July 2, 2015 | 5:37 PMOrville Clarke
Former champion jockey Shane Ellis, who rode a triple last Sunday at Caymanas Park to be joint leader with Omar Walker on 39 wins, should surge ahead after winning the first race over 600 metres straight for two-year-olds with first-time runner...
Published:Wednesday | July 1, 2015 | 6:22 PMOrville Clarke
With racehorse trainers having abandoned plans to withhold nominations for Saturday's meet - following dialogue with the management and board of Caymanas Track Limited at a meeting on Tuesday - the way is now clear for the 89th running of the ISP...
Published:Monday | June 29, 2015 | 4:59 PMOrville Clarke
Members of the United Racehorse Trainers' Association (URTA) yesterday voted to withhold nominations on Wednesday for this Saturday's St Leger Day race meeting at Caymanas Park over the vexed question of a purse increase.Dale Murphy, URTA president...
Published:Sunday | June 28, 2015 | 7:41 PMOrville Clarke
Title-chasing jockey Shane Ellis highlighted yesterday's meet at Caymanas Park with three winners to emerge joint leader with four-time champion Omar Walker who rode one winner on both days of the back-to-back race meets.After failing to ride a...
Published:Saturday | June 27, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke
UNCLE TAF, a versatile and consistent five-year-old gelding by Traditional out of Zaza, ventures over his favourite trip in today's Reynold "Ren" Gonzalves Memorial Cup overnight allowance feature at 2000 metres and will prove hard to deny in a...
Published:Friday | June 26, 2015 | 10:34 AMOrville Clarke
Champion trainer Wayne DaCosta holds the key to today's Viceroy Trophy grade one feature over 1800 metres at Caymanas Park, as he saddles as many as four of the seven starters, including PERFECT NEIGHBOUR under four-time champion jockey Omar Walker...
Published:Thursday | June 25, 2015 | 6:28 PMOrville Clarke
Thanks to back-to-back upsets by JODY'S LODGE at 11-1 and PHINEAS at 12-1 in the eighth and ninth races respectively, the Pick-9 had no takers at Caymanas Park last Saturday and the carryover to tomorrow's meet stands at $1.7 million.The Pick-9 will...
Published:Saturday | June 20, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke
Running on strongly on the inside from just off the early pace, PHINEAS scored a 12-1 upset in yesterday's open allowance race over 1400 metres at Caymanas Park.A chance ride for jockey Aaron Chatrie, replacing Jevanne Erwin, PHINEAS won by 13/4...
Published:Friday | June 19, 2015 | 11:23 AMOrville Clarke
With last Saturday's Cal's Jamaica Derby now history, racing continues on a moderate note at Caymanas Park today with a 10-race programme featuring the three-year-old and up open allowance race over 1400 metres to be contested by seven starters....
Published:Thursday | June 18, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke
The Pick-9 eluded last Saturday’s massive derby day crowd this paving the way for a $1.2 million carryover to tomorrow’s 10-race programme. Punters were derailed by CLASSY PROSPECT at 11-1 in the fifth race and EUSEBIA at the...
Published:Saturday | June 13, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke
SEEKING MY DREAM, ridden by four-time champion Omar Walker for champion trainer Wayne DaCosta, made amends for his near misses in the 2000 Guineas and Lotto Classic (Governor's Cup) to win the 95th running of the Cal's Jamaica Derby over 2400 metres...
Published:Friday | June 12, 2015 | 11:30 AMOrville Clarke
Triple Crown aspirant ALI BABA, who won the 2000 Guineas in April, looks the one to beat when he takes on 14 opponents in the 95th running of the Cal's Jamaica Derby over 2400 metres for native bred three-year-olds at Caymanas Park today.Sponsored...
Published:Thursday | June 11, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke
The 95th running of the Cal's Jamaica Derby over 2400 metres will highlight tomorrow's 12-race programme at Caymanas Park, with the $7 million race attracting 15 native-bred three-year-olds.The field includes Triple Crown aspirants ALI BABA (Robert...
Published:Saturday | June 6, 2015 | 6:55 PMOrville Clarke
The late-kicking TIMEFORARMS duly made it two in a row at Caymanas Park yesterday, coming from well off the pace to win the 20th running of the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame Stakes Trophy open allowance feature over 1200 metres.Running at odds of...
The pre-derby Hall of Fame race meet takes place at Caymanas Park today, the nine-race programme featuring the three-year-old and up open allowance race over 1200 metres for the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame Trophy over 1200 metres.Offering a...
Published:Thursday | June 4, 2015 | 5:07 PMOrville Clarke
Fortune smiled on four punters at Caymanas Park on Wednesday, all sharing a piece of the $18.8 million Pick-9 which had eluded punters for the past 10 racedays. Each received $4.7 million.The Pick-9 starts anew tomorrow, all nine races on the pre-...
Published:Wednesday | June 3, 2015 | 7:19 PMOrville Clarke
The $18.8 million Pick-9 which eluded punters for 10 consecutive racedays was cornered by four punters at Caymanas Park yesterday, each receiving a cool $4.7 million.Driven by an attractive carryover of $14.7 million from Saturday, Pick-9 activity...
