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Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 12:09 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

FROM SHEER TO BEN’s backers, who dived head-first into almost even-money odds on August 20, after watching the colt shuffled back to last a half-mile out, before storming into fourth place at seven furlongs almost two weeks earlier, should be...

Published:Friday | September 22, 2023 | 12:07 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA’s six-member team at the September 25-30 International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) Level 4 European Handgun Championships saw action on Monday as the well-supported tournament entered pre-match action in Corinth, Greece. All...

Published:Thursday | September 21, 2023 | 12:10 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

PRACTICALLY DOWN two classes from where he had raced this time last year, I’VE GOT MAGIC is certainly at home going six furlongs in Saturday’s overnight allowance, a trip he will prefer as opposed to his last outing when trying to chase down ROJORN...

Published:Monday | September 18, 2023 | 12:07 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

PETER Drab, Damon Spady, Megan Sams and Scott Austin carded an even 58, on both days’ play, to top the 19th Annual United States Travel Advisors Golf Tournament with a total of 116 on Friday, booking their spots to the Global Travel Advisors Golf...

Published:Thursday | September 14, 2023 | 12:11 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

IS THAT A FACT’s weapon, speed and more speed, should suit him well from pole-position one in Saturday’s Poorlittlerichgirl at an ideal seven furlongs. The speedy and in-form American sits level with local-breds, who have shown nothing close to his...

Published:Monday | September 11, 2023 | 12:05 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

BLUE VINYL yesterday made hacks of overnight-allowance horses for the third time in five months, winning the nine-furlong and 25 yards Kenneth Mattis Memorial for trainer Al Brown under a hand ride from Javaniel Patterson. Fourth among open-...

Published:Friday | September 8, 2023 | 12:11 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

WHICHEVER way the form book is read, BLUE VINYL, now racing out of Alford Brown’s barn, having been among a handful moved from Patrick Lynch by M.N.M Racing Stable, ought to be a lonely winner of Sunday’s Kenneth Mattis Memorial at nine furlongs...

Published:Thursday | September 7, 2023 | 12:10 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

THOUGH HE has been unbeaten in his last three races, clocking 59.0 seconds and lower for five-furlong splits, RUNAWAY ALGO could be in trouble if SHE’S MY DESTINY reports in peak shape for Saturday’s six-furlong None Such Trophy, having gone as...

Published:Thursday | August 31, 2023 | 12:11 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

THOUGH THE August 7 Jamaica derby was one of the slowest-ever run at Caymanas Park, 2:42.3, MOJITO’s mile was the tale of the tape, a measure that can be used to gauge MONEY MISER’s chances with topweight at nine and a half furlongs in Saturday’s...

Published:Tuesday | August 29, 2023 | 12:10 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

URUGUAY’s Jorge Bardot, Jose Cabrera, Leonardo Curutchague, and Andres Ellisalde won the ninth annual Sandals Latin American Travel Advisors Golf Tournament by five strokes on Saturday, beating Brazil’s Breno Luz, Ricardo Dantas, Denilson Milan,...

Published:Monday | August 28, 2023 | 12:09 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

STOMP THE RHYTHM and BATON ROUGE scored contrasting but convincing victories in yesterday’s divided O...

Published:Friday | August 25, 2023 | 12:11 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

CHAMPION BUBBLER should easily oblige in Division Two of Sunday’s O...

Published:Thursday | August 24, 2023 | 12:11 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

THOUGH GOING a furlong longer and bumped to topweight 126lb, nine pounds heavier and allowing I AM FRED five pounds, RUNAWAY ALGO returns as the controlling speed in Saturday’s She’s A Maneater at a mile. RUNAWAY ALGO will be able to dictate the...

Published:Monday | August 21, 2023 | 12:10 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

UNITED STATES-bred three-year-old filly GEOLITHIC turned in a near 16-length romp of yesterday’s Caymanas Park 1959 Trophy race, beating local-breds, non-winners of two races, by a city block at a mile on her third start. Sent off as the 4-1 choice...

Published:Friday | August 18, 2023 | 12:09 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

SUNDAY’s Caymanas Park 1959 mile is stacked up to be a good contest. However, NORBLAR, who returned Sunday to gallop a half-mile in 50.4, showing no ill-effects from his second-place run on Derby Day, gets the nod against ALL FOR LOVE, FROM SHEER...

Published:Thursday | August 17, 2023 | 12:12 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

REPORTING AT 117lb against overnight-allowance runners, a half of the field having not won a race this season, IS THAT A FACT’s rich form and light impost should make him a winner at six furlongs in Saturday’s Arthur Jones Memorial. IS THAT A FACT...

Published:Friday | August 11, 2023 | 12:09 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

A grade-one winner among overnight-allowance runners, eight months after beating the best horses in the land at a mile while carrying topweight 126lb, EXCESSIVE FORCE need only report half himself to land Saturday’s trophy named in honour of his...

Published:Tuesday | August 8, 2023 | 12:10 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

ABILITY made a meteor-like move from three furlongs out in yesterday’s Jamaica Derby to zip past 6-5 second favourite MOJITO approaching the home turn, scoring a shocking 17-1 upset with Allen Maragh, handing trainer Patrick Lynch his third derby...

Published:Saturday | August 5, 2023 | 12:09 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

THALITA’s St Leger victory, a roaring five-length win ahead of MONEY MISER, after stalking a cracking pace set by stablemate MAMMA MIA and PRINCESS SHARON, makes the Soul Warrior-Luminous Trieste filly a tough act to follow at 12 furlongs in Monday...

Published:Friday | August 4, 2023 | 12:10 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

SOUL WARRIOR-sired fillies, MAMMA MIA and PRINCESS SHARON, should put on a heck of a show in Saturday’s 10-furlong Jamaica Oaks. However, the nod goes to the filly who placed third in the St Leger on her fourth start, suggesting she can only be...

Published:Wednesday | August 2, 2023 | 12:12 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

PERFECT BREW capitalised on a collapsed speed duel between 3-5 favourite GOD OF LOVE and 6-5 second chance, YELLOWSTONE, to sweep by the battling pair in yesterday’s Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Trophy feature race at five and a...

Published:Saturday | July 29, 2023 | 12:09 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

YELLOWSTONE gets a great draw, widest at stall six to quickly circle rivals at five and a half furlongs in Tuesday’s Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Trophy feature event for open-allowance runners. Vastly improved since the back end...

Published:Thursday | July 27, 2023 | 12:08 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

THOUGH MOVING four pounds up the scale from his April 22 humbling of topweight MAHOGANY at a mile, I AM FRED’s powerful win, collaring the speedster on the home turn and pulling away throughout the stretch run, confirmed Jason DaCosta’s five-year-...

Published:Thursday | July 20, 2023 | 12:11 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

WITH NOT much speed to bother her on the stands’ side, bar any attempt from FREEDOM STREET, LURE OF LUCY should be able to float to the main track before using the versatility of her mid-race pace to land Saturday’s sixth event at five furlongs...

Published:Wednesday | July 12, 2023 | 12:08 AMAinsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

WEEKEND RACING at Caymanas Park, certainly Saturday, was scrapped yesterday morning after a ‘stakeholder discussion’ meeting called by promoting company Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) descended into chaos. Trainers and...

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