SATURDAY’S (MAY 28), OPEN ALLOWANCE A STRAIGHT DUEL BETWEEN GOD OF LOVE, DUKE

KINGSTON, Jamaica - THE three-year-old and upwards Open Allowance call for the Pari-Mutuel Department Trophy is the main attraction on the 11-race card tomorrow (May 28) at Caymanas Park. Although only six horses have been nominated in this five-furlong-straight event, the competition is sufficiently strong to provide brisk betting. Below is the analysis of the […]

A TOUCH OF MAGIC IN THE SEEKING MY DREAM TROPHY

KINGSTON, Jamaica - I’ve Got Magic, the vastly-improved American-bred four-year-old colt, put in a strong bid as one of the country’s top Grade campaigners after a forceful win in the Seeking My Dream Trophy feature on Sunday, May 22, 2022. THE RACE The Philip Feanny trainee ran down Runaway Algo on the wire to win […]

IMPORTED MADELYN’S SUNSHINE MAKES IT TWO WINS FROM TWO STARTS

KINGSTON, Jamaica - THREE-YEAR-OLD American-bred dark bay filly Madelyn’s Sunshine made it two wins from as many starts in a Restricted Stakes contest for three-year-olds and upwards over 6½ furlongs (1,300m) on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Owned by Carlton Watson and trained by Jason DaCosta, Madelyn’s Sunshine by Joe’s Son Joey out of Madelyn’s Finest […]

FINAL ANALYSIS FOR RACE DAY OF MONDAY, MAY 23, 2022

KINGSTON, Jamaica - For the three-day Labour Day weekend 265 declarations were received, which in the circumstance, in terms of operating with an inadequate horse population, is commendable, but there is cause for concern. In a radio interview aired on May 19, 2022, Dr Sophia Ramlal, acting chief veterinarian of the Jamaica Racing Commission spoke […]

FINAL ANALYSIS FOR RACE DAY OF SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2022

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The 2015 and 2016 Horse of the Year, Seeking My Dream, was remembered with yet another staging of the trophy event named in his honour, attracting a high-class field of eight contestants slated to gallop over 1,500 metres in this renewal programmed as the afternoon’s eighth. A few stud farms in the […]

FINAL ANALYSIS FOR RACE DAY OF SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The featured Awesome Power Trophy run in honour of the 2001 Jamaica Derby winner was staged as the seventh on this the opening day of the three-day Labour Day weekend carnival. This maiden event was restricted to three-year-old fillies contesting 1,500 metres with 10 declarations entered. Ridden by Reyan Lewis for leading […]

FINAL NOTES FOR RACE DAY OF SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022

JAMALJAMES GOES ONE BETTER JamalJames, after finishing second to Sir Puddington on April 17, returned and made no mistake in a three-year-old and upwards Optional Claiming ($250,000-$200,000) event at seven furlongs. Trained by Wilfred Chin and ridden by Tevin Foster, JamalJames sat well relaxed in second place down the backstretch behind Sir Arjun Babu (Anthony […]