We have no issues with health protocols – Shane Ellis

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Shane Ellis, president of the Jamaica Jockeys’ Guild, says his fellow riders will have no problems following protocols as they prepare for a possible return to the saddle in mid-June during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Racing at Caymanas Park has been indefinitely suspended due to the novel coronavirus outbreak since March 21. […]

TRINIDAD RACING: Claiming races may resume after reopening on June 19

Claiming races are set to make a return if local horse racing resumes on June 19 at Santa Rosa Park. Claiming races were abandoned several years ago because of alleged manipulation of the system by some owners and trainers. The Arima Race Club (ARC), in its first Draft Index of the proposed races for June […]

UK RACING: Racing under starters orders on road to redemption

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - English racing will on Monday offer a beacon of hope after months of nationwide gloom when it becomes the first sport in Britain to emerge from coronavirus lockdown. Criticised for pressing ahead with the Cheltenham Festival as the pandemic took hold in March racing now finds itself in the news […]