New Caymanas info screen arrives
Published:Friday | August 20, 2021 | 12:13 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer
Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) General Manager Lorna Gooden says the digital screen that will replace the tote board at Caymanas Park has now arrived in the island.
Gooden told The Gleaner that SVREL has now begun the process of getting all the relevant approvals from respective organisations for erection of the screen on the infield at the track, where the old board was.
“We are in receipt of our digital screen from our supplier, and what we are in the process of doing now is finalising the planning with the municipal corporation and our landlord (Caymanas Track Limited) so that we can start erecting the base of the screen,” she said. “It is a significant step and one that we are proud of,but we will pat ourselves a little bit more on the back when we have finally erected it.”
Gooden said that she is hoping that all relevant documentation will be approved for the installation to begin next month.
She said that the screen would be a boost for the image of Caymanas Park, in Gregory Park, St Catherine.
“This will certainly boost the image of Caymanas Park because if you research, you will see that the Gulf Stream Track is currently without their digital screen as they have taken it down to repair or replace, so we are not strange or outside of what is happening in the First World.” she said. “This is something that tracks go through from time to time, and we are taking Caymanas into the First World.”
Gooden said that the overall cost of the screen and its erection is estimated at over $100 million.
United Racehorse Trainers Association President Ryan Darby has welcomed this news as he believes that the screen will be well received by the betting public.
“This is well needed, especially for the punters for information purposes, so we welcome it as soon as possible,” Darby said. “It will pass on information much easier for persons at the track, and it will also help to give the track a facelift.”
A tote board is an easily identifiable numeric or alphanumeric display that is used to provide race day information such as results, odds, and payouts for each horse in a race.
The old board was decommissioned in February. It has been at the facility for more than 30 years and has been out of service since August 2019.