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Published:Saturday | November 28, 2015 | 7:33 PMOrville Clarke

SORRENTINO'S STAR, ridden by outgoing champ-ion jockey Dane Nelson for 14-time champion trainer Philip Feanny upstaged her eight opponents to win race No. 2 in the Supreme Ventures two-year-old series, the $3.6 million Pick 3 Super Challenge Trophy...

Published:Friday | November 27, 2015 | 7:34 AMOrville Clarke

The Supreme Ventures 2-y-o Triple Crown series of three races marks its second leg at Caymanas Park today, with the 11th running of the $3.6 million Pick-3 Super Challenge Trophy over 1400 metres, to be contested by nine starters.Despite the...

Published:Thursday | November 26, 2015 | 5:33 PMOrville Clarke

Champion trainer Wayne DaCosta will saddle six horses in the inaugural running of the $13.5 million Supreme Ventures Diamond Mile (grade one) at Caymanas Park on Saturday, December 5.Entries closed earlier this week with the final 16 selected based...

Published:Saturday | November 21, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

Apprentice rider Bebeto Harvey highlighted the United Racehorse Trainers' Association (URTA) meet at Caymanas Park yesterday with three winners, including the 43-1 outsider PRINCESS SALLEMA for trainer Rowan Mathie in the eighth race, confined to...

Published:Thursday | November 19, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

Top regional owner Elias Haloute, his business partner Stephan Narinesingh, and their associate trainer, Anthony 'Baba' Nunes, were among 10 awardees at the inaugural Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders' Association (TOBA) yearling sales award dinner...

Published:Wednesday | November 18, 2015 | 7:16 PMOrville Clarke

The stewards struck in the dark at Caymanas Park yesterday disqualifying last-race winner PRINCESS SHEMIKA after a very lengthy enquiry.Installed a 4-5 favourite with apprentice Odean Edwards aboard, PRINCESWS SHEKIKA came through on the rails early...

Published:Tuesday | November 17, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

In the absence of a trophy race at Caymanas Park today, the $550,000-$500,000 claiming race over 1500 metres is the focus of attention on the nine-race programme. Post time is 1 p.m.With nine fit horses declared, the leading lights are RAJA SARANGI,...

Published:Saturday | November 14, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

FRANFIELD, running at odds of 7-1 with leading all-time jockey Winston Griffiths riding for big-race trainer Richard Azan, won the 37th running of the Burger King Superstakes - an eventful race which left the large crowd in a tizzy - over 2000...

Published:Friday | November 13, 2015 | 12:10 PMOrville Clarke

The 37th running of the Burger King Superstakes over 2000 metres is the big event at Caymanas Park today, the nine-horse field including two-time winner TYPEWRITER and his arch rival PERFECT NEIGHBOUR, the two best distance horses in the country....

Published:Thursday | November 12, 2015 | 4:08 PMOrville Clarke

Champion trainer Wayne DaCosta will mount a three-pronged assault on the $4.5 million Burger King Superstakes at Caymanas Park on Saturday, as he bids to win the prestigious mile and quarter race for the first time.The Superstakes remains the only...

Published:Saturday | November 7, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

The grey colt SILVER CLOUD, running at odds of 7-2 with title-chasing jockey Robert Halledeen riding for champion trainer Wayne DaCosta, upstaged the front-running 6-5 favourite ROYAL ASSAULT to win the inaugural running of the Ronron Trophy over...

Published:Friday | November 6, 2015 | 8:38 AMOrville Clarke

The inaugural running of the Ronron Trophy, in honour of the crack imported filly who won a string of grade-one races for trainer Gary Subratie and owner Kenval Wallace some years ago, is the feature event at Caymanas Park today.The race, a...

Published:Thursday | November 5, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

Entries for the richest ever race in the Eastern Caribbean, the $13.5 million Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) Diamond Mile (grade one) to be run at Caymanas Park on Saturday, December 5, closed in the Racing Office on Wednesday afternoon with 26...

Published:Wednesday | November 4, 2015 | 7:31 PMOrville Clarke

Hot apprentice Linton Steadman stole the show at Caymanas Park yesterday, becoming the first from the recent batch of Jockeys' School graduates to ride a triple.His winners were 4-5 favourite SIR BIGGS for trainer Donovan Plummer in the third race...

Published:Tuesday | November 3, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

CLASSY three-year-old colt BUZZ NIGHTMARE seeks his fourth consecutive win, in the opening race over 1000 metres (round) for overnight allowance horses at Caymanas Park today, and should have little difficulty in putting away his six opponents....

Published:Monday | November 2, 2015 | 6:13 PMOrville Clarke

The richest race in the English-speaking Caribbean, the inaugural running of the Diamond Mile offering a record purse of $13.5 million, will be run at Caymanas Park on Saturday, December 5, with Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) coming on board as...

Published:Saturday | October 31, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

The unbeaten filly FEARLESS FURY reported from a 10-layoff to win the Flossie McNeil Memorial Cup over 1200 metres in decisive fashion at Caymanas Park yesterday.Installed a 2-1 favourite despite the lengthy absence, FEARLESS FURY was given a...

Published:Friday | October 30, 2015 | 10:46 AMOrville Clarke

Native bred three-year-old fillies hold centrestage at Caymanas Park today in the annual renewal of the Flossie McNeil Memorial Cup over 1200 metres, this confined to non-winners of two.A large field of 15 has been declared, including the unbeaten...

Published:Thursday | October 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

The 37th running of the rich and prestigious Superstakes for native-bred three-year-olds and up over 2000 metres will be run at Caymanas Park on Saturday, November 14, with Burger King assuming the role of sponsor, with a purse of $4.5 million....

Published:Saturday | October 24, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

Hall of Fame jockey Winston 'Fanna' Griffiths paid homage to the legendary Royal Dad by winning the race named in his honour aboard 5-1 chance LONG RUNNING TRAIN at Caymanas Park yesterday, his second win on the 10-race programme.Griffiths, the...

Published:Friday | October 23, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

Having finished a good third to SUPERLUMINAL in the July 4 Jamaica St Leger over 2000 metres, SOUTHERN CRUISE will prove hard to beat when he lines up for today's Royal Dad Trophy Restricted Stakes for three-year-olds and up over 1820 metres at...

Published:Thursday | October 22, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

With DI COBRE at 27-1 and KIMMY'S TRAIN at 25-1 scoring upset wins early on the Heroes Day programme, the first Super-6 had no takers. As a result, the carryover to tomorrow's first Super-6 stands at $1.3 million.The Pick-9 and second Super-6 start...

Published:Sunday | October 18, 2015 | 12:00 AMOrville Clarke

The $10.60-million Supreme Ventures Limited 2-Y-O Triple Crown series kicks off at Caymanas Park today with the 11th running of the Cash Pot 'Only One For Me' Trophy over 1200 metres for a purse of$3 million.The series for native-bred juveniles...

Published:Saturday | October 17, 2015 | 6:50 PMOrville Clarke

The 2013 derby and St Leger winner PERFECT NEIGHBOUR ticked off another major win at Caymanas Park yesterday, capturing the 44th running of the Alex's Imports Gold Cup feature over 1400 metres for grade one horses.Installed a marginal 7-5 favourite...

Published:Thursday | October 15, 2015 | 5:35 PMOrville Clarke

Last Saturday's nine-race programme at Caymanas Park proved a nightmare for punters, but lady luck smiled on one punter who, with a paltry $480 stake, won a whopping $1.4 million on the late Super-6.According to reports, he carried 8-5 favourite...

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