Soca Harmony sings sweet tune to clinch Carib Derby

The Prince of Wales Stakes, the signature event on the racing calendar at Fort Erie Race Track and the second jewel in Canadian thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, will run for the 89th time on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Last year, a record $1.05 million - nearly double the previous high of $650000 - was wagered on the one-and-3/16-mile race on dirt that…

The penultimate day of the 2023 racing season will take place on December 2 at Santa Rosa Park Arima. When entries were taken on Sunday a total of 45 horses had been declared to run. The feature events on the day's six-race card will be the Nursery Stakes for two-year-olds which will be travelling over 1000 meters on the main track and the Stewards…

Day 12 of the 2023 racing season was contested at Santa Rosa Park, Arima on Saturday under brilliant weather conditions and a very large crowd. The feature event of the six-race card was the Caribbean Champion Stakes, the penultimate contest in which seven top class runners faced starter Wayne Campbell. When the field was sent, it was a very level…

When racing action resumes today at Santa Rosa Park in Arima, punters will witness a six-race card. The feature event on the day is the penultimate event, the Caribbean Champion Stakes, a grade-two race. Seven runners will face Starter Wayne Campbell at approximately 4.15pm. Of the seven runners entered for this exciting clash, champion trainer…

Featured on the eight-race programme and staged as the seventh was the 2023 renewal of the Royal Dad Trophy. This, in honour of the 1981 Triple Crown hero, the first at the then 22-year-old Caymanas racetrack. Since then, there has been another 11 Triple Crown champions, Monday Morning (1987), Lui Chie Poo (1988), The…

Highfield Princess belatedly opened her account for the campaign with a runaway victory in the King George Qatar Stakes at Goodwood. John Quinn's superstar mare won three times at Group One level last term, landing the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville, the Nunthorpe at York and the Flying Five at the Curragh. She had to make do with minor…

Good As Hell scored a runaway success for trainer Philip Fenton and owner James Moran in the two-mile one-furlong handicap chase at Tipperary on Tuesday. Ridden by Brian Hayes, the 3/1 chance led after the penultimate fence and she raced clear before the last to win by eight lengths from the John Gleeson-trained Jack Holiday. Ryan Moore rode a…

Owner/trainer Dave Milburn is having a hard time in his quest to find palm trees that he wants to put next to his barn at Hastings Racecourse. "I am trying to make the'Islanders' feel like they are at home," said Milburn. The veteran conditioner was referring to the group of jockeys riding at Hastings that came from the Caribbean country of…

The 2000 Guineas at Newmarket had been a bitter disappointment for Aidan O'Brien whose short-price favourite Auguste Rodin beat only two rivals home, with one of those being his stablemate Little Big Bear, the champion juvenile of 2022. However, the Irish 2000 Guineas was dominated by O'Brien who enjoyed a one-two with the…

AFTER just failing to catch General JN last time out, Super Bird got up in the last couple strides to gain his revenge when horse racing resumed after a 44-day break yesterday at Santa Rosa Park, Arima. The Hugh Leong Poi-bred and owned five-year-old prevailed by a head in the feature event of the Easter Monday holiday card to become only the third…

JOHN O'BRIEN and Brian Boodramsingh won more than half the events when horse racing continued Saturday at Santa Rosa Park, Arima. The powerful trainer/jockey combo combined to take four of the seven events during the second round of the Arima Race Club's 2023 Season. It was as close to a perfect afternoon as possible for O'Brien as his charges were…

A four-time winner over Happy Valley's 1650m course for trainer Tony Millard - including twice with Karis Teetan in the plate - Gallant Crown steps out for only his second outing this season as he chases a first win at the city circuit since June, 2021. "He goes well at the Valley, last time his win at Sha Tin was a nice win, I thought, but he's…

The Rungetters Blue Devils will be up against the Soca Kings (BLD vs SCK) in the 34th match of the Trinidad T10 Blast on Saturday, December 3. The Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad in Trinidad will host this contest. Ahead of the match, here's all you need to know about the BLD vs SCK Dream11 Fantasy prediction. The Rungetters Blue Devils…

Even though the official Prince of Wales title in Britain has now shifted from a father to his son, the same-named second leg in the Canadian thoroughbred racing's triple crown will be off and running at the Fort Erie Racetrack tomorrow (September 13) afternoon. At the The Prince of Wales Stakes, Queen's Plate (the first leg) winner Moira is…

Sir for Sure, the third-place finisher in the Queen's Plate, is the favourite heading into the $400000 Prince of Wales Stakes Tuesday at Fort Erie Race Track. Trained by Mark Casse, a four-time Prince of Wales winner, Sir for Sure enters the second crown of Canadian thoroughbred racing's triple crown - and the signature event of Fort Erie's racing…

With runners in his own name and then via his elite Godolphin stable, there is no owner who has been involved in more winners of the world's oldest Classic, the St Leger, than Sheikh Mohammed. Since Oh So Sharp completed the fillies' Triple Crown in 1985 there has been a regular stream of winners - first in the famous maroon-and-white colours and…

DERBY hero, Stroke of Luck, notched his first victory in an open event when horse racing continued yesterday at Santa Rosa Park, Arima. The evens betting favourite collared his stable companion Super Bird in deep'stretch and went on to prevail by two lengths in the Independence Cup, penultimate and feature attraction of the six-race Independence…

Jim Wilson, one of only three amateur jockeys to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup, has died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 72. Wilson partnered Peter Easterby-trained Little Owl, which he owned jointly with his brother Robin, to win the 1981 Gold Cup. But Wilson's massive association with jump racing's biggest meeting extended way beyond…

Jockey Shane Crosse rode State Of Rest superbly to victory in the Prince of Wales's stakes ahead of well-fancied odds-on favourite Bay Bridge at Royal Ascot State Of Rest won the feature race on day two Joseph O'Brien secured his first Royal Ascot winner as a trainer as State Of Rest led from pillar-to-post in the Prince of Wales's Stakes. Already…

Rachael Blackmore's mount finished last of the horses that finished the Irish Grand National on Easter Monday. The Tipperary jockey partnered Full Time Score for Henry de Bromhead and finished 15th of the 27 runners, with 12 horses either falling, being brought down or pulling up. Local trainer Dermot McLoughlin won the race for the second year…

EARLY BIRD became the first locally-bred horse to win the Stewards Cup in almost two decades when horse racing resumed after a one-week break yesterday at Santa Rosa Park, Arima. The 5/2 joint second fancy picked up the running from Rio Ponti at the far turn and just held off an extremely fast-finishing 9/5 favourite, Nuclear Power, by a neck as…

Sir Dudley Digges passed Amis Gizmo in deep stretch to win the 157th running of the $1-million Queen's Plate on Sunday. Sir Dudley Digges, a 15-1 pick, won the 1 ¼-mile race on Woodbine's Tapeta course in 2:04.09. Amis Gizmo, the 5/2 favourite, was second in the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown with All On Red, at 9-1, was third in the…

Last year, the Queen's horse, Estimate, triumphed at Royal Ascot's Gold Cup. Today, though, she was not so lucky. Musical Comedy, who appeared in the first race of the day, failed to make the grade, while the Queen's second runner, Sea Shanty, placed forth. On arrival, the Queen appeared on lively form as she was driven down the course on day two…

The significance of the Arima Kinen to Japanese racing, and the enormous public interest that makes it by far the biggest betting race -- not just in Japan but in the world -- needs explaining to outsiders. The first thing to know is that for citizens of Japan, the most important day is New Year's Day, as this is when we celebrate the renewal of…