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Stories by Ainsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

Published:Sunday | May 28, 2023 | 2:16 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

EMPEROROFTHECATS, running with Richard Henry’s eight-pound claim and five-furlong straight track bias in his favour on the faster stands’ side, made every post a winning one with 112lb, relegating howling favourite RUNAWAY ALGO to fourth in...

Published:Sunday | May 21, 2023 | 12:39 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

RUNAWAY ALGO destroyed open-allowance runners in yesterday’s Seeking My Dream, clocking a blistering 1:30.4 for seven and a half furlongs, the exact time he posted at the distance last September. The writing was on the wall from the off with...

Published:Sunday | May 14, 2023 | 1:44 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

MINIATURE MAN easily took control of yesterday’s Yvonne Mattis Cup three and a half furlongs out, peeling off from D HEAD CORNERSTONE, DADDY JONES, BIG BIG DADDY and STOMP THE RHYTHM, who afterwards chased the out-of-class runner to the wire with...

Published:Sunday | May 7, 2023 | 1:54 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

THALITA RAN past stablemate MAMMA MIA and 1-2 favourite BOOTYLICIOUS a furlong and a quarter out in Portmore, handing champion trainer Jason DaCosta the fourth of five winners on yesterday’s 10-race card. A stewards’ enquiry into Philip Parchment’s...

Published:Sunday | April 30, 2023 | 12:33 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

BLUE VINYL hardly broke a sweat, toying with I REALISE from a half-mile out before racing clear in the stretch run under a hand ride from Javaniel Patterson, notching another facile victory against overnight-allowance runners yesterday. Reporting...

Published:Sunday | April 23, 2023 | 2:12 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

UNITED STATES-BRED I AM FRED pounced on MAHOGANY two and half furlongs out, quickening off the home turn, to win his third consecutive race, clocking an impressive 1:38.2 in yesterday’s Viceroy Trophy. Reporting razor-sharp off a fast-time win...

Published:Sunday | April 16, 2023 | 1:15 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

BLUE VINYL called on his proven class to wrest the lead from old rival BRINKS coming off the home turn in yesterday’s Temperence Oaks Trophy, winning by four and a quarter lengths, though continuously drifting to the stands’ side. Reporting for the...

Published:Sunday | April 9, 2023 | 2:10 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

BOOTYLICIOUS rode MAMMA MIA’s girth strap into the lane and attacked off the turn in a five-furlong split of 58.2 with Reyan Lewis to power home by three lengths in yesterday’s Thornbird Stakes. MAMMA MIA, who tried stealing the seven-furlong...

Published:Sunday | April 2, 2023 | 10:39 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

BEATEN BY younger and superior United States-bred runners in his last two races, six-year-old MONEY MONSTER yesterday capitalised on their absence to easily stamp his class on rivals in the King’s Plate at seven and a half furlongs. EAGLE ONE, the...

Published:Sunday | March 26, 2023 | 1:42 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

EMPEROROFTHECATS swooped down three-wide off the home turn, going past 4-5 favourite GOD OF LOVE, before reeling in YELLOWSTONE to notch his second straight win yesterday, justifying trainer Carl Anderson’s decision to stick with claiming riders....

Published:Sunday | March 19, 2023 | 2:03 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

CHAMPION JOCKEY Dane Dawkins cruised into the lane aboard Patrick Lynch’s Canada-bred ATLANTIC CONVOY, dismissed ANONYMOUS’ challenge a furlong and a half out, proving by far the best in yesterday’s Milligram Trophy at seven and a half furlongs....

Published:Sunday | March 12, 2023 | 1:51 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

RE-ENERGISED AFTER being caught by the colt ROULETTE BOSS at seven and a half furlongs, speedy DUROCELL proved elusive in yesterday’s six-furlong Hot Line Stakes for three-year-old fillies, staying on strongly to beat 7-5 favourite, ROYAL ASH....

Published:Sunday | March 5, 2023 | 1:12 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

I AM FRED flipped the script in yesterday’s SVREL 6th Anniversary Trophy, storming late inside the final half-furlong to overhaul stablemate SHE’S MY DESTINY and DUKE at five and a half furlongs, winning the graded stakes-open allowance event by...

Published:Sunday | February 26, 2023 | 1:52 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

CALCULUS CONFIRMED his superiority as a two-turn specialist, defying a topweight 126lb to beat fellow Jamaica Derby winner, KING ARTHUR, by two and a half lengths in defence of his Miracle Man Cup title at nine and a half furlongs yesterday. Sent...

Published:Sunday | February 19, 2023 | 5:24 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

LABAN RETURNED up in class, off a three-month break, to overpower rivals in yesterday’s Reggae Month Trophy at five furlongs straight, the first of back-to-back winners on the nine-race card for three-time champion jockey Anthony Thomas. Benefiting...

Published:Sunday | February 12, 2023 | 1:51 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

TAURUS BOY caught BIG BIG DADDY close home in yesterday’s overnight-allowance sprint at five furlongs round, winning by a neck at odds of 5-2, his fifth attempt at the level after beating non-winners-of-four-races last November. Making his bid with...

Published:Sunday | February 5, 2023 | 2:55 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

MAHOGANY AGAIN proved himself head and shoulders above middle-distance runners, registering a two-and-three-quarter length win in the Eileen Cliggott Memorial Trophy, allowing runner-up SHE’S MY DESTINY 12lb. The routine win marked MAHOGANY’s third...

Published:Sunday | January 29, 2023 | 2:09 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

UNITED STATES-BRED I’VE GOT MAGIC wrested the lead from compatriot LURE OF LUCY a furlong and a half out to stamp his class on open-allowance company in yesterday’s Alexander Hamilton Memorial at a mile, completing three wins from his last four...

Published:Sunday | January 22, 2023 | 2:08 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

SWEET MAJESTY yesterday stunned rivals, bursting through the pack off the home turn, at odds of 29-1, to quickly collar 9-5 favourite BILLY WHIZZ in the Allan E ‘Billy’ Williams Memorial at seven furlongs. Ridden out by Paul Francis after snatching...

Published:Sunday | January 8, 2023 | 1:39 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

CURLIN’S AFFAIR stormed from off the pace to nab 8-1 shot PRNCSSHOOTINGSTAR stealing home in yesterday’s Security Department Trophy race at five furlongs straight, sealing a two-timer for trainer Anthony Nunes and jockey Tevin Foster. Running from...

Published:Sunday | January 1, 2023 | 1:48 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

DANE DAWKINS yesterday ended Anthony Thomas’ two-year reign atop Caymanas Park’s jockeys’ standings, closing the season with two thrilling finishes and a textbook ride aboard MAHOGANY in the $4 million Ian Levy Cup at eight and a half furlongs....

Published:Sunday | December 25, 2022 | 2:06 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

CLAIMING RIDER Roger Hewitt yesterday twice stunned punters with contrasting upset victories over the straight course, including 7-1 shot ULTIMATE MACHINE in the Jamaica Racehorse Trainers Association Trophy. A winner on his October 17 debut at...

Published:Sunday | December 18, 2022 | 2:57 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

LEADING JOCKEY Dane Dawkins ran amock with a four-timer on yesterday’s 10-race card at Caymanas Park including 23-1 outsider PRINCE MARSHALL in the Betmakers Holiday Bonanza Trophy race at a mile. Bidding for his first riders’ title, Dawkins’ four-...

Published:Sunday | December 11, 2022 | 12:34 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

GOD OF LOVE yesterday dismissed a dour MADELYN’S SUNSHINE at the top of the lane before sprinting clear for a five-length win in the MBet Summit of Speed Trophy race for open-allowance horses at six furlongs. Returning as the 4-5 favourite after...

Published:Sunday | December 4, 2022 | 12:13 AMAinsley Walters - Gleaner Writer

UNITED STATES-bred EXCESSIVE FORCE stormed home along the rail to collar MAHOGANY a half-furlong out in yesterday’s $18 million Mouttet Mile, leaving a cavalry charge for the minor placings in his wake. The anticipated match-up between Jamaica...

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