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Christopher Samuda (right), president, Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), listens intently as Dr Jason McKay outlines plans for the McKay Security St Mary FA Major League at the competition’s launch and opening games on Sunday at the Westmoreland Oval in
April 28, 2026 by Ainsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

JOA joins St Mary football on recovery road

It keeps getting better for the St Mary Football Association, which had its McKay Security Division One kick-off and launch on Sunday at the Westmoreland Oval in Annotto Bay. Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President Christopher Samuda was the ace up the sleeve of President James Pearson at the launch, bearing gifts as referee-fees sponsor, not only for the 2026 season, but also adding last year’s unpaid sum, which had ballooned to a debt of $235,000.

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SENOR BISCOTTI, ridden by Tajay Suckoo, wins the Anybet 12th Anniversary Trophy over 6 1/2 furlongs at Caymanas Park yesterday.
April 27, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Senor Biscotti lands AnyBet feature

SENOR BISCOTTI yesterday tracked pacesetters SKY IS THE LIMIT and UNCLE NALLY, each cutting the other’s throat, eventually benefiting from a collapsing pace a furlong and a half out to land the AnyBet…
St Mary Football Association President James Pearson.
April 25, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

McKay Security showers St Mary FA with $1m sponsorship

FOR three years, James Pearson, president of St Mary FA, thought it would never rain, now it pours, $1.5m in sponsorship for its rebranded McKay Security Major League, which kicks off tomorrow and a…
Jamaica’s juniors (from left) Abigail Dixon, Quinton Jackson, Romalachai Graham and Liam Laylor, show off their medals won at the 2026 North American and Caribbean International Taekwon-do Championship in Brampton, Canada. Master Joleen Masters (right) c
April 25, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Ja Taekwon-do boys sweep sparring in Canada

JAMAICA Taekwon-do Association fighters returned home from Brampton, Canada, decorated with seven medals – three gold, three silver, and a bronze – won at the 2026 North American and Caribbean…
Peter-John Parsard
April 24, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Awesome Star for Sunday’s AnyBet feature

SUNDAY’s AnyBet 12th Anniversary Trophy at six and a half furlongs has attracted a half-dozen runners, fillies and colts split equally, all aiming at a win before next month’s Portmore and Kingston,…
RIDEALLDAY, ridden by Ian Spence, wins the sixth running of the Ian Levy Cup in a track record 1:41:8 seconds at Caymanas Park on April 6.
April 23, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Stars continue to align for newbies Cassiopeia Racing

Racing stars continue to align for Mouttet MIle-winning ownership group Cassiopeia Racing Inc Ltd, whose second acquisition, United States-bred FOREVER FIRE (Friesanfire-Foreverinmyheart), made a…
SUPERNATURAL POWER, ridden by Dick Cardenas, winning the Viceroy Trophy over a mile at Caymanas Park on Monday, October 20, 2025.
April 23, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Supernatural Power too good for Vet Day Trophy field

Having finished behind only Mouttet Mile winners, or runners-up, in her last three races, United States-bred SUPERNATURAL POWER has cashed in a conditions bye two classes lower, facing…
Robert Montague
April 22, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Rescue job under way

St Mary Football Association president, James Pearson, spoke like a man with the weight of the world lifted from his shoulders, upbeat and spritely, announcing this Sunday as the start of the parish’s…
MIGHTY GULLY, ridden by Tevin Foster, cruises to victory in the Mabrouk Sprint Trophy over five furlongs straight at Caymanas Park yesterday.
April 20, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Mighty Gully finally gets fair shake at overnight allowance

Finally rid of grade-one horses getting byes from the condition book, MIGHTY GULLY yesterday defied post-position one to beat old rival ANOTHER ONE in the Mabrouk Sprint at five furlongs straight.…
April 18, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Mighty Gully to outrun Ricoricorico in Sunday’s feature

AFTER punching above her head in back-to-back races, MIGHTY GULLY returned to overnight allowance on April 6 but fell into the jaws of DESERT OF MALIBU, a grade-one horse competing two classes lower,…