Ainsley Walters/Gleaner Writer

RIDEALLDAY, ridden by overseas-based jockey Javier Castellano, wins the fourth running of the Mouttet at Caymanas Park on Saturday, December 6, 2025.
April 4, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Rideallday to romp Easter Monday feature

AFTER clocking the second-fastest mile at Caymanas Park to score a runaway victory in last year’s Mouttet Mile, United States-bred RIDEALLDAY did the unthinkable last Monday morning, almost shattering…
NEO STAR (right), ridden by Tajay Suckoo, wins the second running of the nine-furlongs-and 25-yard International Women’s Day Trophy ahead of DON KWESI at Caymanas Park on March 7.
April 2, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Linguist the only competition for unlucky Don Kwesi

DON KWESI gets favourable company in Saturday’s Linval McFarlane after being beaten by overnight-allowance winners in consecutive races. Claiming rider Demar Williams replacing Dane Dawkins also gives…
March 31, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

St Catherine FA ordered to reinstate Royal Lakes

Michael Panchan, president, Royale Lakes Football Club, is celebrating a court order instructing the St Catherine Football Association (SCAFA) to immediately lift a two-year ban and $300,000 fine…
SIR DON, with Raddesh Roman in the saddle, returns to the winners’ enclosuure after capturing the 17th running of the King’s Plate at Caymanas Park yesterday.
March 30, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Impressive win by Sir Don

SIR DON dismissed AMERICAN AVIATOR and ran away from RAINSVILLE, his lone threat in the stretch run, to clock a fast 1:31.2 in yesterday’s King’s Plate, redeeming himself as a three-year-old after…
AMERICAN AVIATOR, ridden by Tevin Foster, wins the ninth race over seven furlongs at Caymanas Park on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
March 27, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

American Aviator to go all the way on Sunday

JASON DaCosta retaining Tevin Foster to partner AMERICAN AVIATOR, despite going three pounds over the allotted 114lb, indicates the champion trainer is supremely confident that the foreigner can go…
WALL STREET TRADER, ridden by Christopher Mamdeen, wins the Ash Wednesday Trophy, an Overnight Allowance Stakes at Caymanas Park on February 18.
March 26, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Wall Street Trader could close on sprinters in Gregory Park

Saturday’s Gregory Park Sprint has the makings of a pace collapse, which should play into the hands of United States-bred WALL STREET TRADER after his gallant third behind Mouttet Mile runner-up…
Dr Nadeen Spence.
March 23, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

UWI gives platform to close-in-age defence debate

From the benches of Parliament to the debating society at The University of the West Indies (UWI), arguments for and against legalising consensual sex among minors continue to stir opposing views,…
Colleen Montaque (left), Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association executive, with Kimberly Smalling, account executive and Main Event Entertainment Group’s project manager for the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships.
March 23, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Main Event partnering Champs’ glory

BEHIND the guts and glory of the 116-year-old ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, a network aligns to make ‘Champs’ the hub of Jamaica’s international track and field prowess.
KSAFA president, Mark Bennett
March 21, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

KSAFA boss Bennett hails McKay’s Security’s sponsorship

MARK BENNETT, president of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association, broke the ice at the recent handover of McKay Security’s $1 million sponsorship cheque for winners of the 2026 KSAFA Wray…