Despite a number of challenges that included spills and broken bones where a horse had to be put down and jockeys suffered serious injuries including broken bones, the Port Mourant Turf Club, Easter Cup, horserace meet was successfully held at the Port Mourant Turf Club, Corentyne Berbice.
Sandals Resorts is expressing its satisfaction about the success of the South Coast Hotels and Resorts of Barbados Race Day and is hopeful that it will continue to be a major attraction for locals and tourists alike.
Over the weekend, Sandals was the only hotel to have two sponsored races at the Race Day that was staged at the Historic Garrison
Horse racing will hold centrestage this afternoon with a New Year’s bank holiday card kicking off a 2023 season which has 22 scheduled action-packed days of racing. Running off from 1:30 p.m., racing enthusiasts can expect excitement galore, terrific finishes and excellent payouts. Melrose Racing, the champion owners for 2020, will look to their mare Tudor Rose to win the feature New Year’s Day Handicap going over 2 000 metres. …
It’s a different race at the same place but Hurricane is expected to strike again. Tonight at the Garrison Savannah around 7 o’clock under floodlights, the Gay Smith-owned colt and heavy favourite should take the 83rd running of the Grade 1 Barbados Derby. Victory in the 2 000-metre event for West Indian-bred three-year-olds would complete a Triple Crown success for Hurricane, who captured the first and second jewels. He will …
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is one month away, but without any warning the first storm blew across the Garrison Savannah yesterday. Second-favourite Hurricane stormed to an impressive win in the first jewel in the Barbados triple crown, the BB $36 000 Guineas for West Indian-bred three-year-olds. The 4-1 chance, ridden by Anderson Bishop, prevailed over Springhead Stables companions, 12-1 bet Jaguar, under Anderson Trotman, and 17-1 chance Pussykat, ridden …