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Horseracing fraternity pleads with Government Article by April 25, 2021 Jockeys, trainers and grooms in the island are appealing to Government to give their sport a much-needed break. They are calling on the Mia Mottley administration to allow for local horse racing to resume even if it is behind closed doors as their livelihood continues to be in serious jeopardy. Members of the horseracing fraternity met for an emergency session at the Garrison Savannah yesterday. And they were all in unison, lamenting that they were struggling to make ends meet and to provide for their ...

Outstanding Groom Award: Michelle Gibson Michelle learned everything she could about riding and horse care when she attended riding school in Caledon. She began to work with top circuit show jumpers and was soon travelling throughout the United States to major horse shows. When her son Devin was born in 2001, Michelle wanted to leave travelling behind and she checked in at Woodbine racetrack where she got her first job with Thoroughbreds. Michelle has worked for Hall of Fame trainer Robert Tiller for almost 10 years and she is the groom of Pink Lloyd, the 2017 Horse of the Year, a six-time So...

Sponsored by: In his first win at Oaklawn Park, jockey Rocco Bowen guides Background to a $70,00 upset victory Mile races at Oaklawn occasionally trick riding newcomers since those races end at the sixteenth pole. Add Barbados native Rocco Bowen to the list, but his ending was a treat. Taking no chances in last Saturday's sixth race, Bowen guided Background ($70) to a noteworthy 1 ¾-length victory for trainer Mike Puhich in the $88,000 second-level allowance event for older horses. “I rode four or five jumps after the wire,” Bowen said during training hours last Sunday. “(Ric...

Sponsored by: Trainer Cole Bennett (right) in the winner’s circle celebrating a special victory by Ms Wicked on Nov. 8 at Woodbine Racetrack Of the 13 training wins star-on-the-rise Cole Bennett recorded in 2020, it was a 1 ½-length score on Nov. 8 at Woodbine that stands out as the most meaningful. The seventh race, run just over a month ago at the Toronto oval, attracted 12 starters for the $64,300 1 1/16-mile main track maiden optional claiming event. Ms Wicked, a dark bay daughter of War Dancer, left from gate 11 in the two-turn race with Patrick Husbands in the irons. Sent o...

Night racing begins at Garrison Savannah Article by Night racing at the Garrison Savannah is now official. The inaugural David Seale Racing event began Saturday with Prime Minister Mia Mottley and Sir David speaking during the opening ceremony. It ended with both of them switching on the lights at the savannah for the first time. During her featured address, the Prime Minister said though COVID-19 had placed several restrictions on events and projects being held on the island, the pandemic should not be seen as a burden, but as a situation in which Barbadians will overcome. “COVID...