The race for Massachusetts-foaled TBs with a guaranteed $35,000 purse had to be postponed when delays prevented horses from arriving at Fort Erie.
Emile Ramsammy
Skylander Girl, reunited with rider Emile Ramsammy, turned the tables on rival Unspurned to capture Saturday’s $173,400 Grade 3 Hendrie Stakes, at Woodbine. Owned and trained by Alexander Patykewich, Skylander Girl arrived at the 6 1/2-furlong ‘Poly’ sprint from a narrow length loss to Unspurned in the Grade 3 Whimsical Stakes on April 18. Ramsammy, […]
Kara’s Orientation, under Emile Ramsammy, went wire-to-wire in taking Sunday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Sky Classic Stakes at Woodbine. One month after a three-length win over 1 1/8 miles on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course, the son of Orientate came up with his most memorable victory to date, winning the 1 ¼-mile Sky Classic by 2 […]
Bear’s Chill threw caution to his three-year-old Canadian-bred rivals heading towards the Queen’s Plate after dominating Saturday’s $150,000 Queenston Stakes at Woodbine. The seven-furlong Queenston is traditionally a key prep for the $1 million Plate, first gem in Canada’s Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, which is set for June 26 at Woodbine this year. On […]
Emile Ramsammy, who has been one of North American racing’s most consistent, resilient and successful jockeys, was today named the 2011 recipient of the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. Born December 11, 1962, Ramsammy first made a name for himself in his native Trinidad, hailed as one of the best jockeys the Caribbean has ever produced. […]
