The 43rd Sandy Lane Gold Cup drew a field of 10 headed by graded stakes-placed Divin Propos and Ken Ramsey's Abrumar.
Garrison Savannah
Two Barbados Group 1s make up a strong card of racing: the Tanglewood, worth $70,000, and the $50,000 Coolmore 'Home of Champions' Stakes.
Florida's leading trainer and Barbados-born Saffie Joseph Jr. trains his first winner of the Sandy Lane Gold Cup.
A finalist for Canada's Outstanding Jockey for 2024 and already a multiple champion, the Woodbine rider is on the favourite in Barbados.
Mrs. Gay Smith and trainer Chad Brown won the 2024 Sandy Lane Gold Cup with Portfolio Company and have three in the race this year.
Mrs. Gay Smith and Ken Ramsey each have two horses entered in the 41st Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup, set for March 2.
Woodbine-based Ted Holder had Pat'ssewingmachine well prepared to post an upset in the Coolmore Stakes at the Garrison.
Recent purchases by Gay Smith include millionaire Stone Age, a son of Galileo who was seventh in the Jan. 27 W. L. McKnight at Gulfstream.
The biggest race in the Caribbean returned for the first time since 2020 and featured a fascinating field of nine.
The Caribbean classic could have a record crowd and plenty of Canadians are part of the nine-horse field racing for $200,000 (Bar).
A field of nine led by a pair from top American owner Ken Ramsey will run for the Gold Cup in Barbados on March 4
Multiple Canadian champion jockey has picked up the mount on Tallahatchiebridge, trained by Saffie Joseph, for the Sandy Lane Gold Cup.
Woodbine invader So Suave (Ire) made easy work of the field for the Group 1 Coolmore Stakes at Garrison Savannah in Barbados Jan. 28.
Champion Woodbine rider Patrick Husbands to partner former Woodbine-based So Suave (Ire) in the Group 1 Coolmore Stakes in Barbados Jan. 28.
22-year-old son of Woodbine rider Simon Husbands, nephew of Patrick, is a rising star in Barbados and recently takes Derby on War Eagle.
