/PRNewswire/ The 18th annual AKC® Agility Invitational Presented by YuMOVE® took place December 16-17, 2023 in Orlando, FL in conjunction with the AKC®.
Darwin Clarke’s four-year-old USA-bred filly Joqular proved she is the best horse in Barbados when she dismissed her five other rivals in convincing fashion in the Robert J Bourque Boxing Day Stakes and Trophy Grade 1 on Monday in front a massive crowd at the Garrison Savannah.
Trained by Charles Williams, Joqular was turned out in immaculate condition. She broke sharply
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Alleria made it a pillar to post victory in the feature race, the BTC Board of Directors Handicap on Saturday at the Garrison Savannah, under a stellar ride by veteran jockey Anderson Trotman.A very good field which was made up of second, third and fourth-place finishers of the Coolmore Stakes, saw a five-minute delay at the start when 2020 Spa Sprint winner Masaru kicked out, giving some trouble and losing a shoe in the process and being withdrawn by starter Mark Batson.The Kenny John-trained Alleria bounced out of the 1570-meter chute to the lead followed by Coolmore Stakes’ third place finisher Bodi Tap with Joqular who was second in the Coolmore, third in the early stages and her stablemate Corsi behind her and the late closer Inspired Adventure trailing the field for the first time passing the grandstand.
Sent off at odds of 7-1, Inspired Adventure produced his signature off-the-pace finishing kick to win the BTC 117th Anniversary Handicap at the Garrison Savannah on Friday’s Errol Barrow Day.There was a lengthy delay to the start of the event as horses were in the parade ring and behind the starting stalls of the 1800-meter event while two riders were in the stewards’ facing an enquiry and decision. There was more drama as horse number 4 Refire refused to be loaded into the starting stalls giving the gate attendants the world of trouble.Horse number 1 What You Think copied the antics of Refire and also gave trouble until race day stewards contacted starter Mark Batson via walkie talkie to withdraw both of them as attempts to get them loaded was time consuming. Punters got their monies back on the two withdrawals.