Defending champion jockey in Barbados, Teshawn Hazelwood, has surrendered his title two months shy of a year after deciding to take the plunge and head for the greener pastures of Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The in-form 25-year-old apprentice of Briar Hall in Christ Church left Barbados yesterday where he will join up with champion Barbadian trainer Saffie Joseph Jr at Gulfstream Park. Hazelwood, who is presently second in …
Following the completion of the Barbados Turf Club’s (BTC) third day of racing of its second season, a treble by defending champion apprentice jockey Teshawn Hazelwood has propelled him into a share of the championship lead. Wins on Priceless, Rightontime and Storm Catcher have now positioned him alongside first season champion Rasheed Hughes on 15 wins in the quest for the jockey’s title at the Garrison Savannah. Hazelwood, from Briar …
By Kent Layne
2022 champion trainer Robert Peirce started the new year with a bang sending out last year’s Barbados Derby fourth place finisher four-year-old filly Michal to win the day’s feature The New Year’s Day Handicap at the Garrison Savannah on Monday. That victory punched her ticket for the Tanglewood Stakes on Gold Cup Day in March.
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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. …
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