@Hants

It has not stopped them in the past.

Plus these guys with deep pockets enter horses for the fun of it.

@Hants…The cost is not Bds$40,000 but quite lower than that. If you’re paying that…you’re paying too much

Here is the catalogue of the horses for those who like to bet based on write up and not sight.

 http://www.barbadosturfclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012-Gold-Cup-Sale-Catalogue-for-website.pdf

Barbados Turf Club
Zoom could win second Gold Cup | 3/3/2012 | Barbados Advocate
Zoom may favour the conditions in today’s feature Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup, with the recent rains making for a possible soft track.
The Barbados Turf Club has scheduled 10 races for the Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup day, starting at the Garrison Savannah at 12.00 noon.
The feature on the card is race nine, the Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup, for 3-year-olds and over (WFA), going 1800 metres, and scheduled to be run at 5.00pm.
Zoom, finished second last year and was declared the winner after a Stewards Inquiry. This year, Zoom looks capable of winning the race outright. The soft conditions should not be a problem for him, where it will be a problem for some of the other considered horses, plus the fact that Zoom has the stamina to deal with the distance in testing ground.
Show Me The Money, ran away from his field at the finish of last years race, but lost it in the Stewards Room. This year, he has Patrick Husbands aboard, and once he handles the conditions, he should be again in with a winning chance.
The filly, Daga, is a classy type, who after winning six straight races lost her form. However, in her last race, she looked more like herself when she was chalking up the six wins, so it would not be surprising to see her coming from off the pace to be in contention at the end.

In danger, is a classy type who’s career has suffered through problems, but if all is well with him today, he is capable of running a good race.
One of the two supporting feature races is race seven, the Sandy Lane Spa Sprint Stakes & Trophy, for 3-year-olds & Over, sprinting 1100 metres.
Preach To Me, looks like the one to beat, while Erados, and crack creole Areutalkintome, who is making a return to racing cannot be ignored, or for that matter, Peaceful Envoy, with Patrick Husbands aboard.
The other is race five, the Tanglewood Stakes & Trophy for West Indian Bred 4-year-olds and over, going 2000 metres.
Only eight horses are entered, but all are capable of winning on the day. However, the filly Kendal Moon and Island Memories, could be the two fighting out the finish. Heavenly Angel and Captain Sully could be the spoilers. (CG)

Still dont know the names of the horses entered
Could you just list them please

Agreed that the BTC has been badly run only to be propped up by the tax payers. Remember the big plans to relocate the track to Vineyard in St Phillip? Thru’ d edders

Remember the big elabaorate plans for night racing?? Thru d edders too

Not at all suprised the BTC cant attract foreign horses (nothing at all to do with shipping costs of foreign horses) Remember all the objections lodged against the two Kittian horses at last years Gold Cup race? Hostile and unfriendly to foreign entrats is how that looked

This BTC has lost a large number of sponsors over the years. The list reads like this..Digicel, Banks, Barbados National Bank

So if you cant attract sponsors …how can the BTC expect to attract foreign horses???

Betting system failure some race days…POOR!

BTC want shutting down

No more tax waivers for the BTC.

Naboddy don’t waive my taxes so why the hell they waived the BTC’s taxes for?

I watched the race in my warm living room thanks to CBCtv streaming video.

Sorry Patrick didn’t win but good to see Jalon Samuels win. I hope he continues to be successful.

Horse racing provides employment for a lot of Bajans.

Jalon Samuels is a very talented jockey and it is like poetic justice that he won today AGAIN.
Imagine he won last year going away from the field could have stop and still win and he was disqualified because a horse that did not even place objected being interfered with.
He was not down to ride any horse in this race because the last year horse was given to Patrick Husbands to ride.
A horse was withdrawn at the last minute and Sir David Seale gave him a ride on Dancing David.
The rest is now History he rode a beautiful race and repeated with the same ease as last year.
Well done young man.

Agreed with you Hants, the wet going took a toll on Apostle and Show me the money.Why do they always have to be setting the pace?Could they not have change tactics to suit the going.

Glad for the youngster, talent will always rise to the surface.

On the question of Samuels, it there any reason one of our most talented young jockeys would not have had a ride in the gold cup had there not been a scratch?

Was he being punished or something?

“That court agreed with counsel for the Respondent that the “finding of the trial judge that the principles of natural justice were breached by the PSB was not challenged in this appeal” and that this ruling “ipso jure rendered the proceedings a nullity and any decision made by it invalid”.4

http://www.worldcourts.com/ccj/eng/decisions/2011.11.11_Barbados_Turf_Club_v_Melnyk.pdf

This decision is available online for any potential overseas entrant to see!!

It maybe the recession, or the prize money is too low or fedexing a race horse to Barbados is too costly…. or a host of other reasons

…… but it could also because of the reputation which goes with the decision and those magic words “principles of natural justice breached”.

All I am interested in is that my sister, Liz Deane, repeated her 2007 record of having trained both winner and runner-up. Not bad. Not bad at all!!!!!

ac wrote “but after his win yesterday he could have set the pace of his remarks in a more professional note.”

The boy is 18 years old. He will learn how to handle the press as he becomes more mature.

His next big decision is where in Canada he is going ride. Woodbine beckons.