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By Aldington "Junior" Murray September 6, 2025

Jamaica Election Day 2025 in Retrospect

Jamaica’s general election for 2025 has come and it has gone. When I look back to the elections of the 1970s, of the 1980s and of the 1990s, I have to …

Issue # 214

Jamaica Election Day 2025 in Retrospect

September 6, 2025

Post-election Thoughts

September 6, 2025

In praise of the Jamaican Political Debate of August 28, 2025

September 6, 2025

Pre-election Highlights

September 6, 2025

Terrible Century Awaits Cricket West Indies

September 6, 2025
By The Terrible Tout March 5, 2020

Alien Invasion Of Vituperous Virus

Last week’s local horse racing news was dominated by a mystery virus sweeping the stables that severely depleted Ash Wednesday entries.  Racing scheduled for Saturday, February 29, was postponed for lack …

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By The Terrible Tout February 20, 2020

The Soul Of The Guineas

Guineas anticipation is at a high after an impressive reappearance by pre-season favourite Wow Wow and flashy, clock-stopping efforts by “talking horse” Mahogany. Wow Wow returned onFebruary 9 (3yo Graded Stakes; …

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By The Terrible Tout February 6, 2020

The Soul Of The Matter

The hot topic at the race track these days is the long time it’s taking for Triple Crown winner Supreme Soul to return home after an unsuccessful tilt at the Caribbean …

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By The Terrible Tout January 9, 2020

Happy New Year!

Congratulations to 2019 Champion Trainer Anthony Nunes on a comprehensive and emphatic victory in the championship race. After his obvious disappointment in 2018 he put his foot on the gas from …

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By The Terrible Tout November 14, 2019

How To Win Money At The Races

I’ve been asked if I ever win money betting on horses. There’s a straight (boring) and a tongue-in-cheek (entertaining) answer. Both are true. The boring answer is, in the long term, …

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By The Terrible Tout October 31, 2019

A DIAMOND MILE PREVIEW

We’re a week away from the season’s biggest racing weekend as, sadly, the Diamond Mile has replaced the Superstakes as the year’s championship race. How was this illusion constructed? As usual, …

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By The Terrible Tout October 17, 2019

Trainers’ championship all over? Again!

Jamaica’s brainless, unoriginal, sycophantic horse racing media “analysts” are at it again. From as far back as July this year, one excitable radio commentator announced that Anthony “Baba” Nunes was the …

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By The Terrible Tout October 3, 2019

Ignore myths and other public tipsters

Over the years, I’ve done my best to encourage punting fanatics to spend time learning the fundamentals of the horse; of picking winners; AND (the most crucial skill) the fundamentals of …

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By The Terrible Tout September 18, 2019

Walking While The World Rides?

In so many areas of life, Jamaica seems comfortable with easy-going, laid-back, “no-problem-mon” archaic circumstances. The separated but related industries of betting, gaming and lotteries are no exception. In the 1980s …

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By The Terrible Tout September 4, 2019

Will Racing Sleep With The Fishes?

BY THE TERRIBLE TOUT I can’t believe this is my 50th column for Public Opinion. Or that you’ve allowed me to bore you to death for so long. Ah, well, once …

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Recent Posts

  • Jamaica Election Day 2025 in Retrospect
  • Post-election Thoughts
  • In praise of the Jamaican Political Debate of August 28, 2025
  • Pre-election Highlights
  • Terrible Century Awaits Cricket West Indies
  • Happy Birthday Marcus
  • Marcus Garvey and Women on his mission of Pan-African activism
  • I’m Sorry Mr. Garvey, No Back to Africa for me
  • Sahel States show that African liberation is alive and well
  • World Order Appears to be coming apart, but this is a time of Great Hope

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