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By Admin August 1, 2025

Happy Emancipation Day

A people without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots

Issue # 213

World Order Appears to be coming apart, but this is a time of Great Hope

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Religions failing to act as the largest slaughter of the 21st century takes place

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After 63 years of Independence…

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By The Terrible Tout April 14, 2023

Computers Are Taking Over

I remember when the word “computer” conjured up as many magical images as Narnia or Middle Earth subsequently. In the early days, my pardy and I saw an advertisement of a …

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By The Terrible Tout March 17, 2023

Positive Developments

Two recent developments in horseracing and betting have the potential to produce positive results. The first is the introduction, at the racetrack, of what’s being marketed as ‘fixed odds betting”. It’s …

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By The Terrible Tout March 3, 2023

He Don’t Like Favourites

So my alter ego found himself in the Bernard Lodge area recently visiting the location of a longstanding legal dispute. There I met a Stud Farm Manager named Clifton McLeish who …

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By The Terrible Tout February 3, 2023

Pay Attention To The Track

The racing surface at Caymanas Park is in urgent need of attention. I don’t have to be at exercise gallops or touring stables every day (as was my routine years ago) …

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By The Terrible Tout October 28, 2022

Three Year Olds Still Developing

Super filly Atomica blotted her copybook in the Gold Cup despite being sent to post as the howling 2-5 favourite. Sigh. This only established how superficial public “analysis” of horseracing can …

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By The Terrible Tout October 14, 2022

“What Condition Your Condition is In”

Last time out we spoke of the effects of different headgear on thoroughbreds. This time we offer a primer on how to assess a horse’s condition pre-race. Most people pay little …

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By The Terrible Tout September 30, 2022

Horses Are People Too

At the races, punters endure a barrage of declared and undeclared equipment changes often made to confuse us and mask larcenous intent. The only way to combat these mind-flaying attacks is …

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By The Terrible Tout September 16, 2022

Variety Is the Spice of Racing

Most Jamaicans who only know Caymanas Park ask me why I’m so interested in English racing. It wasn’t always that way. During my primary and secondary school years, I was a …

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By The Terrible Tout August 5, 2022

Whipping Up Interest In The Derby

Abuse of horseflesh in the name of sport and entertainment continues unabated at Caymanas Park. In Public Opinion’s issue of June 25, 2021 (Whipping up interest in the St. Leger), I …

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By The Terrible Tout July 22, 2022

Iconic Legacies Need Protecting

There’s much discussion at the track these days about purse increases. Maybe a little history would be illuminating for those of us with short memories or lives (so far). In 1989 …

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