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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

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By The Terrible Tout April 29, 2020

What Can You Do For Horse Racing?

So, local horse racing is not only on furlough but finds itself smack dab in the middle of a parish lockdown. Men are getting antsy. This seems to have severely damaged …

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By The Terrible Tout April 15, 2020

Plus Ça Change….

COVID-19’s closure of racing has resulted in plenty retrospection by ye olde Touty which revealed a column I wrote (published 2003) that, ironically, could’ve been published today. So here’s an edited …

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By The Terrible Tout April 2, 2020

If You Can’t Hear…..

So, local horse racing has finally been sent on furlough. This after weeks of stubborn resistance during which countless Jamaicans of modest means and most vulnerable to the current pestilence were …

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By Dr. Paul Wright March 18, 2020

The fight to eliminate drug cheats from sports must continue

As a child at the Mico Practicing School, morning assembly featured prayers, songs and a talk by our Headmaster, Ivan Shaw. He drilled into attentive children a quote from Henry Wadsworth …

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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 Dr. Paul Wright February 20, 2020

Protocol Needed To Prevent Recurrence Of The Supreme Soul Debacle

Jamaica’s latest Triple Crown winner, (the epitome of racing quests) Supreme Soul returned to the island on Monday, February 10 2020 with full television coverage. Readers may recall that this colt, …

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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 Dr. Paul Wright January 23, 2020

Time For a Hall of Fame or National Sports Museum

The annual “thank you” for our athletes who have performed and brought this nation pleasure and joy over the past 12 months — known as the RJR/Gleaner Sports Foundation National Sportsman …

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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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