Top Sports Story : Night Horse Racing Comes To Barbados

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One Caribbean Nation.

Jockey Lopez starts night shift

The Conkie Man, with Delano Lopez astride (left), came through on the outside and pipped Dream Society, ridden by Anderson Trotman, to win the first night race at the Garrison Savannah.

Barbados heralded a new era in its storied sporting legacy last night with the advent of horse racing under the newly installed floodlights at the Garrison Savannah.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley flicked the ceremonial switch to illuminate the Garrison for the Caribbean’s first occasion of night racing, in the presence of special honouree and racing magnate Sir David Seale, who was the driving force behind the idea of night racing.

Delano Lopez will go down in history as he became the first jockey to win a night race at the Garrison.

He piloted The Conkie Man to a narrow victory in The Dancin David Trophy over 1 100 metres for West Indian-bred twoyear- old maidens in a time of 1:08.01 minutes.

Speaking to Sun Sport after the race, Lopez expressed his delight with his victory and with the new racing environment.

“It was a brilliant experience racing under the lights. I really enjoyed it. Only overseas would you see horse racing at night, so to be involved in the experience was amazing.

“The horse took a little time to get into stride but when he got into stride he was rolling from there,” he said.

The Conkie Man garnered a lucrative first prize purse of $9 900 in addition to a place on the pages of Barbados’ horse racing history.


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