President The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason (second left) and Prime Minister Mia Mottley (left) have the ear of jockey Jalon Samuel, winner of the 2023 Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup. Next to him are Sandy Lane Hotel general manager James Matthews and owner Mark Goodridge (right) with the trophy. (Picture by Reco Moore)
Editors Pick, Sports
on March 4, 2023
Jalon Samuel wins sixth Gold Cup on It’s A Gamble
Jalon Samuel has done it again.
He is almost a sure bet when it comes to the Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup.
And with a signature run that saw him surge to the front after laying off the pace, he piloted It’s A Gamble to victory at the Garrison Savannah, extending his record number of wins in the prestigious horse race to six.
The horse is owned by Mark Goodridge and trained by Romell Lovell.
Veteran Patrick Husbands made a late run from near the back to seal second place on Tallahatchie Bridge and Antonio Bishop piloted So Suave to third place.
After the race, Samuel said the sixth “means a lot, to extend the lead again, to give them something to catch”.
It was the 40th running of the race. (SAT)
