Trini horses in Barbados for Gold Cup, Tanglewood

And they were out trotting on the Garrison Savannah track in the afternoon.

According to information reaching the Newsday, the horses, Conquest Bespoke and Trini Navigator, the challengers for the Gold Cup and Magical Victory who goes in the Tanglewood, arrived fit and well.

There had been some rain on the track yesterday, and further rain is expected today.

Riding ace and seven-time Sovereign Award winnerPatrick Husbands will be astride the John O’Brien-trained Magical Victory in the Tanglewood Stakes to be run over 2000 metres.

The 2015 Trinidad champion jockey Prayven Badrie will ride Conquest Bespoke in the feature 36th running of the Gold Cup, while Barbados- based Keshawn Lutchman will be riding Trini Navigator.

Dorsett, last year’s winner of the prestigious event, is also owned by Trinidadian brothers Allan and Steve Madoo, but is stabled in Barbados.

Trinidad horses are not very successful in the Gold Cup, the last winner being Call To Account, trained by the late Vincent Roberts in 1988 ridden by Emile Ramsammy.

Prior to this, Bold Lewis trained by the late Cyril “Greypatch” Arneaud won the 1982 edition, while Frisky Wharf, also ridden by Ramsammy, and trained by ex-champion Joe Hadeed won in 1985 The Tanglewood, seventh race of the 12- race card, is timed to be run off at 2.45 pm while the Gold Cup, the day’s 10th race, has a post time of 5 pm. The table bove shows the runners riders and weights for the two races.