14 of Tortola’s finest race horses are already in St. Thomas for this Sundays races

The new Virgin Islands (VI) Horse Owners’ Association, under the leadership of Derrick ‘Aruba’ Marshall, worked with horse men and women to help organize this event. A spokesman from the St. Thomas racetrack has confirmed to VINO in another exclusive interview that post time is at 2:00 p.m.

The feature race for this Sunday which is a warm up before the VI returns for the USVI Governor’s cup to Tortola in May 2011, has three of the VI best race horses competing.

East End Tap and Trevelyan from Tortola, who are both coming off a long layoff, will light-up the Clinton E. Phipps racetrack with much fire and excitement.  East End Tap last race was September, 2010 on St. Croix when he won the Bway Ah Bway Classic.

Lake Texoma will be missing from this Sunday races on St. Thomas

Trevelyan last race was October 30, 2010 in St.Thomas when he ran second to last.

Another big star in race seven which is this Sunday’s feature race is Good Prospecting.  This speed horse has won two of three races. He was the winner of the “Luver Bwoy Classic” during the Pre-Valentine Day Races at Tortola’s Ellis Thomas Downs.

The winner of this feature race with a prize purse of $5,000.00 will be the top contender for the USVI Governor’s Cup for their traditional carnival races in May of this year.

In two other separate races, Glorious Memory and Tiger’s Mischief will be making their debut in St. Thomas competing in the Mare and Fillies Classics.

Boats and plane loads of VI horseracing fans from the greater Virgin Islands are expected to pack the racetrack on St. Thomas as there are also horses on the race card from the big island of St. Croix.

Missing from this weekend’s St. Thomas line up is the rising star Lake Texoma of the L & B Stables of Tortola. Lake Texoma lost on his last outing last month at St. Croix’s Randall ‘Doc’ James racetrack.

After this Sunday’s race day, the next race card for Inter-Virgin Islands horseracing will be at Tortola’s super Ellis Thomas Downs on April 17, 2011 which is another warm up for St. Thomas Carnival Races.

Square One, Mick G, and Khun Dan three horses that will be competing in St. Thomas this Sunday.

OFFICIAL RACE CARD

MARCH 27, 2011

Race # 1

5 FURLON CLASS D NONWINNERS AND NON-STARTERS IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

Purse: $3,000 2:00PM

1. STOP PLAY’N 118 LBS.
2. TAX MASTER 118 LBS.
3. HERBERT T 118 LBS.
4. BLOOD IN THE SAND (TOR) (DEBUT) 118 LBS.
5. ITSMIDAS (STX) (DEBUT) 118 LBS.

RACE # 2

1 MILE CLASS D HORSES

Purse: $3,000 2:30PM

1. SPOTTED DEMON (TOR) {DEBUT} 116 LBS.
2. WHEEL IT ON TOP (DEBUT) 116 LBS.
3. TIGERGUDER (DEBUT) 119 LBS.
4. EL ROLLO 118 LBS.
5. MEESES TWO PIECES 119 LBS.
6. ORIGINAL RUNNER (TOR) 119 LBS.

RACE # 3

7 FURLONG CLASS B HORSES

Purse: $3,700 3:00PM

1. SQUARE ONE (TOR) 119 LBS.
2. STUNG BY THE STORM 119 LBS.
3. PIQUANTE CAT 119 LBS.
4. DUKE OF PEARL 119 LBS.
5. ALL COUNTRY (TOR) 119 LBS.
6. RAPID RATE (DEBUT) 119 LSS.

RACE # 4
6 FURLONG CLASS C & D MARES AND FILLIES

Purse: $3,200 3:30PM

1. GLORIOUS MEMORY (TOR) (DEBUTl 119 LBS.
2. PASODEFANGO (DEBUT) 116 LBS.
3. TRAILOR PARK QUEEN 117 LBS.
4. RUNAWAY VOW 117 LBS.

RACE # 5
6 FURLONG CLASS C & D MARES AND FILLIES

Purse: $3,200 4:00PM

1. NATURAL CONCERTO (TOR) 119 LBS.
2. ZAVABELLE (DEBUT) 119 LBS.
3. TIGER’S M!SCHIEF (TOR) (DEBUT) 119 LBS.
4. ROCKY MISWAKI (DEBUT) 119 LBS.

RA CE # 6
1 MILE CLASS B HORSES

Purse: $3,700 4:30PM

1. HISTORYOFASAINT (DEBUT) 119 LBS.
2. MICK G (TOR) 118 LBS.
3. BIRD CHARM (TOR) 119 LBS.
4. SWEET SIGHT 119 LBS.
5. MOONLIGHT EVENT 116 LBS.

RACE # 7
OPEN MILE

Purse: $5,000 5: 15PM’

1. TREVELYAN 120 LBS.
2. DIABLO’S FIRE (DEBUT) 120 LBS.
3. SCORBiT 118 LBS.
4. EAST END TAP (TOR) (DEBUT) 120 LBS.
5. SUM SPLENDOR 118 LBS.
6. GOOD PROSPECTING (TOR) 118 lBS.

RACE # 8
1 MILE CLASS C HORSES

Purse: 3,400 5:45PM

1. STARSHIP VOYAGE 119 LBS.
2. KHUN DAN 117 LBS.
3. KING GLACKEN 117 LBS.
4. OLDTOWN 116 LBS.

5. EASTERN SEABOARD 119 lBS.

6. DASHiNG PIRATE 119 LBS.