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UPDATE: Horse races cancelled at Ellis Thomas Downs this Sunday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – What was already generating excitement among horse racing fans has suddenly fizzed out as the anticipated showdown between St. Croix’s champion horse Slevin and Tortola’s Good Prospecting will not materialise this Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay.
Letty Hodge lashes out at VI Horse Owners' President
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Former President of the Virgin Islands Horseowners’ Association, Violet 'Letty' Hodge believes that Mr Lesmore Smith was totally out of order when he made statements recently on a radio talk show programme “Sports Talk” on September 15, 2012.
Lack of horses & cooperation are issues for races - Lesmore Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - President of the Virgin Islands’ Horse Owner’s Association and owner of the two time USVI Governor’s Cup winner, Good Prospecting, Lesmore Smith has told a local sports talk show that the lack of horses and cooperation by horse owners are affecting horse racing.
“We don’t have gangs!” Lesmore Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “We no longer have gangs at the Elmore Stoutt High School, we have progressive people of today for tomorrow,” were the encouraging words Mr. Lesmore Smith, head of Top Priority Security Services told the students of the high school, at their first general assembly of the new school year.
Lesmore Smith: Fitting & fair to honour Ritter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – It is never too soon for a person to be honoured who has “given their time and services to anything they have developed within any country or organization”. This was disclosed by VI Horse Owners’ Association President, Mr Lesmore Smith in an interview held with Virgin Islands News Online yesterday, August 28, 2012.
Customised license plate in honour of Good Prospecting winnings
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Good Prospecting of Top Priority Stables has a bright future planned ahead for him by owner, Lesmore Smith, who has recently customised his vehicle’s license plate to commemorate the horse’s winnings.
Supplementary fee for “unqualified” horses to enter Premier’s Cup!
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Horses which are not qualified to participate in this year’s Premier’s Cup, have been given a second chance by the local horse racing association, where they can pay a supplementary fee to participate.
Party planned for VI’s top horses!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A fundraiser is being planned for three of the Virgin Islands’ (VI) top horses on June 2, 2012 at Ellis Thomas Downs, disclosed Virgin Islanders Horse Owners’ Association President Lesmore Smith, and the monies will go towards the upkeep of the track as well as for paying out the purses.
“Horse of the Year” among honours for Inter-VI Horse racing in 2013
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Plans for the introduction of an honouring ceremony by the Inter-Virgin Islands horseracing associations will become a reality in 2013 when awards will be handed out to the top horse, jockey, horse trainer and horse man for the year.
UPDATE - Really Uptown wins Easter Sunday feature race! [Photoslide Included]
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - Really Uptown took just 1:30 and 2 to race around the Ellis Thomas Downs on Sunday April 8, 2012 in the Easter Races and proved to the smallish crowd that he is unrivalled over 7 Furlongs.
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