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Horseracing Beach Horse Race Meet Excites Horse…

A day of ‘nostalgia’ took place on Sunday the 12th of November at Paradise Beach. It was a ‘take me back’ to the exhilarating days of Indian Castle horse racing but, this time It was the Nevis…

Horse Racing : Iconic Jockey Jeff Jacobs Retires…

By Neto Baptiste Veteran jockey Jeff Jacobs saddled up for the last time and has announced his retirement from competitive horse racing after dedicating over 30 years to the sport. Jacobs, who rode in…

Spencer Howell Pays Tribute to Dinzey Liburd

Spencer Howell, who has been involved in horse racing on Nevis for many years, took time out on Tuesday, to briefly pay tribute to the late Dinzey Liburd of Brown Hill. He noted that Liburd owned many…

WILL HORSE RACING EVER RETURN TO NEVIS?

Some folks on Nevis, are still hopeful that their beloved sport of Horse racing will return and some are further convinced that it will return at a renovated Indian Castle site. The Indian Castle race…

Jason Liburd Gives Back To Nevisian Community

Former top notch Jockey on Nevis and now certified Farrier in the United States of America, Jason Liburd, is giving back to the Nevisian community, in a real way. (A farrier is a specialist in equine …

Lodge, Hard Times crush opponents in Division 1…

Hard Times and Lodge Patriots both had a field day with their opponents in their Division 1 match ups this past weekend. In Molyneaux, Hard Times crushed Molyneaux Pitbulls 6-1, while Lodge Patriots…

Nevisian Jockey Giving Back to the Island

(SUBMITTED BY Ali Guilbert)  Nevisian Jockey, now accredited Equine Podiatrist, Mr. J’son Liburd is collaborating with the Nevis Equestrian Centre to host a 4-day horseshoeing workshop from Wednesday…

FROM BANKER TO PODIATRIST

Jason Liburd has a story to tell. His love for horses started during his Primary school years and even though he was initially afraid of them, eventually he got past that fear to start his original…

HORSE RACING

President of the Nevis Turf and Jockey Club, Allister Thompson, is adamant that Horseracing on Nevis, is not dead. In a brief exchange with the media on Monday, Thompson revealed that there is some…

Wild Candy-Dan Bartlette Memorial Stakes Champion

By: Curtis Morton Nevispages.com (CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS)- Jockey of the day, Navid Persaud sat proudly astride ‘Wild Candy’ with the prestigious Dan Bartlette Memorial Stakes trophy, held heavenward. It…

Mr. Big PEPE Is Dead

By: Curtis Morton President of the Nevis Turf and Jockey Club, Allister Thompson confirmed on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 that the popular and dynamic horse known in the local Horse Racing circles as…

Wild Candy Beats Mr. Big Pepe

‘I will behave myself. I am going to be calm. I won’t raise my voice. It’s WILD CANDY—it’s Mr. Big Pepe It’s WILD CANDY—it’s Mr. Big Pepe— It’s WILD CANDY!’ The last words came out almost like a…

Mr. Big Pepe Beaten In Come Back Race

It was easily the biggest crowd of the year, as hundreds of patrons turned up to witness the Easter Horse Race meet at the Indian Castle Race Track on Sunday, April 20, 2014. This included several…