By Anastasha Elliott
It was not a one, two knock-out event.
However, last weekend’s boxing matches, which were interspersed with the horse races at the Indian Castle racetrack, kept the crowd at the event very entertained.
The first match began shortly after 3 p.m.
Boxers, from the James Davis golden Gloves Boxing Gym situated at Dorset Village, participated in the event.
The first match featured a boxer named Speedy and another named Crown.
Speedy was the smaller and younger of the two fighters. Speedy’s height was not the problem as out-boxed the older Crown.
At the end of the three rounds the match, which was refereed by former British and Commonwealth Middleweight Boxing Champion Roy Gumbs, Speedy was announced the winner.
That match was followed by the afternoon’s first race. Two 3-years-old geldings — Black Onyx and Rosman, and a 5-years-old mare Magic Mary were in the race.
The race got off to a great start with the Black Onyx of the Hermitage Stables quickly taking the lead. A jockey out of Jamaica rode him.
Black Onyx was unable to sustain the lead and the race ended with Rosman in first place, Onyx in second place and Magic Mary in third place.
Another exciting boxing match followed the race. Stafford Vaughan aka Spike and T’rone Nisbett aka Tazz began the match with great fervour.
The two boxers portrayed skills that caught the attention of the many foreign photographers that attended the races.
Spike came out of the three-round fight the winner and immediately went on to box another fighter Dukakis Otto aka DK.
DK matched up well with Spike, and the two fighters fought four rounds as opposed to three.
Spike won the match with energy that never seemed to wane. Many comments were heard about his stamina, as he seemed to sustain his energy level while his opponents’ energy seemed to diminish.
Another exciting race followed this match up.
The horses competing in this race were Tropical Storm aka Mate O Mine, Sip Tip 2 aka Lady P and Little Princess.
The horses belonged to the Arc Stables, Big H Stables and Hermitage respectively.
Prior to the race jockey Jason Liburd, who rode Little Princess, was forced to jump off the 3-years-old mare. Little Princess seemed determined not to run.
Those who know her describe her as a high spirited horse. She however went on to stretch her mighty legs to bring home the winning spot — even though she was the smallest and the youngest of the trio — for her owners and trainer.
She was followed by the 8-years-old mare, Lady P and the 9-years-old gelding, Tropical Storm.
The fourth boxing event of the day then kicked off between Comarsh Marshall aka Kuwabara and Mark Best aka GT.
This match was followed by the final race of the day.
Red Storm Boots of the Hermitage Stables, D’Assasin of Outlaw Stables and No Limit owned by Bamba were the horses competing.
Red Storm Boots, at the beginning of the race, seemed to have decided not to run as he side stepped his way to starting point, backed up several feet, tossed his head and stamped the ground in defiance.
He was however overruled by his jockey and trainer Jason Liburd who held him throughout the race.
Red Storm Boots subsequently placed third in the race, behind No Limit who was second and D’Assasin was first.
At the end of the day organisers and attendees noted the poor attendance to the races by locals.
