Trevor ‘Micey’ Manning is back! A former winner of the island’s premier event, popular with fans for his flamboyant driving style, he will compete in Sol Rally Barbados for the first time since 2009 . . . he replaces the injured Logan Watson in his BMW M3, nick-named ‘Crackers’, a rear-wheel-drive car that ideally suits Manning’s persona.

 

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THE 63rd BARBADOS GUINEAS RACEDAY

Featuring

THE 63rd BARBADOS GUINEAS (GR.1R. - BAR)

(1st JEWEL OF THE BARBADOS TRIPLE CROWN)

ENTRIES for Day 10 - Monday,

 

Hometown boy Jason Wilson stormed into the lead on the last lap of the run leg to win the ITU sprint triathlon held in Barbados today.
In rainy and slippery conditions, Wilson’s strong run allowed him to surge past the front-runners and ensured he won his 2nd consecutive ITU race in an unconfirmed  time of 58 mins 21 seconds (

 Minister of Tourism and International Transport Richard Sealy and Barbados Yacht Club Commodore Andrew Hutchinson hosted a Press Reception at the Yacht Club on Friday to herald the start of the activities associated with the 505 World Championships due to start next week. The event is a huge fillip for local tourism and Minister Sealy could

Scotiabank is the new sole title sponsor of King of the Hill, the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) final key event run in association with Sol Rally Barbados 2013, the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International. The deal was confirmed during a press briefing this morning (Friday, April 19) at the CGI Building in Warrens, St Michael.

 

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THE REMEMBERING PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS RACEDAY

Featuring

· THE TINKER’S IMAGE (HANDICAP)

·      THE BOLD LEWIS (HANDICAP)

FINAL PROGRAM for Day 9 - Saturday, April

The Mango Bay Brazil Polo Tour matches are on today Thursday April 18 at
Lion Castle with 2 matches starting at 3:30 pm.  Brazil won the first match
and today promises to be an exciting match.
Full bar, catering and teas on sale. 
Admission adults Bds$20, children 12 & over Bds$10 and children under 12

Mark Western and Robin Hinds won Saturday’s (April 13) Chefette April Safari by the smallest possible margin - one penalty point. The result was the closest finish in a navigational event since the Toyota November Safari of 2005, when they were also involved . . . but as the losers, by two points, to Lindsay Farmer and Megan Blades.
 

The Brazil tour starts today at the Barbados Polo Club at the Holders polo field. Matches kick off at 3:30 this afternoon with the clubhouse open from 3:00, Hope to see you there!
Christian Sampson
Barbados Polo Club.
Polo Club Manager.
Phone 246 432-1802.
Cell 246 230-1308.

As competitors in the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) Virgin Atlantic Driver’s and Class Championships start preparations for the upcoming Valvoline Rally (Sunday, April 28) – round three of 10 in this year’s Championship – there is a five-way tie in the Driver’s title chase, while Paul Bourne and Josh Read lead the four-wheel-drive and two-wheel-

Welcome to the 2013 Mango Bay Brazil Polo Tour.  There will be 3 match days
on Tuesday April 16 at Holders, Thursday April 18 at Lion Castle and Sunday
April 21 at Apes Hill with a local first match at 3:30 followed by the
Brazil vs. Barbados match each day at 4:30.
Full bar, catering and teas on sale. 

Starting at 3.30. Come out and enjoy!

One lucky spectator at the inaugural London Rally for Heroes next weekend (April 19/20) will win a VIP trip for two to Sol Rally Barbados 2013, the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International. With Rally HQ at Brooklands, the birthplace of British motor sport and aviation, the first major rally to be staged so close to London for

Eighteen crews were confirmed for Saturday’s (April 13) Chefette April Safari at a well-attended Briefing Meeting at the Barbados Clay Target Shooting Association Club House at Searles, Christ Church last evening. Seven combinations are making their first appearance of the season, bringing to more than 40 the number of Drivers and Navigators

 Top tennis player Darian King stole the limelight in a memorable Davis Cup win by Barbados over Puerto Rico at the National Tennis Centre over the weekend. King recovered from a set down to defeat Alex Llompart and establish and unbeatable 3-1 advantage without the need to play the final rubber. King and his colleagues benefitted from the

Well done to the Barbados national rugby team who had over 30 points to spare on a spirited Curacao team at the Garrison Sunday afternoon in the big Caribbean Championship match. A large crowd watched coach Stuart Copeland's team run in five tries with plenty of attacking flair after the visitors capitulated in the last quarter. Next up will

Former UK National Rally Champion Roger Duckworth will make his third trip to Sol Rally Barbados this year, bringing to a record-breaking 11 the number of entries in the two classes catering for World Rally Cars. In doing so, he will break a personal record, too – he has rarely rallied outside the UK, twice in Ireland and twice in Portugal, so

Last night at the Hilton Hotel, Ramon Harewood, the first Barbadian to ever play in the NFL, returned to the island with some team mates to carry out a sports camp today at Kensington Oval. Ramon, who plays for Superbowl Champions the Baltimore Ravens said he was glad to be here to give back.  Both Minister of Sport Stephen Lashley and

 

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THE SANDY LANE BARBADOS GOLD CUP APPRECIATION RACEDAY

Featuring

THE BRITISH AIRWAYS (HANDICAP)

FINAL PROGRAM for Day 8 - Saturday, April 6, 2013

Forecast: 1.2

The Sandy Lane Gold Cup appreciation Day with 8 races starting from 1.45pm! Go out and enjoy a wonderful day at the races!

Volunteer marshals and officials working on the Cartell.ie Killarney Rally of the Lakes in Ireland next month will have the chance to win a trip to Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2), courtesy of the Barbados Rally Club (BRC), organisers of the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International.
  The prize-winner whose name is ‘

LADIES OPEN 2013 PRIZES

 

MEN 6th March 2013

 

Winner Medal

 

Steve Buckmaster  70

Winner Stableford

 

Ken Teslia              44

2nd Medal

 

Jim Brewer           

2nd Stableford

 

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THE HONOURING FORMER BARBADOS TURF CLUB EMPLOYEES RACEDAY

Featuring

· THE RADCLIFFE HEWITT MEMORIAL (HANDICAP)

Entries for Day 7 - Saturday,

Qualifying matches for the First Citizens Barbados Open will take place at
Lion Castle Polo Club today Thursday March 7, 2013 with 2 matches at 3:30
and 4:30.
The tournament continues on Sunday March 10, 2013 at Lion Castle Polo Club
with 3 matches starting at 2:30 pm.
Full bar, catering and teas on sale. 

 

 

The Special Olympics Barbados Annual National Games are under way and are off to a fast start. Athletes from 5 years to adult sharpened their performances in the Special Olympics Barbados National Games Track and Field Preliminary Meet at the Carlton Cricket Ground in Black Rock. The athletes participated, in different

Sir David Seale's Aristodemus charged home to win the Sandy Lane Gold Cup at the Garrison Savannah in front of a brilliant crowd. The winner was ridden by Anderson Trotman and trained by Liz Deane. Second was Daga.  It was a terrific day with a splendid parade pre the big race. Congrats to all winners and to Sandy Lane on once again sponsoring

Don't miss the exciting last chapter in the Cheshire vs Barbados Polo Series. B'dos are leading 2-1 and the final is on Sunday at Holders Hill in St James!  After the Gold Cup on Sunday go out and Enjoy!

Giant-killer Neil Armstrong, the highest-placed two-wheel-drive finisher in Sol Rally Barbados for the past two years, faces a new challenge in the 2013 running of the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International on June 1/2. It was confirmed this week that he will drive the Simpson Motors/MML Suzuki SX4 WRC in 2013.
  Armstrong

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THE SANDY LANE BARBADOS GOLD CUP RACEDAY
Featuring THE XXXII SANDY LANE BARBADOS GOLD CUP (GR. 1. - INT. - BAR) THE XI TANGLEWOOD STAKES AND TROPHY (GR. 1R. - BAR) THE X SANDY LANE SPA SPRINT STAKES AND TROPHY (GR. 1. - BAR)
ENTRIES

Don't miss the start of the popular polo series again Cheshire this Sunday, 24th at Holders, 26th at Lion Castle, the 28th at Holders and the 3rd at Holders! 

Judd Cozier has returned to the winner's podium as the Rockley Open Champion 2013! He fought off defending champion James Johnson convincingly and emerged to take the title that has evaded him the past two years.  Ladies champion was Debbie Fung who played consistently good golf over the two day competition. Many thanks to sponsors United

As entries for Sol Rally Barbados 2013 (June 1/2) edged towards the starting list cap of 100 this week – the total hit 98 today (Friday) - father and son Eddie and Keith Power bring to four the number of first-time Irish crews entered for the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International. Entries remain open on the official web site,

 

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THE VALENTINE'S RACEDAY

Featuring

THE SAINT VALENTINE (HANDICAP)

FINAL PROGRAM for Day 5 - Saturday, February 16, 2013

 West Indies cricket is about to enter the international Twenty20 circus following a ritzy Press Reception at the prestigious Sandy Lane Country Club on Tuesday evening. It was a night when many of the biggest names in West Indies cricket threw their support behind businessman Ajmal Khan and his company Venus International fully backed by the

 
It is that time of the year when Special Olympics athletes are in the midst of their most intense training.  They are on the track, in the pool and on the bocce court sharpening their skills for the big competition event of the year – the Special Olympics Barbados Annual National Games.
 
The action gets off to a fast

Britain’s Martin Stockdale has confirmed that he will once again compete in the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International - Sol Rally Barbados - when he makes his 13th consecutive appearance in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event over the weekend of June 1/2 this year.
  Fresh from celebrating daughter Laura-Jo’s

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THE HALL OF FAME RACEDAY

Featuring

THE HON. E. KEITH WALCOTT Q.C. MEMORIAL (HANDICAP)

FINAL PROGRAM for Day 4 - Saturday, February 9, 2013

Forecast

Barbados claimed their second victory today at Holders against the Villages in the Johnny Walker Villages Polo tour Series.  Tune in on Sunday to see if the Villages can pull one back!  Many Villages supporters travelled with the team and they are pictured in the clubhouse enjoying the action!

 Duke of Edinburgh Golf Cup to be played at Royal Westmoreland 16 March 2013 compliments the DOE Foundation in Barbados.

Dr Trevor Carmichael and The Duke Of Edinburgh Foundation in Barbados is seeking your support in playing or organizing a group of four to play in the upcoming Duke of Edinburgh Golf Cup, to be held at Royal

Many of the leading sports performers and personalities packed into the
Frank Collymore Hall last Saturday evening for the National Sports Council
Awards. The winners spanned a wide range of sporting achievements with the
principal awards going to former world 110 metres hurdles sprinter Ryan
Brathwaite and the

Pamela Hiles, Hiltop Publications and  Editor of Sporting Barbados magazine and website was awarded the Sports Tourism Award by the National Sports Council of Barbados at their recent awards ceremony in Frank Collymore Hall. 

  Sporting Barbados, a free and available quality publication, has been depicting this island as a perfect

Entries posted on the official web site (www.rallybarbados.net) for Sol Rally Barbados (June 1/2), the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International, passed 80 this week . . . and there is strong support for the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event from local crews, particularly those in

Due to the wet ground, polo is cancelled at Holders today Thursday 31st Jan 2013.

MOTOR SPORT VOLUNTEERS PRAISED FOR COMMITMENT
Senior motor sport volunteers keen to enhance their skill sets were praised at the weekend as they assembled for a pre-season training programme organised by the Barbados Motoring Federation (BMF) and majority funded by the sport’s world governing body, the Federation Internationale d’

 

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THE HALL OF FAME RACEDAY

Featuring

 THE HON. E. KEITH WALCOTT Q.C. MEMORIAL (HANDICAP)

ENTRIES for Day 4 - Saturday, February 9, 2013

Form

Congratulations to Catherine Jordan on becoming the new President of the AAA in Barbados. Big thank you to Ester Maynard for her sterling contribution over the years. Sporting Barbados salutes you!

The team of English Blind cricketers have arrived on island to celebrate their 10th anniversary with matches in Barbados. Welcome Back! See the paper for details of match venues.

British rally driver Andy Hawkins will this year return to the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport International, Sol Rally Barbados (June 1/2), for the first time since his debut in an historic Austin Mini 10 years ago. This time, he will be at the wheel of a Volkswagen Golf GTI MkIV, formerly his mother’s company car, which is currently

 Dynamite has the right Idea
  The gruelling round the island yacht race on Errol Barrow Day was won by Dynamite Idea with the multi-hull Silver Bullet some 30 minutes in arrears. The race started and finished in Carlisle Bay just off the Barbados Cruising Club where the post-race social activities continued late in the evening. Many of

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