Irish jockey to ride in Gold Cup

by LINDON YARDE

For the first time ever, five-time United Kingdom champion jockey Oisin Murphy is going to grace the 43rd Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup when he mounts Divin Propos on Saturday, March 7, at the historic Garrison Savannah.

The 30-year-old Irish-born jockey will join the growing list of world-class riders such as Johnny Murtagh, Declan Gellispie, Richard Quin and Sandy Hawley, just to name a few, who have competed in the Caribbean’s premier invitational horse race over 1 800 metres.