The Barbados Turf Club wishes to advise that an inspection of the race track following the running of race seven (7) on the raceday of Saturday 10 December 2011, revealed significant damage in certain waterlogged areas. On the advice of the inspection team The Directors took a decision to abandon the raceday which had been scheduled to be held

A ray of Barbados sunshine pierced the UK November gloom when Lord Dholakia hosted an event promoting links between the two countries and launching the ‘2012 76th Anniversary Mount Gay Rum Round Barbados Race’ and the ‘1st Classic Transatlantic Race to Barbados.’

 

The event was held on 30th November, Barbados Independence Day

OPEN MEN

1st   Ben Bourgeois   ( USA)

2nd  Asher Nolan   ( USA)

3rd  Jordan Heaselgrave  (Barbados)

4th  Bruce Mackie   (Barbados)

 

OPEN WOMEN

1st  Maud Le Car   (St. Martin)

2nd  Maria Kuzmovich  (Puerto Rico)

3rd  Chelsea Tuach   ( Barbados)

4th  Chelsea Roett

Fellow Golfers
Unfortunately we have to report that the first day of the RBC Classic was completely rained out; based on present forecasts, Sunday will also be dominated by persistent showers.
In an effort to ensure that the players and sponsors have the possibility of two great days of golf, we have opted to reschedule the event

See Andy Murray take on David Haye and Barbados' own road tennis champion.

The Nation Newspaper has teamed up with the Barbados Tourism Authority to sponsor the Nation Funathlon 2011, which features a 10K run and 10K walk. The Run Barbados series starts on Friday 2 December with the Gatorade/Better Health Magazine Fun Mile at St. Lawrence Gap and finishes with the marathon two days later. First started in 1983 it

The DHL North America and Caribbean Rugby Association International Sevens Tournament at the Garrison Savannah was devastated by a deluge of rain for most of the Saturday that turned the grounds into a quagmire. It says much for the tournament organizers and particularly the players that they completed the busy two-day schedule in atrocious

West Indies Masters easily won the Clobi Cup after winning the first two matches in the three-match series at the Kensington Oval. Several thousand spectators attended each game and were treated to some vintage cricket from the fitter and more focused Caribbean team. Gordon Greenidge and Curtley Ambrose were big favourites with the fans, but

Proud owner of St Nicholas Abbey, Larry Warren with his son Simon, accepting the Saddle Cloth and Head Collar of the Breeder's Cup 2011 winner St Nicholas Abbey from Derrick Smith, his wife Gaye Smith, champion trainer Aiden O'Brien and champion jockey, the youngest ever to win the race at 18 years old, Joseph O'Brien.  Mr Smith shares

The Barbados Rally Club (BRC) has made an early start on its International promotion for Sol Rally Barbados 2012 (June 9/10) by announcing that the winners of next month¹s Roger Albert Clark Rally, Britain¹s most demanding historic event, will receive an expenses-paid trip, valued at US $9,000 (around £5,600), to compete in the Caribbean¹s

Marshals among 70 awardees at Annual Prizegiving

More than 70 members of the island¹s motor sport fraternity were honoured at the Barbados Rally Club¹s (BRC) Annual Prizegiving on Saturday evening (November 12) at Mahogany Ridge, St Thomas; awards included return tickets to the UK and Œstaycation¹ weekends at Seafoam Haciendas,

I.S.K.F. Barbados held it’s National Karate Tournament on the 5th November, this Tournament was sponsored by PowerAid and attracted one hundred and four karatekas from five local clubs namely Avalon Karate club Masujaha Karate Club, Queen’s College Karate Club,  Barbados Shotokan Karate Club and UCKC Martial Arts.

The Tournament  was

Pamela Hiles being interviewed at World Travel Market in London on the new www.sportingbarbados.com website.

Barbados Minister of Tourism Hon. Richard Sealy launched the new Sporting Barbados website www.sportingbarbados.com at World Travel Market this afternoon with UK Vice President Sales and Marketing Petra Roach and other tourism dignitaries in attendance.

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