Sunday 5 March 2023

Woodbine trainer Tedston Holder shows his value in the 2023 Sandy Lane Barbados Gold cup.

You won't see his name within the credits but prior to the grade one Sandy Lane Barbados Gold cup Tedston Holder spent six weeks in Florida prepping It's A Gamble for the prestigious Sandy Lane Barbados Gold cup which runs every first Saturday in March in Bridgetown Barbados. 

Tedston Holder poses with the Gold cup

Building off his best year as a trainer at Woodbine racetrack, Tedston Holder showed earlier value when prepping So Suave which was shipped to Barbados and then went on to win the grade one Coolmoore stakes.  After speaking with the trainer of So Suave, Jean-Marc Cozier.  He assured me that Tedston Holder is the man who will make things happen and clearly after prepping the winners of the last two prestigious races in Barbados there is some truth to that.


Four weeks into prepping It's A Gamble, Tedston Holder was quite confident that he would win.


He liked what he was seeing and with the combination of Rochelle Hale who is an equine therapist but acted as groom in Florida.  It's A Gamble confidence grew with every moment leading into the Gold Cup. 

Rochelle Hale poses with It's A Gamble


Tedston Holder was so confident that he encouraged a small entourage to travel to Barbados for the race with him. Obviously, they were rewarded with a great experience and the excitement which surrounded the entire day of racing.



derek.barntrack@gmail.com

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