Caymanas Park
It was historically a sugarcane estate in the Colony of Jamaica. It was originally owned by the Ellis family, including George Ellis and Charles Ellis, 1st Baron Seaford, who made substantial profits from sugar and slavery.[2]
| Location | Gregory Park, St Catherine, Jamaica |
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| Coordinates | 17.989652°N 76.875050°W |
| Owned by | Government of Jamaica[1] |
| Race type | Flat |
| Course type | Oval with extended straights at NW and SE corners |
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Caymanas Park is Jamaica's only race track.[1]
It is mentioned in the Pioneers' 1969 song "Long Shot (Kick The Bucket)", which contains the line "What a weeping and a wailing down at Caymanas Park".
Gangster Dennis Barth, known as "Copper", was killed in a shootout with police at the park.
See also
References
- A brief history Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine, Caymanas Track Limited.
- Barry Higman, Montpelier (Kingston: University of the West Indies Press, 1998), pp. 22-5.
External links
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