KZN’s Million Dollar Dark Horse
The Moutonshoek bred Jay Peg colt Exit Here is snapping at the heels of big guns Silver Mountain and Seventh Plain on the CTS Million Dollar log
24th December 2015
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The Moutonshoek bred Jay Peg colt Exit Here is snapping at the heels of big guns Silver Mountain and Seventh Plain on the CTS Million Dollar log
It is a tricky one as the majority of my friends have all jetted to various locations all over the world to spend the festive season with their loved ones
With his name featuring in the pedigrees of the first three past the post in last Saturday’s colts’ classic, Sarah Whitelaw examines Sadler’s Wells’ Guineas legacy
Racing has its own unique magic, but you need to know the stories to fully appreciate it, It’s not a question of soft selling or rose-tinting anything, it’s just a question of knowing where to look.
“The major excitement as we approach next month’s CPYS Book 1 is that Cold As Ice has a close relative on offer in the Avontuur draft.”
The slightly disappointing effort by Mike Bass’ star filly Silver Mountain in Saturday’s Cape Guineas has opened the door again for the CTS Million Dollar, which will be run at Kenilworth on 23 January 2016
Jockey of the year is Gavin Lerena. – he is an old friend, who deservedly won the SA title
Two more exciting young Cape sires to have their first local runners this weekend are Varsfontein Stud’s Gimmethegreenlight and Drakenstein Stud’s Philanthropist.
One practices medicine, dentistry and even veterinary science. However, those that manage stud farms, are called stud masters. I can think of no-one more deserving of that title than John Slade
Highlands Farm’s beautifully bred young sire Main Aim, who currently stands at the Southford Stud, will be represented by his first ever runner at Kenilworth on Saturday
The 2016 Cape Premier Yearling Sale will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre and offers a terrific quality catalogue that befits a sale of such proven quality
Sunday’s Hollywoodbets Greyville feature, the non black-type Model Man Mile, won by Mike de Kock’s Artist’s Model, paid tribute to one of South Africa’s greatest turf legends of the 20th century.
