Cape Guineas – 2021 Field Announced
Dean Kannemeyer fields a powerful three-cornered hand in his bid to defend his title
14th December 2021
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Dean Kannemeyer fields a powerful three-cornered hand in his bid to defend his title
The winner of the first qualifying two or three-year-old race from the first crop of Justify will be awarded a brand new Ferrari.
That Vercingetorix has seamlessly taken over the mantle of his illustrious sire at Maine Chance is best illustrated by the fact that he currently leads the General Sires List, with his late sire in second place
As a sire Choisir was ever consistent, producing an incredible 100 stakes-winners in 12 countries and 11 Group I winners throughout the world
Noble Tune was the only son of Unbridled’s Song to stand at stud in South Africa
4Racing face a major challenge in attempting to increase the number of people who bet on horse racing and in turn increase racing’s life blood – tote turnovers
Vercingetorix, whose sire Silvano was a grandson of Nijinsky II’s underrated sire son Niniski, is one of the last notable male line descendants of 1970 Triple Crown winner and outstanding sire Nijinsky II, whose male line has all but vanished
The majority of the fillies winning listed and graded races are owned by large breeders i.e. Drakenstein, Ridgemont Highlands, Maine Chance Farms, Varsfontein, Wilgerbosdrift and Mauritzfontein
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed
