Two good friends and true characters of the local racing community, Frikkie Greyling and Deryl Daniels partnered to mark a milestone victory for the Blue Sky Thoroughbreds team
Purton boosted his Hong Kong career haul to 1749, leaving the Australian only 64 victories shy of 13-time champion Douglas Whyte’s record of 1813
Levey, who won the 1000 Guineas on Billesdon Brook in 2018 and this year’s Irish 2000 Guineas with Rosallion, said: “You’ll take any Classic, any Classic at this stage. Another one on my belt!”
The final race of the afternoon produced an interesting finish, with the Piet Botha pair of Rodicchio (Richard Fourie) and Das Gute (Devin Ashby) racing alone up the outside
‘Hopefully Isivunguvungu is the first of many’ – Mike de Kock
Ferraris delivered the majority of Newnham’s 31 wins in a fine debut season by the Australian handler and, with the success of My Wish on Sunday and Scotch Tycoon on Wednesday, the young South African has quickly reprised a successful trend
Robertson-based breeding operation Ridgemont head into the forthcoming breeding season with the ‘magnificent seven’, their most diverse and exciting stallion attack in the seven winters since the Kieswetter family acquired the historic champion nursery
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s bid to ride again after seven years out of the saddle received another frustrating blow on Wednesday
Sir Michael Stoute has announced he is to retire at the end of the current season, bringing to a close a glittering career spanning six decades
The highlight of the evening was the award of Horse of the Season – presented to the Allan Greeff-trained Joy And Peace, who also walked away with Champion 3 Year old filly and Champion Polytrack Filly trophy
The victory by Cruise Control must be considered a great omen for another Hollywood Syndicate speedster in Isivunguvungu, who makes his US debut in the Da Hoss Stakes at Colonial Downs on Saturday evening at 22h55
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
