Lor Heads To The Valley
Looking to capture a maiden training title and repel the recent onslaught of his former mentor John Size, Frankie Lor has armed himself with a strong team of seven
21st December 2021
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Looking to capture a maiden training title and repel the recent onslaught of his former mentor John Size, Frankie Lor has armed himself with a strong team of seven
The final Gr1 of the South African racing year was run at Kenilworth on Saturday
It’s an unusual Sunday venue as all the attention is on the Fairview Polytrack this afternoon
Riders will be allowed to carry the whip in the backhand position with their hands not being permitted to leave the reins
Third stakes winner from William Longsword’s first crop
The 58-year-old moved to Hong Kong ahead of the 2003-04 season and has 460 victories to his name in the city, including the 2005 Hong Kong Derby and a string of Group Ones with superstar galloper Vengeance Of Rain.
First supplementary entries for the R2 million Gr1 Cape Town Met close at 11h00 on Monday and things are hotting up
While Richard Fourie got first run on Rain In Newmarket, Aldo Domeyer produced a magic touch of confidence as he straightened the beaten looking favourite Marina
A runner-up in the Gr2 Cape Merchants last month, Adam Marcus’ smart 4yo Bereave is consistency personified
Racing takes place at Turffontein this afternoon and nine races are carded
An exciting nine-race programme is set for Kenilworth this afternoon
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
