The Queen Of The Turf from 1952 to 1954 was a phenomenon, the like of which had never been seen here before: King’s Pact lays solid claim to be the greatest filly ever bred in South Africa
His sire Redoute’s Choice led the Australian sires list three times, whilst his legacy as a sire of sires has been underlined by sons Snitzel, Not A Single Doubt and Stratum, not to mention Ridgemont-based Rafeef
It was reported late last week that the SABC’s COO Ian Plaatjes and head of video entertainment Merlin Naicker have been suspended, while the public broadcaster’s ad sales boss Peginald Nxumalo resigned when he heard about his impending suspension
John Size took training honours with a double at Sha Tin on Monday when Red Lion clinched the HK$3.72 million Class 1 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap
The classic brings the curtain down on the Cape Summer Of Champions season and Kannemeyer, who won this race with Dynasty and Capetown Noir, has a dual entry
Starting at a generous 11-2, Paul Lafferty’s gutsy Silvano mare Bella Siccome made it two KZN Capital City features on the trot
Former dual SA champion apprentice Rachel Venniker, now a fully-fledged jockey, will miss the chance of a ride in the SplashOut Gr1 Cape Derby at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth
The market for yearlings dictates that elite stallions will invariably hog the top of the buyers list, hence it is refreshing when a lesser regarded sire pops up with a million rand youngster
Saturday’s Gr2 TAB Gauteng Guineas winner Sandringham Summit (Gimmethegreenlight) is without question, a well-bred colt
A Gr1 winning champion juvenile, and certainly one of the most talked about and exciting prospects this season, the David Nieuwenhuizen trained Sandringham Summit stamped his claims on the 2024 SA Triple Crown trophy
Gimme A Nother made it five straight victories and three graded stakes successes on the trot when she flew from last into the straight to win the R750 000 Wilgerbosdrift Gr2 Gauteng Fillies Guineas at Turffontein on Day 1 of the 2024 The Championships Season
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
The former Tellytrack ace suggested that the 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July experience had been one of his most enjoyable yet
