Fatal Flaw ran them ragged in the World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas under an inspired ride by Piere ‘Striker’ Strydom at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
The 7yo bounced back to form at his penultimate start when he won the Listed Betway Algoa Cup
The world’s leading international jockey challenge was fought out in front of a large crowd at a bustling Happy Valley on Wednesday evening
The second leg of the 2024/5 Hollywoodbets Workriders’ Series saw an exciting finish at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Wednesday when first leg hero Louis Burke again stamped his authority with a nicely balanced display from the saddle as he drove Elsinore to victory
Galaxy Patch took another crucial step towards the 2024 Gr1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile with a solid barrier trial under race rider Vincent Ho at Sha Tin on Friday
Attendance figures and tote turnovers – standard information in years gone by – would have been nice numbers to have seen published to get a perspective of the success beyond the obvious good vibe and proliferation of happy people
The replay of the Blu Voucher MR 96 Handicap post-race interview won by Captainofthegreen under Winning Form rider, Kabelo Matsunyane, is worth a watch
A sister to Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas prospect Boundless Energy and a mare with a back story of perseverance, Peter Muscutt’s Bevies Delight fought on courageously to win the River Indigo Handicap
While the 2024 Betway Summer Cup day will go down as a best show yet for 4Racing, the Highveld showpiece also provided the thrills and spills on the Turffontein track, the R224 437 big race quartet dividend telling the story
Just a week after some scintillating feature performances from his progeny One World daughter World Of Alice powered home to win the Betway Gr3 Fillies Mile at Turffontein on Saturday
Rachel Venniker can ride with the best of them and she celebrated a Betway Summer Cup day double rounded off with a powerful ride to win the New Turf Carriers Gr3 Merchants on Mount Pilatus for Paul Matchett
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
