The Cape Town based star will be considering it a winning day after he pulled off an Houdini like escape act to avoid a fall and possible injury in the first race on the card
The Moutonshoek-bred Sugar Mountain bounced back to winning form when staying on powerfully in the kind underfoot conditions to win the non black-type Winter Mile
‘He is the complete package and puts it all in, in every way – he is so committed, so straight, so loyal, so dedicated, such an athlete. And every year, he improves. He’s only 40 now…’
‘Future Pearl is by Futura, who never won beyond 2000m, yet is quietly adding his name to the list of stallions capable of siring horses with a touch of stamina’
Jockey Calvin Habib takes the ride on Crimson Cloud for the Tony Peter stable in Race 1 at Vaal today
‘He is a Gr1 winner at two, he won four Gr1’s last year, and people are always very quick to knock horses. As soon as they get beat, they want to have a go at you. Every time you send them away, they have a pop at that as well’ – Ryan Moore
A total of 28 entries remain in the mix with final declarations due by 11h00 on Monday 24 June
Varsfontein-bred filly gives her sire One World the honour of equalling his Dad Captain Al’s first-season sires record of 22 juvenile winners
The Global View gelding has been withdrawn from the 2024 Hollywoodbets Durban July following a decision taken by his connections
Sean Tarry’s 2023 World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup winner Future Pearl looks to have played himself into contention for a starting berth in the Hollywoodbets Gr1 Durban July
Randjesfontein trainer Sean Tarry made it a 100% victory strike at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday when saddling the winners of both the Tabgold Derby and the Tabgold Gr2 Oaks
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!
JP van der Merwe is not the only guilty party in the matter. In simple terms, he is the only rider to have exercised the NHA’s offer of an Acknowledgement Of Guilt and moved on with his life
Andrew Fortune made it three winners on the Family Day public holiday as Tenango breezed home to win the Gr3 feature
