Clearly more fired up than ever since Cape Town has become a welcoming home-from-home for top trainers like Gareth van Zyl and Adam Azzie, the Snaiths securing of low-key Gqeberha resident Yuzae Ramzan was to prove a masterstroke
The trainer-jockey combination has won this race six times with other victories coming with Wrote (IRE) (2011), George Vancouver (2012), Hit It a Bomb (2015), Mendelssohn (2017) and Victoria Road (IRE) (2022)
Philippi trainer Brett Crawford only took two horses up the Garden Route for the 2023 Algoa Cup Festival which commenced at Fairview on Friday
Alistair Cohen, South Africa’s world-class race caller, has been appointed Senior Manager, Broadcasting and Commentating, for Cape Racing
The launch of new breeding venture Paardeberg Stud is to be lauded and serves as a welcome boost to the local breeding ranks
On Tuesday KZN trainer Tienie Prinsloo supplemented the progressive Erupt gelding Sugar Blast, while fellow Summervelder Nathan Kotzen nominated recent Michaelmas Handicap winner Royal Victory
The hugely progressive 3yo has had his rating raised from 91 to 111 following his win in the Cape Classic over 1400m at Hollywoodbets Durbanville on Sunday.
After his victory in the Gr2 Allied Steelrode Onamission Charity Mile on Saturday at Turffontein, Puerto Manzano has cemented his place at the top of the latest Betway Summer Cup log
Saturday’s sophomore clash of the titans between Main Defender and Sandringham Summit in the Betway Gr3 Graham Beck Stakes elicited an unprecedented buzz and discussion on-course and countrywide
While the sophomore classic balance of power may largely lie up North as we enter the six week run-in to the Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas, veteran classic trainer Vaughan Marshall could be tempted to take his chances
Zac Purton collected a four-timer at the fixture with Seasons Wit extended smartly for a three length first-up success in 56.91s
Charl Pretorius pokes a bit of fun as we brace ourselves for a rollercoaster ride through the absurd, the outrageous, and the downright unbelievable in South African horse racing
