After an emotional and dramatic climax to the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Summer Festival Of Racing 24 hours earlier, horseracing and breeding folk congregated under sunny skies at the scenic Southern Suburbs track for the BSA Cape Yearling Sale
The world lost a great racehorse and sire when Montjeu died in 2012 but his daughters are more than making a name for themselves at stud, as witnessed at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth and Riyadh on Saturday
After booting home three winners at Borrowdale Park on Saturday, lightweight Jarryd Penny jetted back to Johannesburg and took full advantage of a rare Mike de Kock chance
Golden Sixty overhauled Romantic Warrior in a gripping finish to the HK$12 million Gr1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday – the second leg of Hong Kong’s Triple Crow
The fourth running of the US$20 000 000 Gr1 Saudi Cup in Riyadh on Saturday went the way of Japan for the first time
Who would have thought that Michael Roberts and Piere Strydom would team up to deliver a 50-1 Gr1 winner?
The Charleston showed that she is on the up with an excellent post-maiden effort to take top honours in the Bloodstock SA Sales Cup (2yo Fillies)
Veteran trainer Dennis Drier produced an ace on his final day at the office at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth when the red hot Sean Veale steered Live My Life to a surprise win over reigning SA Horse Of The Year Captain’s Ransom
‘It’s just happened so quickly and there’s a lot of personal and family issues back home and that’s played a big role in our mental states’
The late Dynasty has already exerted a considerable influence on the Gr1 Cape Derby and the son of Fort Wood’s Derby legacy looks set to continue in Saturday’s SplashOut sponsored race
Tipsy Taragon was her own worst enemy in the Gr2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas last time as she over raced in the early stages and was awkward around the turn
Former SA Champion jockey Andrew Fortune’s six month quest to be relicenced to ride again reaches something of a watershed
