Grade 1 Speed Feast On Saturday
The final fields for South Africa’s premier speed raceday, incorporating a jackpot of Grade 1 races, was published on Monday and includes the best of the local fast set!
29th May 2023
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The final fields for South Africa’s premier speed raceday, incorporating a jackpot of Grade 1 races, was published on Monday and includes the best of the local fast set!
At the time of writing 3 winners seperate Danon Platina and Lancaster Bomber
Whyte, a 13-time champion jockey, snared his fourth Gr1 as a trainer and was clearly moved by the magnitude of 2022 race winner Russian Emperor’s latest feat
Just three weeks after arriving in Canada and winning on his first Woodbine ride, South African jockey Ryan Munger has made it a May month to remember
One of the most progressive riders in the country booted home Iron Bark (9-2) for Gareth van Zyl and Flying The Star (16-1) for Corinne Bestel
The very fast and versatile Vercingetorix filly Phedra registered an overdue maiden stakes victory
‘If we can surpass our 18 stakes winners, we will be cracking open the champagne for sure’-Gaynor Rupert
The Justin Snaith-trained Itsrainingwilliam remains unchanged on a mark of 109 after he captured the Gr3 WSB Legal Eagle Stakes
The National Horseracing Authority’s new crop penalty guidelines published in April bit one jockey hard at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
Charlie Appleby earned his first Al Shaqab Gr1 Lockinge Stakes with Modern Games powering to glory at Newbury on Saturday
The Argentinian-bred dual Gr1 winner Puerto Manzano won multiple awards and was crowned Horse Of The Season at the 2023 Highveld Feature Season Awards
At the age of 93, Mr Ferraris is still active in racing as a training consultant, and he takes great joy in following the career of his grandson, Luke Ferraris, a successful jockey in Hong Kong
The starting stalls stuck on the Fairview polytrack capped a mostly forgettable week for South African horseracing when the Nelson Mandela Bay Racing fixture ground to a dismal halt on Friday
‘The actions of the jockeys on the day have given South African racing a black eye in the international horseracing community and have caused considerable reputational and financial harm to our industry in general and Cape Racing in particular’
When Grant van Niekerk opened his mouth after the second race, the complexion of a raceday was turned on its head…
