Lerena’s A Roaming Spirit Today
Roaming Spirit from the Mike de Kock stable takes her place in Race 3 under jockey Gavin Lerena and she is the best bet on the programme
26th January 2025
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Roaming Spirit from the Mike de Kock stable takes her place in Race 3 under jockey Gavin Lerena and she is the best bet on the programme
The National Punters’ Guide for today’s Turffontein racemeeting has been published
SA Champion trainer Justin Snaith celebrated a third consecutive World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Town Met victory in the Nic Jonsson silks when Eight On Eighteen stormed through a gap down the inside to become only the fourth sophomore in a quarter of a century to win the Cape’s flagship trophy
A traditional Derby trial, the City Of Cape Town Gr3 Politician Stakes wound up the carryover Cape Town Met day Pick 6 with a dividend of R109 292 and unearthed a progressive gem in the shape of the Plattner-raced grey, Zeitz, who made short work of his ten opponents
Zac Bloch’s Yuppie Syndicate continued their dream summer season when Rainbow Lorikeet registered her second Gr3 success in the space of six weeks as she ran on well to win the Tsogo Sun Gr3 Summer Fling Stakes at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Met day
The Woodhill Racing Team celebrated a heartstopping Gr1 victory after the gutsy dual Gr2-winner Rascova pipped her arch-rival Double Grand Slam to win the Maine Chance Farms Gr1 Majorca Stakes at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday
Dean Kannemeyer and the Khaya Stables Racing team celebrated another glorious WSB Cape Town Met day Gr1 success when the outstanding Gimme A Prince repeated his 2023 victory with an emphatic win in the HKJC World Pool Gr1 Cape Flying Championship
SA champion trainer Justin Snaith launched the 2025 WSB Cape Town Met day at a sun-drenched Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday in the best manner possible as Grant van Niekerk steered the Drakenstein raced and bred Wild Wild Green to a smooth victory
The high-riding Justin Snaith team made it four winners at the halfway mark of the WSB Cape Town Met day racemeeting at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday when the Vercingetorix filly I’m So Pritti rocked the boat with a career peak victory
Two hotly contested Class 2 races headline Sunday’s eleven-race fixture at Sha Tin
A considered decision to split the longstanding traditional January Premier Yearling Sale into two defined sales platforms has reaped rich rewards for vendors and the Cape Racing Sales team
‘Go watch the L’Ormarins King’s Plate day replays as they narrowed the course and a few didn’t get runs’
Get the full story as told by those who watched every stride, as well as Richard Fourie’s personal insights of the season in his own words
The seven-time Hong Kong Champion Jockey reached the 1814-win milestone with a double at the city circuit to edge past the long-standing mark of 1813 wins set by the legendary Douglas Whyte
