Spumante Dolce – De Kock Explains Below Par Run
Spumante Dolce’s disappointing run in Saturday’s Wilgerbosdrift Gr1 SA Classic can possibly be put down to mucus found in her trachea
3rd March 2025
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Spumante Dolce’s disappointing run in Saturday’s Wilgerbosdrift Gr1 SA Classic can possibly be put down to mucus found in her trachea
The 2025 edition of the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale continued to defy the pre-sale apprehension amongst participants on Monday with the results from Day 2 of the sale showing further gains on the promising start to the sale on Sunday
The R1 million Gr1 Computaform Sprint is the next target for Corne Spies’ top-class Rafeef gelding William Robertson who lumbered top weight of 62kgs
Rachel Venniker rode a scintillating 150-1 double to own the early Classic Day feature action at Turffontein when she followed up her Ruffian Stakes win with a knockout 66-1 victory aboard Robyn Klaasen first-timer Charming Cheetah in the TAB Listed Storm Bird Stakes
CRS Cape Slipper candidate Glastonbury produced her best performance to date with a resounding victory in the Wilgerbosdrift Listed Ruffian Stakes at Turffontein on Classic day
The NHA has provided further clarity to the Press Release of 24 February 2025
It was felt that Eight On Eighteen would not have run below the 115 rating he achieved in the Gr1 Cape Guineas when finishing second behind One Stripe and used him to that level to rate the SplashOut Cape Derby
The Heavenly Blue gelding Truth stamped himself as a feature sprinting prospect when he won the weather-delayed R275 000 4Racing Gr3 National Currency Sprint
Japan star Forever Young (JPN) bested Hong Kong’s Romantic Warrior (IRE) by a neck in a race for the ages
It was established that recorded communication was sent to a registered Owner, by Jockey Sean Veale and that there were at least two similar communications involving betting, that had taken place previously
In the event of additional rainfall today (Sunday), an alternative option could be to move the meeting to the Inside Track or the Vaal Classic
Superlative Stakes winner and Classic-placed Gustav Klimt will stand at Heversham Park Farm in South Africa, having stood at Haras d’Annebault most recently
Despite a decrease in the horse population and the sale of just 305 lots – 39 fewer than last year – the sale rose to expectations, achieving an impressive aggregate of R171 975 000 and an exceptional average of R563 852 per lot sold
When the hammer fell shortly before 15h00 on Friday on lot 346, a beautiful grey Ascot-bred son of Heavenly Blue, the scoreboard reflected that 303 of the 316 lots had sold over the two days for an aggregate of R171 425 000
