Soma’s Got The Green Light
Veteran Gauteng trainer Joey Soma showed that he hasn’t lost the Gr1 knack when he produced the Gimmethegreenlight colt Got The Greenlight in fighting fettle
27th July 2019
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Veteran Gauteng trainer Joey Soma showed that he hasn’t lost the Gr1 knack when he produced the Gimmethegreenlight colt Got The Greenlight in fighting fettle
Jockey Warren Kennedy capped a terrific few months crowned by the birth of his daughter Jamie, when he celebrated the first Gr1 victory of his career
Jumping from the widest draw on Saturday, African Warrior, winner of the Gr3 Godolphin Barb earlier this season, proved that he as a bright future
The Sean Tarry big race artillery boomed early on Super Saturday at Hollywoodbets Greyville with the champion team taking the exacta honours
It is good to see happy owners having fun with the prospects of an exciting 3yo season ahead for their R90 000 buy!
The disappointment of having to make the tough precautionary call to scratch their Australian-bred star Run For Run in view of the prevailing going turned into a celebration
While the Gr3 test lacked genuine depth, Silvano’s good daughter Platinum Class produced a polished performance and delivered the banker-of-the-day goods
The late weather-induced switch to the polytrack at Fairview often throws a spanner into the calculations
Snaith team’s terrific training feat as Do It Again makes it consecutive victories
Trainer Sean Tarry and jockey Lyle Hewitson made it a double in the R1 million Gr1 Garden Province Stakes and rounded off a dazzling Vodacom Durban July day
The South African bred former Equus Champion Sprinter Isivunguvungu made a terrific winning debut on US soil for trainer Graham Motion and confirmed his Prevagen $1million Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint aspirations
The evergreen hero travelled to Vereeniging on Thursday for a 100% strike rate from two rides that saw him bring up his recordbreaking 5555th winner milestone
‘The Breeders Cup Distaff is definitely still on the cards and Beach Bomb will probably have one more race before then’ – Gaynor Rupert
It will be good news for South African racing fans that, despite a number of offers from abroad, Gerald and Karen Kalil’s multiple champion Quid Pro Quo will continue her 3yo season on African soil
