Fourie Rides Hat-Trick
The switch of the scheduled turf meeting to the artificial surface might have had the Juniper Spring connections pondering their luck
28th June 2019
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The switch of the scheduled turf meeting to the artificial surface might have had the Juniper Spring connections pondering their luck
In or out. That was probably the thinking of Frank Robinson went throwing the son of Pierro into the Derby mix
Jockey Craig Zackey hasn’t enjoyed the greatest of seasons but pulled himself back on track at Scottsville on Saturday in double quick time with a peach of a confidence boosting ride
The Listed PE Gold Cup is the only race in the country contested over 3600m
The advantage of an inside barrier gate and a handy weight were used to maximum effect by the top lightweight jockey
An optimistically hot pace off a tailwind in the home straight may have played right into the hands of recent Greyville polytrack maiden winner
The Spies runner-up at Greyville had been placed at Flamingo Park on Monday
The race offers the winner a preferred entrance into the July and with Barahin already on the log in the high teens, this should seal the trip to Durban
‘He has proven he is the best weight-for-age horse in the country – again’
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
